Contents

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

E-mailing pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Corel Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Cutting, copying, and pasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

About Corel Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Duplicating pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Clearing pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Workspace tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Flipping page contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Key terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Choosing a media tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Hiding and showing palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Adjusting the size of media tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using palettes in temporal mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Adjusting the stroke opacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Resizing palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Adjusting the paper grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Moving palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Changing the pointer for media tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Standard palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

About media tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the Sketch Pad palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Restoring the default workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Sampling colors on a page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Creating sketch pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Setting the paper color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Opening sketch pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Filling areas with color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Saving sketch pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adding pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Deleting pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Reordering pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Importing pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exporting pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Quitting the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting startup preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using the Colors palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Rotating pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Repositioning pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sampling colors by using the Eyedropper tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Creating selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Moving selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the Layers palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Creating layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Selecting and navigating layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Moving layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adjusting layer transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Showing or hiding layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dropping layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Deleting layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Choosing merge modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Tablet shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Artist: Adrian Garcia

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Welcome
Lay the foundations for awesome designs with Corel Painter Sketch Pad, an intuitive digital
sketching application that helps you quickly capture, explore, and organize creative concepts. Inside
this focused sketching environment, with its essential art tools and clean design, nothing comes
between you and your ideas as inspiration strikes.

Corel Support Services

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features, specifications, pricing, availability, services, and technical support. For the most current
information on the available support services for your Corel product, please visit www.corel.com/
support.

Registration
Registering your Corel product is important. Registration gives you timely access to the latest product
updates, valuable information about product releases, and access to free downloads, articles, tips and
tricks, and special offers.

About Corel Corporation

Corel Corporation is one of the worlds top software companies with more than 100 million active
users in over 75 countries. We develop software that helps people express their ideas and share their
stories in more exciting, creative, and persuasive ways. Through the years, weve built a reputation for
delivering innovative, trusted products that are easy to learn and use, helping people achieve new
levels of productivity. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards for software innovation,
design, and value.
Our award-winning product portfolio includes some of the world's most widely recognized and
popular software brands, including CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo,
Corel Painter, VideoStudio, WinDVD, Corel WordPerfect Office, and WinZip. Our global
headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada, with major offices in the United States, United Kingdom,
Germany, China, Taiwan, and Japan.

Workspace
The workspace of Corel Painter Sketch Pad maximizes the available drawing area while helping you
access the tools you need.

Workspace tour
The image below shows the main components of the workspace. The numbers on the image
correspond to the numbered items in the legend.

Legend
1. Colors palette
2. Media palette
3. Media Settings palette
4. Tools palette
5. Standard palette
6. Layers palette
7. Sketch Pad palette
8. Media/Tool pointer
9. Page
10. Menu bar

Key terminology
The following are key terms used throughout this user guide:

media the materials that are applied to a page to create artwork. The media tools in the
application are based on traditional media. Examples of media include chalk, ink, watercolors,
oils, and acrylics.

page the area available for an individual drawing. Pages are stored within sketch pads. You can
export pages to the RIFF, PSD, JPEG, PNG, or TIFF file format. You can also import these file types
as pages.

sketch pad a file that contains a collection of pages

stroke a mark made on a page with a media tool, such as the Pencil, Oil Brush, or Marker

temporal mode a palette mode that lets you use a keyboard shortcut to display a palette at the
current pointer position. The palette disappears automatically after you use it.

Palettes
Palettes are collections of tools, commands, or settings. The palettes in Corel Painter Sketch Pad are
designed to adapt to your workflow needs. All palettes are scalable, become semitransparent when
not in use, and disappear temporarily when in the path of your stroke. The Standard palette, Layers
palette, and Sketch Pad palette remain stationary, but the round palettes can be moved anywhere in
the workspace. You can view the round palettes whenever and wherever you want by using the
temporal mode a special mode that lets you display a palette at the current pointer position by
using a keyboard shortcut. All palettes can be hidden.
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The following palettes are available in the application:

Colors lets you choose colors to apply with media tools or with the Paint Bucket tool. For more
information, see Using the Colors palette on page 27.

Media lets you choose a media tool, such as the Pencil, Chalk, or Oil Brush. For more
information, see Choosing a media tool on page 21.

Media Settings lets you adjust the size, stroke opacity, and paper grain for the current media
tool. For more information, see Media on page 21.

Tools lets you choose tools for such tasks as selecting, cropping, filling, zooming, and rotating.
For more information, see Tools on page 30.

Standard lets you access buttons that serve as shortcuts to commonly used menu commands,
such as Save, Undo, and Copy. For more information, see Using the Standard palette on page 7.

Layers lets you create and edit layers. For more information, see Using the Layers palette on
page 37.

Sketch Pad lets you view, navigate, and reorder pages in a sketch pad. For more information,
see Using the Sketch Pad palette on page 9.

Hiding and showing palettes

You can hide or show palettes at any time. You can hide palettes to maximize your workspace, or
show them to gain quick access to tools and settings. You can hide individual palettes, or hide all
palettes simultaneously.

To hide or show a palette

Choose Window menu, and choose either Show [palette name] or Hide [palette name].
You can also close the round palettes by clicking the Close button

that appears in the

upper-left area outside the palette.

You can use keyboard shortcuts to hide or show palettes. The default keyboard shortcut for
each palette is listed next to the palette name in the Window menu. For example, the
keyboard shortcut for the Layers palette is Command + 6 (Mac OS) or Ctrl + 6
(Windows).

To hide or show all palettes

Choose Window menu > Hide Palettes or Show Palettes.

Using palettes in temporal mode

The round palettes (Colors, Media, Media Settings, and Tools) let you work in temporal mode a
special mode that lets you display a palette at the current pointer position.
You can activate temporal mode by unpinning a palette. When a palette is unpinned, it hides until
you recall it by using a keyboard shortcut. When you recall the palette, it appears where you need it
under your pointer which lets you change the colors, tools, or settings quickly. The palette
disappears automatically after you use it, so you can return to your work.

To use palettes in temporal mode

Click the mode button above a round palette.

The mode button contains a circle when a palette is in temporal mode

The mode button above each round palette lets

you activate temporal mode.

button contains a line when the palette is pinned

. The mode

The palette fades and disappears within a few seconds of activating temporal mode.

