Corel Painter Help | Drawing shapes

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Drawing shapes

You can draw shapes by using the Rectangular Shape or Oval Shape tools.

As you create shapes, Corel Painter gives them default attributes for stroke and fill. However, you can change the default settings for shapes. For more information, see Setting preferences for drawing shapes.

Shapes created with the Rectangular Shape tool and Oval Shape tool.

To draw a rectangle or square

Choose the Rectangular Shape tool

from the toolbox.

On the property bar, click the Toggle Stroke Color button, then click the Select Stroke Color button, and choose an outline color.

On the property bar, click the Toggle Fill Color button, then click the Select Fill Color button, and choose a fill color.

Perform a task from the following table.

To draw	Do the following
A rectangle	Drag in the document window to draw the shape.
A square	While dragging in the document window, hold down the Shift key.

The property bar and the Navigator panel display information about the shape. To display the Navigator panel, choose Window Navigator.

You can toggle between the Shape Selection tool and any of the shape design and editing tools by holding down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (Windows). Toggling makes it convenient to quickly select a wing handle or anchor point before editing it.

To draw an oval or circle

Choose the Oval Shape tool

from the toolbox.

On the property bar, click the Toggle Stroke Color button, then click the Select Stroke Color button, and choose an outline color.

On the property bar, click the Toggle Fill Color button, then click the Select Fill Color button, and choose a fill color.

Perform a task from the following table.

To draw	Do the following
An oval	Drag in the document window to draw the shape.
A circle	While dragging the in the document window, hold down the Shift key.

The property bar and the Navigator panel display information about the shape. To display the Navigator panel, choose Window Navigator.

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