Shapes

Shapes are vector-based objects that you can draw, modify, and fill. They can be open shapes, such as lines and curves, or closed shapes, such as circles and squares. You can create and edit shapes with the precision of a drawing program and integrate them with the Natural-Media environment in Corel Painter.

For information about printing shapes, see Printing shapes.

An image created with shapes

This section contains the following topics:

Creating shapes

Getting started with shapes
Drawing shapes
Drawing lines and curves
Setting preferences for drawing shapes

Selecting and modifying shapes

Selecting a shape
Modifying shape outlines and fills
Adding, deleting, and moving anchor points
Adjusting curvature
Cutting and joining shape segments

Converting shapes

Converting shapes to image layers
Converting selections to shapes

Transforming shapes

Resizing, rotating, skewing, and flipping shapes
Duplicating shapes
Combining shapes
Blending shapes
Saving a shape outline as a selection

Sharing shapes

Exporting Adobe Illustrator shapes

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