The brush control panels include: General, Performance, Stroke Preview, Dab Preview, Brush Shape, Brush Media, Brush Calibration, and Mouse.

Allow you to customize brush variants. For more information, see Adjusting brushes with brush controls.

Advanced Brush Controls panel

Generates a grouping of brush control panels that are relevant to the currently selected brush. For more information, see Exploring Brush Controls.

Let you choose main and additional colors for painting in Corel Painter documents. For more information, see Choosing colors from the Color panel.

Lets you use harmony rules to create color harmonies

Lets you mix and blend colors as you would on an artist’s palette. For more information, see Exploring the Mixer panel and mixing controls.

Displays the colors in the current color set so you can organize groups of colors. For more information, refer to Working with color sets.

Lets you apply and edit paper textures as well as open and manage paper libraries

Patterns, Gradients, Nozzles, Looks, Textures, and Weaves panels

Let you apply and edit patterns, gradients, textures, and weaves as well as open and manage media libraries

Image Portfolio and Selection Portfolio

Contain all images or selections in the current library. You can view the items as thumbnails or in a list as well as preview the current item. For more information, see Storing layers as images in the Image Portfolio and Working with the Selection Portfolio.

Flow Maps panel

Lets you apply and manipulate flow maps as well as open, manage, and navigate flow map libraries. For more information, see Applying and adjusting flow maps and Choosing flow maps and compatible brush variants.

Navigator panel

Lets you navigate the document window. You can also view document information, such as width and height; X and Y coordinates and the cursor position; context-sensitive information based on a selected tool; and unit information, such as pixels, inches, and resolution. For more information, see Exploring the Navigator panel.

Clone Source panel

Lets you open and manage clone sources. For more information, see Cloning workflows.

Reference Image panel

Lets you display an inspirational image in the document window while maintaining focus on the canvas. For more information, see Displaying reference images.

Lets you preview and arrange all layers in a Corel Painter document. You can use Dynamic Plug-ins, add new layers (including Watercolor and Liquid Ink layers), create layer masks, and delete layers. In addition, you can set the composite method and depth, adjust the opacity, and lock and unlock layers. For more information, see Layers.

Lets you preview thumbnails of all the channels in a Corel Painter document, including RGB composite channels, layer masks, and alpha channels. From the panel, you can also load, save, and invert existing channels, and create new channels. For more information, see Alpha Channels.

Lets you adjust tone, color, and detail in a photo in preparation for auto-painting. This panel is used in the first step of the photo-painting process. For more information, see Creating underpaintings.

Lets you specify a range of settings that control how brushstrokes are applied. This panel is used in the second step of the photo-painting process. For more information, see Auto-painting photos.

Lets you fine-tune a painting by providing brushes that help you restore detail. This panel is used in the third step of the photo-painting process. For more information, see Restoring detail to paintings.

Lets you apply an AI style or preset to prepare an image for Photo Art. For more information, see Applying AI styles.

Lets you customize the Divine Proportion guide — a tool that helps you plan a layout according to a classic composition method. For more information, see Using the Divine Proportion tool.

Lets you customize the Layout Grid — a tool that helps you divide your canvas so that you can plan your composition. For more information, see Using the Layout Grid.

Lets you perform all text-related tasks, such as choosing fonts, adjusting opacity, and applying drop shadows. For more information, refer to Adding text.

Lets you access all commands and settings related to scripts. For example, you can open, close, play, and record scripts from the Scripts panel. For more information, see Using scripts to automate tasks.