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Corel Painter allows you to sample part of an image and apply a transformation to the sample when you reuse it elsewhere. This technique is also referred to as multi-point cloning. You can apply transformations such as scaling, rotating, shearing (also referred to as skewing), and perspective.
Multi-point sampling brush variants
To apply transformations when sampling, you can select a multi-point cloning brush variant from the Cloners brush category, or you can use any brush variant that supports the cloning method. For more information, see To transform a brush variant into a cloner brush.
The following table describes the multi-point sampling brush variants, which are included in the Painter 2015 brush library. For information on choosing brush libraries, see Exploring brush categories.
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Rotate, Scale 2P lets you turn the sampled area around its center of rotation and size it to a percentage of its original size. Rotate, Scale 2P uses two reference points.
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Scale 2P lets you size the sampled area to a percentage of its original size. Scale 2P uses two reference points.
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Rotate 2P lets you turn the sampled area around its center of rotation. Rotate 2P uses two reference points.
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Rotate, Mirror 2P lets you turn the sampled area around its center of rotation while creating a horizontal or vertical mirror image of the clone source. Rotate, Mirror 2P uses two reference points.
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Rotate, Scale, Shear 3P lets you turn the sampled area around its center of rotation, while sizing it to a percentage of its original size and skewing its appearance. Rotate, Scale, Shear 3P uses three reference points.
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Bilinear 4P lets you stretch, or warp, the sampled area disproportionately. You can also tile the clone source. Bilinear 4P uses four reference points.
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Perspective 4P lets you give the sampled area the appearance of depth. Perspective Tiling 4P also lets you tile the sampled area. Perspective 4P uses four reference points.
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Reference points
After selecting a brush variant, you need to set the sample and destination reference points in the image. The number of reference points depends on the type of transformation that you choose. The reference points allow you to identify the sample area, position the destination, and control the transformation. After the points are set, you can apply brushstrokes to the destination area to gradually reveal the transformed sample. You can insert source points in one document and destination points in another, or you can insert both sets of points in the same document.
Sample source (left) and destination (right) reference points are set for Perspective cloning.
Tiling
Tiling allows you to fill a space by repeating a small sampled image. The 4-Point Tiling option is available for Bilinear and Perspective cloning only.
The four sample reference points define the sampled area, which is temporarily converted into a pattern tile. In the clone destination, the tile is warped according to the relative positions of the source and destination reference points and repeated as necessary to cover the area. If you want to save the sampled area for future use, you can capture it as a pattern. For more information, see Creating and editing patterns.
With 4-Point Tiling, the source image is repeated.
Tiling is particularly useful when you want to fill an area with the sample source. For more information, see Filling an area with a sampled image.
Cloning controls
For detailed information about multi-point sampling controls, see Cloning brushes and controls.
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Click the Cloners brush category, and click the XScale 2P brush variant. |
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When you choose the XScale 2P brush variant, the Scale (2) clone type is automatically selected in the Cloning panel (Window  Clone Source). |
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Hold down Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows), and click in the image to set the two sample reference points. |
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Hold down Option + Shift (macOS) or Alt + Shift (Windows), and click to set the two destination reference points. |
To achieve the best scaling results, set the sample reference points at the outer edges of the object that you want to sample to better delineate its size. This ensures that the object will be scaled proportionally.
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Click the Cloners brush category, and click the XRotate 2P brush variant. |
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When you choose the XRotate 2P brush variant, the Rotate (2) clone type is automatically selected in the Cloning panel (Window Clone Source). |
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Hold down Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows), and click in the image to set the two sample reference points. |
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Hold down Option + Shift (macOS) or Alt + Shift (Windows), and click in the image to set the two destination reference points. |
The line length does not affect the rotation.
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Click the Cloners brush category, and click the XRotate, Mirror 2P brush variant. |
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When you choose the XRotate, Mirror 2P, the XRotate & Mirror (2) clone type is automatically selected in the Cloning panel (Window Clone Source). |
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Hold down Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows), and click in the image to set the two sample reference points. |
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Hold down Option + Shift (macOS) or Alt + Shift (Windows), and click to set the two destination reference points. |
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Click the Cloners brush category, and click the XRotate, Scale 2P brush variant. |
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When you choose the XRotate, Scale 2P brush variant, the XRotate & Scale (2) clone type is automatically selected in the Cloning panel (Window Clone Source). |
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Hold down Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows), and click in the image to set the sample reference points. |
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Hold down Option + Shift (macOS) or Alt + Shift (Windows), and click in the image to set the two destination reference points. |
Two destination reference points are set in preparation for Rotate & Scale sampling.
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Click the Cloners brush category, and click the XRotate, Scale, Shear 3P brush variant. |
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When you choose the XRotate, Scale, Shear 3P brush variant, the XRotate, Scale, Shear (3) clone type is automatically selected in the Cloning panel (Window Clone Source). |
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Hold down Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows), and click in the image to set the three sample reference points. |
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Hold down Option + Shift (macOS) or Alt + Shift (Windows), and click in the image to set the three destination reference points. |
Sample source–destination reference points are set for Rotate, Scale, & Shear.
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Click the Cloners brush category, and click the XBilinear 4P brush variant. |
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When you choose the XBilinear 4P brush variant, the XBilinear 4P clone type is automatically selected in the Cloning panel (Window Clone Source). |
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Hold down Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows), and click to set the four sample reference points. |
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Hold down Option + Shift (macOS) or Alt + Shift (Windows), and click to set the four destination reference points. |
You can tile the sample by enabling the 4-Point Tiling check box in the Cloning brush control panel.
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Click the Cloners brush category, and click the XPerspective 4P brush variant. |
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When you choose the XPerspective 4P brush variant, the XPerspective 4P clone type is automatically selected in the Cloning panel (Window Clone Source). |
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Hold down Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows), and click in the image to set the four sample reference points. |
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Hold down Option + Shift (macOS) or Alt + Shift (Windows), and click in the image to set the four destination reference points. |
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Hold down Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows) to display the sample points. |
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Hold down Option + Shift (macOS) or Alt + Shift (Windows) to display the destination points. |
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in the Color panel or by choosing a non-Cloner brush variant in the Brush Selector.
