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Painting with patterns

Corel Painter lets you paint patterns directly onto an image using a brush that uses the rendered dab type. When painting with a pattern, you can apply the pattern as is, or you can modify its appearance. For example, you can paint a pattern with a mask, which generates a pattern with a transparent background. You can also paint subtle patterns by adjusting the opacity, which produces a translucent effect.

 

To paint with a pattern Back to Top

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You can also paint with a pattern by choosing a brush variant from the Pattern Pens category.

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If you have not set a clone source, Corel Painter uses the current pattern in any operation related to clone source colors or luminance. This means you can paint with a pattern by using a Cloner brush.

When painting with a pattern, keep in mind that direction matters. Corel Painter flips the pattern you’re painting when you change directions, so apply strokes in the same direction to achieve a uniform effect.

To paint with pattern opacity Back to Top

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You can also paint with a pattern by choosing a brush variant from the Pattern Pens category.

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Corel Painter applies the current color, using luminance in the pattern to control opacity. Light colors in the pattern are rendered as transparent (or as having very low opacity). Dark colors in the pattern are rendered as very dark (or as having high opacity).


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