The palette reappears at the current pointer position when you use its corresponding
keyboard shortcut.
Palette

Mac OS shortcut

Windows shortcut

Colors

Command + 1

Ctrl + 1

Media

Command + 2

Ctrl + 2

Media Settings

Command + 3

Ctrl + 3

Tools

Command + 4

Ctrl + 4

Resizing palettes
You can resize palettes interactively to suit your workspace. For example, you can increase the size of a
palette to improve the view of its tools and controls.

To resize a palette

Position the pointer along the edge of the palette.

For rectangular palettes, position the pointer along the edge of a corner.

When the pointer changes to a double-sided arrow, drag inward to decrease the size of the
palette, or drag outward to increase the size of the palette.

You can resize palettes.

Moving palettes
You can move the round palettes (Colors, Media, Media Settings, and Tools) to any location in the
workspace. The Standard palette, Sketch Pad palette, and Layers palette are stationary.

To move a palette

Position the pointer on a blank area of a round palette, and drag the palette to a new
location.

Using the Standard palette

The Standard palette appears at the top of the application window. It contains buttons that serve as
shortcuts to commonly used menu commands. The following table lists the buttons in the Standard
palette and describes the commands that they activate.

Press this button

To

New Page

Add a new page to the current sketch pad

Import Image As Page

Import an existing image file (such as a RIFF,

JPEG, or TIFF file) as a page in the current
sketch pad

Export Page

Save a page as an image file, such as a RIFF,

PSD, or JPEG file

E-mail Page

E-mail a page directly from the application

Duplicate Page

Create a copy of an entire page, including all

layers

Undo

Undo the last action

Redo

Redo the last action

Cut

Cut selection (load selection to the Clipboard)

Copy

Copy selection to the Clipboard

Paste

Paste the Clipboard contents onto the page

Flip Horizontal

Flip a page left to right

Flip Vertical

Flip a page top to bottom

Previous Page

Navigate to the previous page

Next Page

Navigate to the next page

Using the Sketch Pad palette

Scroll arrow

The Sketch Pad palette lets you view, navigate, and reorder pages in a sketch pad by letting you work
with thumbnail versions of the pages. The page thumbnails appear in order, with the first page
appearing at the top of the palette. The active page is indicated by a highlight. For more information
about working with sketch pads, see Basics on page 10.

To scroll through pages on the Sketch Pad palette

Click the arrow at the top

or bottom

of the Sketch Pad palette.

The scroll arrows become active when there are more pages than the Sketch Pad palette can
display at one time.

Page thumbnail

To change the page order on the Sketch Pad palette

On the Sketch Pad palette, drag a page thumbnail above or below another page thumbnail.

Restoring the default workspace

Restoring the workspace to its default factory settings removes all modifications that have been made
to the application.

To restore the default application settings

Add page

Delete page
Sketch Pad palette

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3

Do one of the following to quit the application:

(Mac OS) Choose Sketch Pad menu > Quit Sketch Pad

(Windows) Choose File menu > Exit

Hold down Shift, and restart Corel Painter Sketch Pad.

When asked whether you want to restore the application to its factory default state,
click Yes.

Basics
Corel Painter Sketch Pad lets you create and collect sketches in sketch pads books that let you
organize your work according to date, subject, project, or any theme you choose.
Sketch pads are multipage files that are saved in a default file format (SKETCHPAD), but individual
pages can be imported from and exported to other file formats, such as Corel Painter (RIFF),
Adobe Photoshop (PSD), JPEG, PNG, and TIFF. You can import and export pages when you want to
move pages between different sketch pads or use content in other applications.
In this chapter, youll find basic information about creating and using sketch pads. Youll also learn
some key tasks that will help you edit and share your work.

Sketch pads let you organize your sketches.

Creating sketch pads

When you create a sketch pad, you choose a name and location for the file, as well as the default
page size, resolution, and paper texture.
You can work with only one sketch pad at a time. When you create a new sketch pad, the current
sketch pad is automatically saved and closed.

To create a sketch pad

1
2
3
4
5

Choose File menu > New Sketch Pad.

In the New Sketch Pad dialog box, type a file name in the Sketch Pad Name box.
Type values the Width and Height boxes.
In the Resolution box, type a value.
In the Paper Texture area, choose a texture.
You can change the location for saving sketch pads by clicking the Change button next to
the Save Location box and navigating to the folder you want.

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To set the New Sketch Pad dialog box to open automatically when you start the application,
see Setting startup preferences on page 16.
You can import and export individual sketch pad pages in the RIFF, PSD, JPEG, PNG, or TIFF
file format.

Opening sketch pads

You can open and work with only one sketch pad at a time. The current sketch pad is automatically
saved and closed when you open another sketch pad. You can easily open recently used sketch pads
from the File menu.
A sketch pad is open whenever the application is running, which ensures that you always have a
When you create a new sketch pad, make note of the
Save Location so that you can easily navigate to your
files.

sketching surface available. It is not possible to close a sketch pad except by opening a new sketch
pad.

To open a sketch pad

1
2
3

Choose File menu > Open Sketch Pad.

In the Open Sketch Pad dialog box, locate and select the file that you want to open.
Click Open.
Any changes you make to read-only files cannot be saved. To avoid losing work, choose
File > Save Sketch Pad As to create a writable copy before you make changes.
You can open a sketch pad that you have recently used by choosing File menu > Recent
Sketch Pads and choosing a file from the list.

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Saving sketch pads

Sketch pads are saved to the default file format (SKETCHPAD). All pages are saved in a single
SKETCHPAD file. You can save individual pages by exporting them. For more information, see
Exporting pages on page 15.
Only one sketch pad can be open at a time, so sketch pads are automatically saved and closed when
you create or open another sketch pad.
You can save regularly to protect your work. If you dont want to overwrite a saved sketch pad with
the latest changes, you can use the Save Sketch Pad As command, which lets you save your work to a
new file.

To save a sketch pad

Choose File menu > Save.

The file is saved to the name and location you specified when you created the sketch pad.
To save your sketch pad to a new name or location, choose File menu > Save Sketch Pad As,
and in the Save dialog box (Mac OS) or Save Sketch Pad As dialog box (Windows), specify a
location, and a file name.

