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Corel PHOTO-PAINT terms

Before you get started in Corel PHOTO-PAINT, you should understand the following terms.

 

Term
Description
Channel
An 8-bit grayscale image that stores color or mask information for an image
Editable area
An editable area of a mask allows paint and effects to be applied to a selected area of an image
Image
A file you open or create in Corel PHOTO-PAINT
Lens
An object layer that protects part or all of an image when you perform color and tonal corrections
Mask
A mask can be applied to an image during image editing to define protected areas and editable areas
Object
An independent bitmap that is layered above the background image
Path
A series of line and curve segments connected by adjustable endpoints called nodes
Thumbnails
A miniature, low-resolution version of an image

For more terms and definitions, see the Glossary.

Some features described in the Help are not included in this version of the product, and are available only in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018.

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