Corel Pntr Ess User Guide

USER MANUAL Corel® Painter™ Essentials User Manual The contents of this user manual and the associated Corel Painter Essentials software are the property of Corel Corporation and its respective licensors, and are protected by copyright. For more complete copyright information about Corel Painter Essentials, please refer to the About Corel Painter Essentials section in the Corel Painter Essentials menu of the software. Copyright 1991–2003 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, the Corel logo, Corel Painter, and Natural-Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in Canada, the U.S. and/or other countries. Adobe, Photoshop, and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc. EPSON Stylus is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Hewlett-Packard and DeskJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard. Mac, Mac OS, Quick Draw, and Finder are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Minolta QMS is a trademark of Minolta Co., Ltd. Netscape Navigator is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation. Tektronix is a registered trademark of Tektronix, Inc. Wacom, Intuos, and ToolID are trademarks or registered trademarks of Wacom Company, Ltd. Other product, font, and company names and logos may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Contents Welcome to Corel Painter Essentials Using Textures and Patterns What’s Included in Corel Painter Using Paper Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Essentials? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Using Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Streamlined User Interface . . . . . . . . . . 1 Why Upgrade to Corel Painter 8? . . . . . 2 Color About Your User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Working with Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Corel Customer Support Services . . . . . . 6 Changing Paper Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using Gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 The Workspace Using Menus and Document Window . . 9 Painting Workspace Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Exploring Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Using the Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Understanding Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Using Selectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Using a Stylus or Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . 44 …