Adding pages
You can add pages to a sketch pad at any time. When you add a page, you can accept the default
page settings for the sketch pad, or you can set the size, resolution, and paper texture for the
individual page. For example, your digital sketch pad can have a combination of large canvas-textured
pages, small watercolor pages, and thumbnail-sized, fine-grain sketching pages. You can also add
pages by importing images. For more information, see Importing pages on page 14.

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To add a page

1
2

Choose Page menu > New Page.

In the New Page dialog box, click OK to accept the default settings.
If you want to adjust the page, modify the Width, Height, Resolution, or Paper Texture
settings.
You can also add a page by clicking the New Page button
the Add Page button

on the Standard palette or

on the Sketch Pad palette.

If you hold down Shift while you click the Add Page button on the Sketch Pad palette, a
new default page is added. (No dialog box appears.)
To set the New page dialog box to open automatically when you start the application, see
Setting startup preferences on page 16.

Deleting pages
You can delete pages from sketch pads. When you delete a page, the corresponding page thumbnail
is removed from the Sketch Pad palette.

To delete a page

1
2

On the Sketch Pad palette, click the page that you want to delete.
Choose Page menu > Delete Page.
You can also delete a page by clicking the Delete Page button

in the lower-right corner

of the Sketch Pad palette. The deleted page is sent to the Trash (Mac OS) or Recycle Bin
(Windows) as a RIFF file.

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Reordering pages
You can change the order of pages in sketch pads. Reordering pages lets you group or prioritize
sketches, or create a progression of sketches.

To reorder pages

You can reorder pages in a sketch

pad by dragging page thumbnails to
a new location on the Sketch Pad
palette.

On the Sketch Pad palette, drag a page thumbnail to the new location.
Page numbering starts at the top of the palette: The first page is at the top, and the last
page is at the bottom.

Importing pages
You can add pages to a sketch pad by importing files. You can import the following file types:
Corel Painter (RIFF), Adobe Photoshop (PSD), JPEG, PNG, and TIFF. Each file is imported as a new page.

To import an image file as a page

1
2
3

Choose Page menu > Import Image As Page.

In the Select Image dialog box, navigate to the image file that you want to import.
Click Open.
The image is inserted after the page that was last active.
When you import a RIFF or PSD file that contains layers, the layers are preserved, but some
layers such as text and shape layers are not available for editing. On the Layers palette,
a lock icon appears on layers that are not editable. For more information, see Using the
Layers palette on page 37.
You can also import a page by clicking the Import Image As Page button

on the

Standard palette.

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Exporting pages
You can export pages from a sketch pad when you are ready to use them in other applications or
when you want to add them to another sketch pad. You can export pages to the following file
formats: Corel Painter (RIFF), Adobe Photoshop (PSD), JPEG, PNG, and TIFF. Each page is exported as
an individual file.
If you want to print a page, you can export the page and then use another application to print it.

To export a page as an image file

1
2

Choose Page menu > Export Page.

In the Save dialog box (Mac OS) or Export Page As dialog box (Windows), navigate to where
you want to save the file.

3
4

Type a file name.

In the Format pop-up menu (Mac OS) or Save As Type pop-up menu (Windows), choose a
file format.
If you choose JPEG, you can use the Quality setting to adjust the image quality and file size.
Lower settings produce smaller file sizes, and higher settings retain image quality.
When you adjust the Quality setting for JPEGs, the dimensions of the image do not change;
only the amount of compression is adjusted.

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You can also export a page by clicking the Export Page As button

on the Standard

palette.

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Quitting the application

When you quit the application, unsaved sketch pads are saved automatically.

To quit the application

Do one of the following:

(Mac OS) Choose Sketch Pad menu >Quit Sketch Pad.

(Windows) Choose File menu > Exit.

Setting startup preferences

You can choose what appears on-screen when you start the application. Three options are available:
New Sketch Pad, Last Page, and New Page.

To set startup preferences

Do one of the following:

(Mac OS) Choose Sketch Pad menu > Preferences.

(Windows) Choose Edit menu > Preferences.

In the Preferences dialog box, choose one of the following options from the At Launch
pop-up menu:

New Sketch Pad launches the New Sketch Pad dialog box

Last Page opens to the last page in the most recently used sketch pad

New Page opens the most recently used sketch pad and launches the New Page
dialog box

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E-mailing pages
You can e-mail a page directly from the application. When e-mailing a page, you choose a file name
and file format: JPEG, PNG, or TIFF.

To e-mail a page

1
2
3

Choose Page menu > E-mail Page.

In the Send E-mail dialog box, type a file name in the Image Name box.
From the Select Image Format area, choose a file format.
If you choose JPEG, you can use the Quality setting to adjust the image quality and file size.
Lower settings produce smaller file sizes, and higher settings retain image quality.
When you adjust the Quality setting for JPEGs, the dimensions of the image do not change;
only the amount of compression is adjusted.

To set a default e-mail client (Mac OS)

1
2

Choose Sketch Pad menu > Preferences.

In the Preferences dialog box, choose an e-mail client from the Default E-mail Client pop-up
menu.

Undoing and redoing actions

You can undo a stroke or command. When you undo a stroke, it is removed from the page. You can
redo strokes and actions that you have undone. When you create a page or navigate to a new page,
previous strokes and actions are committed and cannot be undone.

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To undo a stroke or command

Choose Edit menu > Undo.

The action that you are undoing is listed next to the Undo command (for example, Undo
Stroke or Undo Crop).
You can also undo a stroke or command by clicking the Undo

button on the Standard

palette.

To redo a stroke or command

Choose Edit menu > Redo.

The action that you are redoing is listed next to the Redo command (for example, Redo
Stroke or Redo Crop).
You can also redo a stroke or command by clicking the Redo

button on the Standard

palette.

Cutting, copying, and pasting

You can cut, copy, and paste a layer or selection (that is, a selected area of a page). For information
about creating selections, see Creating selections on page 33.
You can also use other applications to paste content that you have copied to the Clipboard.

To cut a selected area

1
2

Create a selection on the page.

Choose Edit menu > Cut.
The content is removed and placed on the Clipboard.
You can also cut a selection by clicking the Cut button

on the Standard palette.

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To copy a selected area

Create a selection on a page, or select an entire page.

