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Painted pattern type
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Example
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Pattern
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Pattern with mask
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Pattern with opacity
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Quick links to procedures on this page:
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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 using opacity, which produces a translucent effect.
| To paint with a pattern |  |
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Choose Window  Media Control Panels Patterns.
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Click the Pattern selector, and click a pattern in the Painter Patterns library panel.
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Choose Window Brush Control Panels General.
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Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar.
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In the Brush Library panel, click a brush category and a brush variant.
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If the Source pop-up menu in the General controls panel is not available (appears gray), the selected brush category does not support patterns. For example, the Pattern Pens brush category supports patterns. |
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From the General controls panel, choose a dab type from the Dab Type pop-up
menu.
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If the Source pop-up menu in the General controls panel is not available (appears gray), the dab type does not support patterns. For example, the Projected and Rendered dab types support patterns. |
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From the Source pop-up menu in the General controls panel, choose one of the
following options:
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Pattern — paints with a pattern containing no mask information
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Pattern with Mask — paints using the mask data contained in the pattern (not
all patterns contain mask data)
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If you want to change the size of the painted pattern, you should resize the brush instead of scaling the pattern. To achieve the best results, set the Pattern Scale to 100%. |
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Paint in the image.
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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.
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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.
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| To paint with pattern opacity | |
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Choose Window Media Control Panels Patterns.
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Click the Pattern selector, and click a pattern in the Painter Patterns library panel.
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If you want to resize the pattern tile, adjust the Pattern Scale slider. |
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Choose Window menu Brush Controls General.
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Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar.
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In the Brush Library panel, click a brush category and a brush variant.
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If the Source pop-up menu in the General controls panel is not available (appears gray), the selected brush category does not support patterns. For example, the Pattern Pens brush category supports patterns. |
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From the General controls panel, choose a dab type from the Dab Type pop-up
menu.
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If the Source pop-up menu in the General controls panel is not available (appears gray), the dab type does not support patterns. For example, the Rendered dab types support patterns with opacity. |
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In the General controls panel, choose Pattern As Opacity from the Source pop-up
menu.
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Pattern As Opacity is the only computed dab type that responds to methods (Cover and Buildup), allowing it to respond to Graininess. |
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Apply a brushstroke to the image.
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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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