Working with the Watercolor layer

Both the Real Watercolor and Watercolor brushes paint into a watercolor layer, which enables the colors to flow and mix and absorb into the paper. In Corel Painter, you can edit the Watercolor layer as you would any other layer without changing anything in the image layer. For example, you can draw pencil outlines in the image layer and then overlay watercolor shading without smudging the pencil lines.

You can sketch on one layer and paint with watercolors on a separate Watercolor layer.

You can transfer, or lift, information from the canvas to the Watercolor layer. This is useful if you want to apply Watercolor effects to a photograph. You can also wet the Watercolor layer, which activates a diffusion process.

To create a new Watercolor layer

1	Choose Window Layers.

2	In the Layers panel, click the Layer options button , and choose New Watercolor Layer.

If you select a Real Watercolor or Watercolor brush variant from the Brush library, a Watercolor layer is automatically created when you apply a brushstroke to the document window.

To transfer the canvas to a Watercolor layer

2	Choose Window Layers.

If the image contains multiple layers, you can drop all of the layers onto the canvas by clicking the Layer options button in the Layers panel, and choosing Drop All.

3	In the Layers panel, click the Layer options button , and choose Lift Canvas to Watercolor Layer.

To wet the Watercolor layer

1	Choose Window Layers.

2	In the Layers panel, click the Layer options button , and choose Wet Entire Watercolor Layer.

To work with a dry surface, click the Layer options button in the Layers panel, and choose Dry Watercolor Layer.

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