If the page has layers, only the active layer can be selected.

Choose Edit menu > Copy.

A copy of the selected area is placed on the Clipboard.
You can also copy a selected area by clicking the Copy button

on the Standard palette.

You can also duplicate pages. For more information, see Duplicating pages on page 19.

To paste the Clipboard contents to a page

Choose Edit menu > Paste.

The Clipboard contents are pasted to your page.
You can also paste the Clipboard contents by clicking the Paste button

on the Standard

palette.

Duplicating pages
You can duplicate a page, including all its layers, to create a copy of the page. Creating a duplicate
page lets you experiment with design and media without affecting the original page and without
creating layers.

To duplicate a page

Choose Page menu > Duplicate.

The duplicated page appears in the application window. On the Sketch Pad palette, a
thumbnail appears below the original page thumbnail.

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Clearing pages
You can clear a page to delete all content. If your page has layers, only the content on the selected
layer is deleted.

To clear a page

Choose Edit menu > Select All.

A marquee appears around the edge of the page, which indicates that all content is
selected.

Choose Edit menu > Clear.

To clear part of a page, create a selection before using the Clear command. For more
information about selections, see Creating selections on page 33.

Flipping page contents

You can flip the contents of a page vertically or horizontally.

To flip page contents

From the Page menu, choose one of the following:

Flip Horizontal flips page contents from left to right

Flip Vertical flips page contents from top to bottom

You can also flip page contents by clicking the Flip Horizontal button
button

or the Flip Vertical

on the Standard palette.

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Media
Pencil

Watercolor
Brush

Inking Pen

Corel Painter Sketch Pad provides digital versions of a range of traditional art materials. The
Natural-Media tools are based on powerful Corel Painter brushes, and let you achieve the look and
feel of working with such media as pencil, chalk, ink, watercolor, and oil paint.

Choosing a media tool

Oil Brush

You can choose from the following media tools: Pencil, Chalk, Pen, Inking Pen, Marker, Airbrush,
Watercolor, Acrylic, and Oil. You can also blend different colors and media by using the Blender tool
and erase image areas by using the Eraser tool. For more information about individual media tools,

The Media palette lets you choose a media tool

for your sketch.

see About media tools on page 24.

To choose a media tool

Size

On the Media palette, click a media tool.

You can use keyboard shortcuts to choose a media tool. To view a list of keyboard shortcuts,
choose Help menu > Keyboard Shortcuts.

Opacity

You can specify settings for the media tool by adjusting the controls on the Media Settings
palette. You can access the Media Settings palette quickly by clicking the Media Settings
button

Grain
The Media Settings palette lets you adjust media tools.

on the Media palette.

Adjusting the size of media tools

You can adjust the size of media tools to control the width of strokes.

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To adjust the size of a media tool

On the Media Settings palette, drag the Size slider

to the left to decrease the stroke

width, or to the right to increase the stroke width.

You can adjust the size of a media tool interactively by pressing Command + Option
(Mac OS) or Ctrl + Alt (Windows) while dragging on the page. A circular marquee indicates
the diameter of the tool as you drag on the page.

You can adjust the size of a

media tool interactively by
using keyboard shortcuts.

Adjusting the stroke opacity

You can adjust the transparency or opacity of media.

To adjust the stroke opacity

On the Media Settings palette, drag the Opacity slider

down to make strokes more

transparent, or up to make them more opaque.

Adjusting the paper grain

You can control the interaction of the stroke with the texture of the paper. The Grain slider is
unavailable if the medium is not affected by paper grain. For example, the Acrylic Brush, Oil Brush,
Eraser, Inking Pen, and Pen do not interact with paper grain.

To adjust the paper grain

On the Media Settings palette, drag the Grain slider

Media tools react differently to grain, so its best to experiment with this setting.

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Changing the pointer for media tools

You can change the pointer that appears with media tools. For example, when you want to make
small, precise strokes, you can replace a pointer that marks the diameter of the tool with a pointer
that marks the center of the tool. You can choose from the following pointers:

Brush Ghost gives you visual feedback about the brush size and indicates the tilt, bearing, and
rotation of the pen. The outer ring indicates the brush size, and the line indicates the tilt and
bearing of the pen. If you have a flat-tip pen that supports 360-degree rotation, a dot appears
along the outer ring to indicate the pen rotation. This pointer is the default.

Cross Hair can be used for precision work. The point at which the lines intersect is the center
position of the media tool.

Single Pixel marks the center position of the media tool with a single pixel, which lets you
minimize the pointer.

The Brush Ghost gives you visual feedback about the brush
size and indicates the tilt, bearing, and rotation of the pen.

To change the pointer for media tools

Do one of the following:

(Mac OS) Choose Sketch Pad menu > Preferences.

(Windows) Choose Edit menu > Preferences.

In the Preferences dialog box, choose a pointer type from the Display Brush Cursor pop-up
menu.

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About media tools

The media tools are designed to give you the sensation of working with traditional media. Each one
reacts differently to the stylus and paper texture as it applies, removes, or blends color. The
alphabetical list below describes the media tools available in Corel Painter Sketch Pad.

Acrylic Brush
The Acrylic Brush produces the sensation of working with thick, opaque, sticky paint. The brush can
pick up and apply multiple colors that you can blend with underlying colors to create realistic painting
effects.

Airbrush
The Airbrush applies fine sprays of transparent color that interact with the paper grain. The Airbrush is
an excellent tool for blending and softening lines. The size and opacity of strokes are affected by the
pressure you apply to the stylus.

Blender
The Blender tool affects underlying strokes by moving and mixing colors. You can use the Blender to
smooth lines and create shading, as you would on a pencil sketch or charcoal drawing. The Blender
interacts with the paper texture. To blend watercolor strokes, use the Dry Watercolor command before
you begin to blend.

Chalk
The Chalk tool produces the thick, rich texture of natural chalk sticks. Chalk strokes interact with the
paper grain, and their opacity is linked to the stylus pressure. The angle of the stylus affects the stroke
width and amount of grain: perpendicular strokes are narrower and apply more of the medium (as
when you use the tip of a chalk stick); angled strokes are wider and show more paper grain (as when
you use the side of a chalk stick).

