Animating with layers

One of the simplest ways to create animation in Corel Painter is to add an item from the Image Portfolio panel across a series of frames. This is the most basic example of animating with layers. Adding multiple layers allows you to make more complex animations.

You can also group layers and move them simultaneously, but be careful. When you leave a frame, Corel Painter drops the layers in that frame. When a layer is dropped, its contents are merged with the canvas and can no longer be accessed separately. For this reason, you may want to work from the background forward; start by animating what’s farthest from your point of view. For more information, see Dropping layers with the canvas.

You can also rotate a layer. Rotating a layer can degrade its on-screen image quality, but this does not affect its printed quality.

To create motion with layers

1 .	Choose Movie New Movie.

5 .	Choose Window Media Panels Images.

8 .	Click the Step Forward button in the Frame Stacks panel.

11 .	In the last frame, click the Layer options button in the Layers panel, and choose Drop.

12 .	Click the Play button in the Frame Stacks panel.

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