Corel Painter Help | Displaying and customizing the Brush Selector

Part	Description
1. Brush Library Selector	Lets you choose a brush library
2. Recent Brushes	Displays the recently used brushes. The list includes only brushes from the currently selected brush library. Switching to a different brush library clears the most recently used brushes list.
3. Brush Pack Promotions bar	Lets you access the Brush Pack Selector and purchase brush packs
4. Brush Pack Promotions list	Lets you browse the available brush packs
5. Brush library options button	Lets you access commands that help you organize and display brushes in various ways
6. Dab and Stroke preview window	Lets you preview a brushstroke
7. Brush categories	Lets you browse all categories in a brush library. Brush categories are groups of similar brushes and media.
8. Brush library panel	Lets you browse the brush categories and variants in the currently selected library
9. Brush variants	Lets you browse the brush variants in a category. Brush variants are specific brushes and brush settings within a brush category.

The Brush Selector is also available as a floating panel that you can keep open to access brushes quickly and easily while you are painting. For more information about grouping, resizing, and docking panels, see Rearranging panels and palettes.

To show or hide the Brush Selector

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Perform a task from the following table.

To show or hide	Do the following
The Brush Selector bar	Choose Window Brush Selector.
The Brush Selector panel	Choose Window Brush Selector Panel.

You can close the Brush Selector bar and Brush Selector panel by clicking the Close button on the header bar.

To show or hide the Brush Pack Promotions bar

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In the Brush Selector, click the Brush library options button

, and choose Show Brush Pack Promotions.

To show or hide brush pack promotions

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In the Brush Selector, click the toggle button

to display or hide the list of brush pack promotions.

To show or hide the Brush Library Selector

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In the Brush Selector, click the Brush library options button

, and choose Show Brush Library Selector.

To show or hide recently used brushes

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In the Brush Selector, click the Brush library options button

, and choose Show Recent Brushes.

The list of recently used brushes includes only brushes from the currently selected brush library. Switching to a different brush library clears the most recently used brushes list.

To show or hide the dab and stroke preview window

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In the Brush Selector, click the Brush library options button

, and choose Show Dab and Stroke Preview.

To modify the display of brush categories and variants

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In the Brush Selector, perform a task from the following table.

Do the following

Modify the display of brush categories

Click the Brush library options button

, choose Category Display, and choose one of the following:

Categories as Icons

Categories as List

Modify the display of brush variants

Click the Brush library options button

, choose Variant Display, and choose one of the following:

Variants as Icons

Variants as List

Hide a brush category

Right-click a brush category in the Library Panel, and choose Hide Category.

Hide a brush variant

Right-click a brush variant in the Library Panel, and choose Hide Variant.

Show all previously hidden brush categories

Click the Brush library options button

, choose Category Display, and choose Show All Categories.

Show all previously hidden brush variants

Click the Brush library options button

, choose Variant Display, and choose Show All Variants.

Customize a brush category or brush variant icon

Right-click a brush category or variant in the Library Panel, and choose Set Custom Icon. Choose the drive and folder where the image is stored. Click the image file and click Open.

To resize the Brush Selector

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Point to the edge of the panel. When the cursor changes to a double-sided arrow, drag the edge of the panel to resize it.

To move the Brush Selector

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Perform a task from the following table.

To	Do the following
Move the Brush Selector	Drag the Brush Selector header bar to a new location in the application window.
Dock the Brush Selector bar	Drag the Brush Selector header bar to the edge of the application window or a panel. The bar snaps into place.

To display the Brush Selector as a floating panel

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Choose Window

Brush Selector Panel.

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