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Eraser
The Eraser lets you erase media that youve applied to a page or layer. Eraser strokes remove the
underlying media according to how much pressure you apply. When you erase media from a page
(background), you reveal the paper color. For information about setting the paper color, see Setting
the paper color on page 28.

Inking Pen
The Inking Pen applies smooth, fluid strokes that vary in width according to the stylus pressure. This
pen is an excellent tool for drawing cartoons. The ink is absorbed by the paper, so there is no
interaction with the paper grain.

Marker
The Marker lets you apply semitransparent strokes that range from fine to blunt, like strokes created
with a chisel-point, rendering-style marker. The width of strokes is determined by the angle of the
stylus. You can layer strokes to build up color and shading.

Oil Brush
The Oil Brush lets you mix and blend paint as though you were working with traditional oil paints. You
can pick up and apply multiple colors at the same time and mix colors directly on the page. Each
stroke applies a finite amount of paint, so as you add a stroke to the page, the brush loses paint and
the stroke becomes fainter. After you complete a stroke, traces of paint remain on the brush and
interact with the paint that is loaded for the next stroke. When you choose a color from the Colors
palette, the brush is cleared of all other color. Strokes that are applied to layers dont fade as rapidly as
strokes applied to the page, because layers dont have the oily properties of the page.

Pen
The Pen is a round-tip tool that creates realistic, flowing pen strokes. The stroke width varies according
to the speed of the stroke. As with a fountain pen, ink accumulates slightly when you pause during a
stroke, and the ink does not interact with the paper grain.

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Pencil
The Pencil lets you create various types of artwork from rough sketches to fine line drawings. Like
its traditional counterpart, the Pencil produces strokes that interact with the paper texture. The angle
(tilt) of the stylus affects the stroke width and paper grain: When the stylus is in an upright position,
strokes are narrower and apply more of the medium (as if you are using the tip of a pencil); when the
stylus is at an angle, strokes are wider and show more paper grain (as if you are shading with the side
of a pencil). As you increase stylus pressure, more of the medium is applied.

Watercolor Brush
The Watercolor Brush produces smooth, flowing watercolor strokes that react with the page texture.
Strokes affect each other as you apply one stroke on top of another and fill in more of the grain of the
paper. When you achieve the results you want, you can keep the strokes from changing by choosing
Page menu >Dry Watercolor. The width and opacity of strokes are affected by stylus pressure.

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Color
You can choose colors by using the Colors palette or by sampling colors on a page. You can apply
color with a media tool or with the Paint Bucket tool.

Using the Colors palette

The Colors palette consists of two components that help you choose a color and its intensity: the Hue

Hue Ring

Ring and the Saturation/Value Triangle.

Hue Ring
The Hue Ring lets you choose a color.

Saturation/Value Triangle
The Saturation/Value Triangle lets you choose the intensity of the color as well as, black, white, or
shades of gray.

Current
Color

Saturation levels can be set from left to right. Dragging or clicking to the right increases the saturation
and produces purer colors within the predominant hue. Dragging or clicking to the left reduces the
level of color saturation, producing muddier or grayer colors.

Saturation/Value
Triangle
Colors palette

Values can be set from top to bottom. The top of the triangle is the highest value (white), and the
bottom is the lowest value (black).
The current color is displayed in a round swatch to the left of the Saturation/Value Triangle.

To choose a color on the Colors palette

1
2

On the Colors palette, click a color on the Hue Ring.

Inside the Hue Ring, click the Saturation/Value Triangle to set the exact shade you want.
The color is displayed as the current color.

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Sampling colors on a page

You can choose a color on a page by using the Eyedropper tool. Sampling with the Eyedropper tool
lets you match colors between pages or strokes. Sampling also lets you use colors that you have mixed
on a page.

To choose a color on a page

1
2

On the Tools palette, click the Eyedropper tool

Click a color on the page.

The color you sampled is displayed as the current color on the Colors palette. The color is
applied when you use a media tool or the Paint Bucket tool.
You can sample a color without switching tools. Hold down the Option key (Mac OS) or the
Alt key (Windows), and click the color on the page when the Eyedropper icon appears.
Release Option or Alt to return to the current tool.

Setting the paper color

You can change the paper color from white (the default) to a color that you set on the Colors palette.
The paper color is applied to the background, so when you erase or move selections, the paper color
is revealed.

To set the paper color

1
2

On the Colors palette, choose a color for the paper.

Choose Page menu > Set Paper Color.
The color is applied to the background of the current page. To expose the page color on a
blank page, choose Edit menu > Select All, and then choose Edit menu > Clear. To remove
the selection, choose Edit menu > Deselect.

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Filling areas with color

You can fill a page, a selection, or an enclosed area with color by using the Paint Bucket tool. For
example, you can fill areas with color in a cartoon drawing.
A default color tolerance setting determines how the fill detects the edges of the area that you want
to fill. If you want to control the edges of the fill, you can create a selection. For example, you can use
the Lasso tool to outline an irregularly shaped area. When you fill the area, the fill maintains a crisp
edge.

To fill an area with color

On the Colors palette, choose a color.

If you want to fill a selection, rather than an area enclosed by strokes, create a selection by
using one of the selection tools on the Tools palette.

2
3
The Paint Bucket tool was used to apply green to the head
of the figure. The fill was constrained by a selection that
was created around the head and eye.

On the Tools palette, click the Paint Bucket tool

On the page, click the area that you want to fill.

If an area is not completely enclosed (if the strokes do not meet), the color may leak into
other areas.
You can drag with the Paint Bucket tool to apply the fill only to the areas within a
rectangular fill marquee.

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Tools
Corel Painter Sketch Pad provides tools that help you view and adjust the page, select page areas, and

Page tools

work with color. For example, you can rotate the page to suit how you draw with your tablet, and you

Selection tools

can pan and zoom to the page areas that you want to focus on. You can also create a selection to
limit strokes, and you can sample colors and fill areas with color.

Rotating pages
You can rotate images by 90 degree increments. For example, you can rotate a page to change the

Color tools

Adjustment tools
Tools palette

page orientation.
You can also rotate pages temporarily to accommodate the position of your tablet and how you like
to draw.

To rotate a page

From the Page menu, choose one of the following commands:

Rotate Left lets you rotate the page counterclockwise by 90 degrees

Rotate Right lets you rotate the page clockwise by 90 degrees

To rotate a page while you draw

1
2

On the Tools palette, click the Rotate tool

Drag to rotate the page.

