Using Hard Media Variants

Corel Painter includes a vast array of preset Hard Media variants. You can use the variants as they are or customize them by using the Hard Media controls. For more information, see Customizing Hard Media Variants.

You can modify select chalk (top) and pencil (bottom) variants using the Hard Media controls.

Choosing a Hard Media Variant

The Hard Media variants are found in many different brush categories. The following table lists the Hard Media variants found in each of these brush categories.


Brush category	Hard Media variant
Pencils	Real 2B Pencil Real 6B Soft Pencil Real 2H Drafting Pencil Real 4H Hard Pencil Real Soft Colored Pencil Real Sharp Colored Pencil
Erasers	Real Pointy Eraser Real Soft Eraser Real Hard Eraser
Pens	Real Fine-Point Pen Real Variable-Width Pen Real Drippy Pen Real Variable-Tip Pen
Chalk and Crayons	Real Soft Chalk Real Fat Chalk Real Hard Chalk
Charcoal and Conté	Real Hard Conté Real Soft Conté
Pastels	Real Soft Pastel Real Hard Pastel
Blenders	Real Pointy Blender Real Stubby Blender
Sumi-e	Real Sumi-e Wet Brush Real Sumi-e Dry Brush
Markers	Most of the Marker variants