Corel Painter Help | Scaling and rotating path-based selections

Scaling and rotating path-based selections

You can scale or rotate path-based selections. Scaling lets you change the dimensions of a selection. You can also scale an object proportionally by preserving its aspect ratio.

To scale a selection

1 In the toolbox, click the Transform tool

If the Transform tool is not displayed in the toolbox, click and hold the Layer Adjuster tool

to open the flyout, then select the Transform tool

2 On the property bar, click the Scale button

3 Perform a task from the following table.

To	Do the following
Scale a selection in one dimension	Drag a side, top, or bottom handle. On the property bar, click the Commit Transformation button .
Scale a selection in two dimensions	Drag a corner handle. On the property bar, click the Commit Transformation button .
Scale while maintaining the selection’s shape, or "aspect ratio"	Hold down Shift while you drag a corner handle. On the property bar, click the Commit Transformation button .
Scale around the reference point while maintaining the selection’s shape, or "aspect ratio"	Hold down Alt + Shift (Windows) or Option + Shift (macOS), and drag a corner handle. On the property bar, click the Commit Transformation button .
Scale around the reference point	Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (macOS), and drag a corner handle. On the property bar, click the Commit Transformation button .

Drag a side handle to scale horizontally.

You can also scale a selection by choosing Edit Transform Scale, and specifying the horizontal and vertical scale percentages in the dialog box.

To rotate a selection

1 In the toolbox, click the Transform tool

If the Transform tool is not displayed in the toolbox, click and hold the Layer Adjuster tool

to open the flyout, and then choose the Transform tool

2 On the property bar, click the Rotate button

3 Move the pointer outside the border of the selection’s bounding box.

4 Drag a corner handle.

If you want to constrain the rotation by 15-degree increments, hold down Shift while dragging.

5 On the property bar, click the Commit Transformation button

You can also Rotate a selection by choosing Edit Transform Rotate, and specifying the rotation angle in degrees in the dialog box. A positive number rotates clockwise; a negative number rotates counterclockwise.

Rotating a selection