The Rotate tool rotates the page temporarily. The page returns to its original position when
you switch to another page or save the sketch pad.

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Repositioning pages
The Pan tool lets you reposition pages in the workspace and view different areas of a page. You can
also reposition pages by using scroll bars.

To reposition a page by using the Pan tool

1
2

On the Tools palette, click the Pan tool

Drag to reposition the page.

You can center a page with the Pan tool by clicking the page.
To pan to a new area of the page without switching tools, hold down the Spacebar, and
drag the page when the Pan tool icon appears. Release the Spacebar to return to the
currently selected tool.

To display scroll bars

Do one of the following:

(Mac OS) Choose Sketch Pad menu > Preferences.

(Windows) Choose Edit menu > Preferences.

In the Preferences dialog box, ensure that the Show Scrollbars check box is enabled.
The scroll bars appear along the right side and bottom of the application window.

Zooming
By default, pages open to 100% magnification, but you can change the level of magnification by
zooming. You can zoom in and out, magnify a specific area, and zoom to fit a page to the screen. You
can also reset the magnification to 100%.
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To zoom

Perform a task from the following table.

To

Do the following

Zoom in

On the Tools palette, click the Zoom tool

and click the page to zoom in by 25%.

Zoom out

On the Tools palette, click the Zoom tool

and hold down Option (Mac OS) or Alt
(Windows), and click the page to zoom out
by 25%.

Zoom within a specific area

Drag to enclose the area in the zooming

rectangle.

Fit the page to the current window

Choose Window menu > Zoom to Fit.

Zoom to 100%

Choose Window menu > Zoom to 100%.

You can also zoom in or out by pressing the following keys:

(Mac OS) Hold down Command, and press either the plus sign (+) to zoom in or the

minus sign (-) to zoom out.

(Windows) Hold down Ctrl, and press either the plus sign (+) to zoom in or the minus

sign (-) to zoom out.

Cropping
You can remove unwanted edges from your pages by using the Crop tool. For example, after you
complete a sketch, you can adjust the composition by cropping around the sketch.

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To crop

1
2

On the Tools palette, click the Crop tool

Drag to define the rectangular area of the page that you want to keep.
A crop outline appears on the page. You can adjust the crop area by dragging a corner or
edge of the crop outline.

Click inside the crop area to remove the area outside the crop outline.
To constrain the crop area to a square, hold down Shift while dragging the Crop tool.

Sampling colors by using the Eyedropper tool

The Eyedropper tool lets you choose a color by sampling a color that is already on the page. Sampling
a color lets you match colors between pages or strokes and lets you use colors that you have mixed on
a page. For more information, see Sampling colors on a page on page 28.

Filling
You can fill a page, a selection, or an enclosed area with color by using the Paint Bucket tool. For more
information, see Filling areas with color on page 29.

Creating selections
A selection lets you isolate an area of the page, either to protect an area from change or to define an
area that you want to change.
You can use selections to do the following:

limit strokes and other actions to a selected area

define the area of the page that you want to cut or copy

define the area of the page that you want to move or copy to a new layer

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For more information about these tasks, see Cutting, copying, and pasting on page 18 and
Creating layers on page 38.

Types of selections
You can create selections that are rectangular or oval, or you can create a freehand selection. Only one
selection can exist at a time, and you can remove a selection when you no longer need it.
In some cases, you may want to select all content on the page. For example, you may want to copy or
move all page content to a layer, or to clear all content from the page.

To select an area

1
A selection was used to limit the white
highlighting to the figures head.

On the Tools palette, click one of the following selection tools:

Rectangular Select tool

Oval Select tool

Lasso tool

lets you select a rectangular area

lets you select an oval area

lets you select an area by drawing a freehand border

Drag to select the area you want.

If you draw an open path with the Lasso tool, the application connects the endpoints with
a straight line to complete the selection.
To create a square-shaped selection, click the Rectangular Select tool, and hold down
Control + Shift (Mac OS). On Windows, start dragging and then press Ctrl + Shift to
complete the square selection.
To create a circular selection, click the Oval Select tool, and hold down Control + Shift (Mac
OS). On Windows, start dragging and then press Ctrl + Shift to complete the circular
selection.

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To add to or subtract from a selection

1
2

On the Tools palette, click a selection tool.

Perform an action from the following table.
To

Do the following

Add to a selection

Hold down Shift, and drag on the page to

select the area that you want to add.

Subtract from a selection

Hold down Option (Mac OS) or Alt

(Windows), and drag on the page to select
the area that you want to subtract.

To select all content on a page

Choose Edit menu > Select All.

All content on the current layer is selected.

To remove a selection

Choose Edit menu > Deselect.

The selection is removed.

Moving selections
You can move selections in two ways:

You can move the selection marquee (the dashed outline that indicates a selected area). For
example, you can move the marquee to improve its alignment with the area of the page that you
want to select.

Artist: Eric Scala

You can move the content within a selected area. When you move the content, you create a layer.
For information about layers, see Creating layers on page 38.

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To move the selection marquee

1
2
3

On the Tools palette, click any selection tool.

On the page, create a selection, or click an active selection.
Drag the selection marquee to a new position.

To move a selection

1
2
3

On the Tools palette, click the Move tool

Click inside the active selection.

Drag the selection to a new location.
The selected area is converted to a layer that you can view on the Layers palette.

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L ayers
Layers are like transparent sheets that you can stack to create a final composition. They provide one of
the great advantages of creating images in a digital workspace the freedom to experiment with
different compositions and media without risking an unwanted, permanent modification.
When you sketch on a page, your work appears on the background layer. As you add elements to a
sketch, you can continue working on the background layer, or you can create separate layers for new
elements or media. For example, you can create a pencil sketch on the background layer, add a layer
for color, and add a third layer for detailed work.

Using the L ayers palette

Layers are like transparent sheets that you can stack to
create a final composition.

