Corel Painter Help | Modifying the borders of selections

Modifying the borders of selections

You can modify the border width of path-based selections. You can also smooth a selection border by removing sharp edges, rounding corners, and straightening the outline path.

To modify the border of a selection

1 In the toolbox, click the Selection Adjuster tool

, and then click a selection.

2 On the property bar, click the Selection Functions flyout button

, and click Border

3 In the Border Selection dialog box, specify the number of pixels for the width of the border.

Border selection with airbrush strokes applied

To modify the border of a pixel-based selection, you must first convert it to a path-based selection. For more information, see To convert a pixel-based selection to a path-based selection.

To smooth a selection

1 In the toolbox, click the Selection Adjuster tool

, and then click a selection.

2 On the property bar, click the Selection Functions flyout button

, and click Smooth

3 Repeat the command from the previous step until the path is sufficiently smooth.

Selection before (left) and after (right) smoothing

To smooth a pixel-based selection, you must first convert it to a path-based selection. For more information, see To convert a pixel-based selection to a path-based selection.