Corel Painter Help | Applying effects to text

Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To apply a composite method to text

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To adjust text opacity

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To blur text

Applying effects to text

You can alter the appearance of text or text drop shadows by applying different effects. You can apply a composite method to text, as you would with other types of layers, to control how the text interacts with the underlying image.

You can also adjust opacity, which controls the transparency of text or shadows. Your text’s shadow should be semitransparent. You can also use opacity to fade the color of text.

In addition, you can add either a focus blur or a directional blur to text and shadows. Focus blurs make text fuzzy. You can use the focus blur to soften the edges of text characters. With directional blurs, you can specify the direction in which the blur occurs.

To apply a composite method to text

1

Choose Window

Text.

2

Choose the Text tool

from the toolbox.

3

In the Layers panel, select a text layer.

4

In the Text panel, click on the following buttons:

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Text Attributes

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Shadow Attributes

5

Choose an option from the Composite Method list box.

To adjust text opacity

1

In the Text panel, click on the following buttons:

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Text Attributes

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Shadow Attributes

2

In the Text panel, move the Opacity slider

to the left to increase transparency or to the right to increase opacity.

1

In the Layers panel, select the Text layer or the Shadow layer.

2

In the Text panel, click on the following buttons:

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Text Attributes

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Shadow Attributes

3

Adjust the Blur slider

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If you want to apply a directional blur, enable the Directional check box, and adjust the Directional Blur slider

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The first half of the slider adds a left-to-right blur on the text; the second half adds an up-and-down blur.

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