The Layers palette lets you view and work with the layers on your page. You can view thumbnails of
each layer, add and delete layers, drop layers, and set the layer properties. The thumbnail for the active
layer is highlighted, so you can easily identify the layer that you are working on.
Corel Painter Sketch Pad preserves layers in the RIFF and PSD file formats, as well as in the default file
format (SKETCHPAD), so you can save the layers and make changes to them later. Then, instead of
having to re-create the entire composition, you can modify just one or more layers.
Note: When you import a RIFF or PSD file, a lock symbol appears on a layer thumbnail if the file
contains layers that cannot be edited in Corel Painter Sketch Pad. For example, vector-based layers,
such as text or shapes, are imported and preserved, but cannot be edited in the application. You can
choose to hide or show locked layers.

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Creating layers

Opacity

There are many ways to create layers:

Merge modes

create a blank layer by using the Layers palette

copy and paste a selection as a new layer

copy and paste an existing layer

To create a blank layer

On the Layers palette, click the Add Layer button

A new layer thumbnail appears above the active layer.

Layer
thumbnail

To create a layer from a selection

1
2

Create a selection.
Do one of the following:

Choose Edit menu > Copy.

Choose Edit menu > Cut.

Choose Edit menu > Paste.

On the Layers palette, a new layer thumbnail appears above the active layer.
A layer is created automatically when you move a selection with the Move tool

Add, Drop, and

Delete buttons
Layers palette

To copy a layer

1
2
3

On the Layers palette, click a layer thumbnail.

Choose Edit menu > Copy.
Choose Edit menu > Paste.
On the Layers palette, a new layer thumbnail appears above the active layer.
You can copy and paste layers between sketch pads.

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Selecting and navigating layers

When you work on multilayer documents, you need to be able to identify the active layer that is,
the layer that you are currently working on. The active layer is represented on the Layers palette by the
layer thumbnail surrounded by a blue highlight. You can change which layer is the active layer by
clicking a different layer thumbnail. You can work on only one layer at a time.
If you create multiple layers, you may need to scroll through the thumbnails on the Layers palette to
find the layer that you want to work on.

To select a layer

On the Layers palette, click a layer thumbnail.

A blue highlight appears around the active layer.
To scroll through layer thumbnails, click the arrow at the top

or bottom

of the

Layers palette. The scroll arrows become active when there are more layers than the Layers
palette can display at one time.

Moving layers
You can move a layer to reposition its contents on the page.

To move a layer

1
2
3

On the Layers palette, click the layer that you want to move.
On the Tools palette, click the Move tool

Drag in the workspace to reposition the layer content.

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Adjusting layer transparency

You can control the transparency of the content that appears on a layer. Adjusting the transparency
lets you determine whether layers cover or reveal the underlying layers. The Opacity slider lets you
choose settings from 0% (completely transparent) to 100% (completely opaque).

To change layer opacity

1
2

On the Layers palette, click the layer that you want to adjust.
On the Layers palette, move the Opacity slider.
To increase transparency, move the slider to the left. To increase opacity, move the slider to
the right.

Showing or hiding layers

You can temporarily hide or show one or more layers. For example, you can hide layers to allow you to
focus on one layer at a time. You can show all layers if you want to view a final composition.

To show or hide a layer

On the Layers palette, click the eye icon

When the eye is shut

Artist: Dan Milligan

on the layer thumbnail.

, the layer is hidden on the page. When the eye is open, the layer is

visible on the page.

Dropping layers
Dropping a layer merges its content with that of the background layer. After you drop a layer, you can
no longer access the content separately from the background content. Why drop layers? Layers
increase the file size, so when you no longer plan to edit a sketch, you can drop layers to minimize the
overall file size before saving or exporting.

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To drop a layer

1
2

On the Layers palette, click the layer that you want to drop.
Click the Drop button

Deleting layers
You can use the Layers palette to delete layers.

To delete a layer

1
2

On the Layers palette, click the thumbnail of the layer that you want to delete.
Click the Delete Layer button

at the bottom of the palette.

Choosing merge modes

You can specify how a layer blends with the underlying layer by choosing a merge mode. For example,
the default merge mode creates an opaque layer that completely covers the underlying layer, but
other merge modes blend the color or luminance of the layers to create a new effect.
The following table describes the merge modes that are available on the Layers palette.

Merge mode

Example

Default covers and hides the underlying image

These two layers were used to create the examples in

the merge mode table.

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Merge mode

Example

Gel tints the underlying layer. For example, a yellow

layer gives the underlying layer a yellow cast.

Multiply combines colors to create a darker color

Screen combines colors to create a lighter color

Overlay combines colors while preserving

highlights and shadows

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Merge mode

Example

Soft Light darkens or lightens colors, depending on

the luminance of the layer color

Hard Light multiplies or screens colors, depending

on the luminance of the layer color

Darken darkens colors to match the layer or page

color, whichever is darker

Lighten lightens colors to match the layer or page

color, whichever is lighter

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Merge mode

Example

Difference subtracts one color from the other,

depending on which color has a greater brightness
value

Dissolve combines the colors of the layers based on

opacity

To change the merge mode

1
2

On the Layers palette, click the layer that you want to adjust.
From the Merge Mode pop-up menu on the Layers palette, choose a merge mode.

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Shortcuts
You can use keyboard and tablet shortcuts to work more quickly and to create a smoother workflow.

Keyboard shortcuts
Corel Painter Sketch Pad has keyboard shortcuts, which let you access a variety of tools and
commands quickly and easily by using the keyboard, rather than by selecting items from a menu or
palette.
The keyboard shortcuts rely on four modifier keys:

Modifier keys on a Mac or Mac OScompatible keyboard: Command, Option,

Shift, and the Spacebar.

On Mac OS keyboards: Command, Option, Shift, and the Spacebar

On Windows keyboards: Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and the Spacebar

To further minimize workflow disruptions, some keyboard shortcuts are interactive: You hold down a
key while you execute an action, and you release the key to return to the original tool. For example,
you can pan, zoom, rotate, and sample colors interactively.

To view a list of keyboard shortcuts

Choose Help menu > Keyboard Shortcuts.

You can print a copy of the keyboard shortcuts for reference by clicking the PDF Version link
at the upper-right corner of the Keyboard Shortcuts page.

Modifier keys on a Windows keyboard:

Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and the Spacebar.

Tablet shortcuts
Tablet shortcuts let you link the buttons and controls on your tablet to the tools and commands you
use most often in the application. For information about customizing tablet shortcuts, refer to the
manufacturers documentation for your tablet.

