Corel Painter Help | Moving layers

Moving layers

When a layer is selected, you can move its content anywhere in the document to create a new image layout.

The pink rose was added to an individual layer. The rose layer (left) was repositioned on top of the white roses (right).

Think of a layer’s content as being contained by an invisible bounding box. This bounding box is a rectangle that marks the left, right, top, and bottom edges of the layer’s content. When you move or align a layer, you work with the dimensions and position of this bounding box, not with the entire area of the layer. This allows you to easily position the contents of a layer in relation to the canvas.

This layer contains a brushstroke. The content area is defined by an invisible bounding box (indicated by a dashed outline in the image).

The layer indicators provide a visual representation of the bounding box. For more information, see Selecting layers.

To move or nudge a layer

1 In the Layers panel, select the layer or group you want to move.

2 Perform an action from the following table.

To	Do the following
Move a layer	Click the Layer Adjuster tool in the toolbox, and drag the selected layer in the document window.
Move a layer one pixel at a time	Click the Layer Adjuster tool in the toolbox, click the layer in the document window, and press the Arrow keys to move the selected layer one pixel at a time.
Move a layer to a new document window	With two or more documents open in the application window, click the Layer Adjuster tool in the toolbox, and drag the selected layer to another document window.

When you move a layer that contains a selection, the selection moves with the layer. You can click inside the selection bounding box with the Layer Adjuster tool to move only the selected content, or click outside the selection bounding box to move the selection and all content on the layer.

To move a layer to a specific location

1 In the Layers panel, select a layer or group.

2 Click the Layer options button

, and choose Layer Attributes.

3 In the Position area, type values in the following boxes:

• Top — defines the distance in pixels from the top edge of the canvas to the top edge of the layer’s content. Increase to move the layer down, or decrease to move the layer up.

• Left — defines the distance in pixels from the left edge of the canvas to the left edge of the layer’s content. Increase to move the layer to the right, or decrease to move the layer to the left.

If you use negative values, or values larger than the canvas dimensions, the layer is placed partially or wholly outside the canvas.

You can also open the Layer Attributes dialog box by right-clicking a layer or group in the Layers panel, and choosing Layer Attributes.