Corel Painter Help | Mouse controls

Mouse controls

In theory, a mouse has no pressure information. A mouse button is either on (button down), or off (button up). However, the Corel Painter Mouse controls let you simulate the following stylus settings:

• Pressure (how hard you would be pressing with a stylus)

• Tilt (how close to vertical the stylus is held)

• Bearing (the compass direction in which the stylus is pointing)

• Rotation (to simulate using a flat-tip stylus that supports 360-degree rotation)

• Wheel (how much ink is sprayed).

For more information, see Using a stylus vs. a mouse.

You can record and save brushstrokes created with a stylus and then have Corel Painter use the saved settings for the stroke when you switch to a mouse. For more information about using saved brushstrokes to further enhance mouse functionality, see Recording and playing back brushstrokes.

To set pressure for the mouse

1 Choose Window

Brush Control Panels

Mouse.

2 Move the Pressure slider.

A 100% setting uses maximum pressure.

To set tilt for the mouse

1 Choose Window

Brush Control Panels

Mouse.

2 Move the Tilt slider.

A 90º setting indicates that if a stylus were in use, it would be perpendicular to the tablet.

To set bearing for the mouse

1 Choose Window

Brush Control Panels

Mouse.

2 Move the Bearing slider.

A setting of 0º indicates that if a stylus were in use, it would be pointing left.

To set rotation for the mouse

1 Choose Window

Brush Control Panels

Mouse.

2 Move the Rotation slider.

A 360° setting simulates a stylus that completes a 360° barrel rotation.

Rotation is supported only when you are using a brush with the Expression setting set to Rotation. For more information, see Expression settings.

To set ink flow for the mouse

1 Choose Window

Brush Control Panels

Mouse.

2 Move the Wheel slider.

A setting of 100% indicates that maximum flow is in effect.