Corel Painter Help | Applying Zoom Blur

Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To apply Zoom Blur

Applying Zoom Blur

This effect creates a blur by zooming in on, or out from, an area. The greater the distance from the zoom point, the more the image is blurred. This effect lets you call attention to a particular area of the image.

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Before (left) and after (right) applying the Zoom Blur

To apply Zoom Blur

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To apply the effect to:

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The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.

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A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an area.

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A layer — Click a layer in the Layers panel.

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Choose Effects

Focus

Zoom Blur.

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In the document window, click the image to specify the zoom point.

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Adjust the Amount slider to determine the amount of blur.

If you want to create the blur by zooming in, enable the Zoom In check box. If you want to create the blur by zooming out, disable the Zoom In check box.

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