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Index
A
Acrylic Brush ....................................... 24
Airbrush ............................................. 24

copying ...............................................18
layers ............................................38
selections ......................................18
Corel Corporation .................................2

E
e-mailing ............................................ 17
setting default client (Mac OS) ........ 17
Eraser ................................................. 25

Corel Support Services ...........................2

Blender ............................................... 24

Crop tool ............................................32

blending layers ................................... 41

cropping .............................................32

Brush Ghost pointer ............................ 23

Cross Hair pointer ...............................23

brushstrokes. See strokes

cursor (pointer), changing ...................23

customer service ...................................2

Chalk .................................................. 24

cutting ................................................18

file formats, supported ....................... 10

for exporting ................................. 15
for importing ................................ 14

clearing pages .................................... 20

filling areas with color ........................ 29

Clipboard ........................................... 18

Darken merge mode ...........................43

flipping page contents ........................ 20

closing sketch pads ....................... 10, 11

Default merge mode ...........................41

colors ................................................. 27
choosing on Colors palette ............. 27
filling areas ................................... 29
mixing .......................................... 28
sampling on a page ....................... 28
setting for paper ............................ 28

Deselect ..............................................35

Gel merge mode ................................ 42

Difference merge mode .......................44

grain, adjusting .................................. 22

Dissolve merge mode ..........................44

dropping layers ...................................40

Hard Light merge mode ..................... 43

Dry Watercolor ....................................26

Hue Ring ............................................ 27

Colors palette ..................................... 27

Hue ring ....................................... 27
Saturation/Value Triangle ............... 27

duplicating pages ................................19

exiting the application ........................ 16

exporting ........................................... 15
Eyedropper tool .................................. 28

I
importing ........................................... 14

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Inking Pen .......................................... 25

Marker ................................................25

Oil Brush ............................................ 25

JPEG Quality setting ............................ 15

masking ..............................................33

opacity ............................................... 22

media ............................................ 4, 21
Acrylic Brush ..................................24
adjusting interaction with grain .......22
adjusting tool size ..........................21
Airbrush ........................................24
Blender .........................................24
Chalk ............................................24
choosing .......................................21
Eraser ...........................................25
Inking Pen .....................................25
Marker ..........................................25
Oil Brush .......................................25
opacity ..........................................22
Pen ...............................................25
Pencil ............................................26
pointer for applying .......................23
Watercolor Brush ...........................26

opening sketch pads ........................... 11

K
keyboard shortcuts ............................. 45

L
Lasso tool ........................................... 34
layers .................................................. 37
blending ....................................... 41
copying ........................................ 38
creating blank ............................... 38
creating from selections ................. 38
deleting ........................................ 41
dropping ...................................... 40
hiding ........................................... 40
locked .......................................... 37
merge modes ................................ 41
moving ......................................... 39
navigating ..................................... 39
selecting ....................................... 39
showing ....................................... 40
transparency ................................. 40
Layers palette ..................................... 37
Lighten merge mode .......................... 43
locked layers ....................................... 37

order of pages, changing ..................... 9

Oval Select tool .................................. 34
Overlay merge mode .......................... 42

Media palette .....................................21

pages ................................................... 4
adding ......................................... 12
clearing ........................................ 20
deleting ........................................ 13
duplicating ................................... 19
exporting ...................................... 15
importing ..................................... 14
reordering .................................... 14
repositioning in workspace ............. 31
rotating ........................................ 30
scrolling .......................................... 9

Media Settings palette ................... 5, 22

Paint Bucket tool ................................ 29

media tools. See media

palettes ................................................ 4
Colors .......................................... 27
hiding ............................................ 5
Layers ........................................... 37
Media .......................................... 21
Media Settings .............................. 22
moving ........................................... 7
resizing .......................................... 7

merge modes ......................................41

choosing .......................................44
mixing colors ......................................28
moving selections ...............................35
Multiply merge mode ..........................42

47

showing ......................................... 5

registering Corel products .....................2

tablet ........................................... 45

repositioning pages .............................31

Single Pixel pointer ............................. 23

temporal mode ............................... 6

restoring the default workspace ............9

size of media tools, adjusting ............. 21

Tools ............................................ 30

Rotate tool ..........................................30

Sketch Pad palette ................................ 9

Pan tool .............................................. 31

rotating pages ....................................30

sketch pads .................................... 4, 10

closing ......................................... 11
creating ........................................ 10
opening ........................................ 11
saving .......................................... 12

Sketch Pad ...................................... 9

Standard ......................................... 7

paper color, setting ............................ 28

paper grain, adjusting ......................... 22
pasting ............................................... 18
Pen ..................................................... 25
Pencil ................................................. 26
pinning palettes .................................... 6
pointer (cursor), changing .................. 23
preferences ......................................... 16
choosing a pointer ......................... 23
default Mac OS e-mail client ........... 17
displaying scroll bars ...................... 31
startup ......................................... 16
printing .............................................. 15

Q
Quality setting, JPEG .....................15, 17
quitting the application ...................... 16

R
Rectangular Select tool ....................... 34
redoing actions ................................... 17

S
sampling color ....................................28
Saturation/Value Triangle ....................27
saving sketch pads ..............................12
Screen merge mode ............................42
scroll bars, displaying ..........................31
selecting .............................................33
all content on page ........................35
layers ............................................39
selection marquee ...............................36
selections ............................................33
adding to ......................................35
copying .........................................19
creating ........................................33
layers from ....................................38
moving .........................................35
removing .......................................35
subtracting from ............................35
Shift key ..............................................45
shortcuts .............................................45
keyboard .......................................45

Soft Light merge mode ....................... 43

Standard palette ................................... 7
startup preferences ............................. 16
strokes ................................................. 4
drying .......................................... 26
opacity ......................................... 22
support ................................................ 2

T
tablet shortcuts .................................. 45
technical support .................................. 2
temporal mode .................................... 4
using palettes in .............................. 6
terminology .......................................... 4
tolerance for color fills ........................ 29
Tools palette ...................................... 30
transparency of layers ......................... 40

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U
undoing actions .................................. 17

W
Watercolor Brush ................................ 26
workspace ............................................ 3
restoring default .............................. 9

Z
Zoom tool .......................................... 31
zooming ............................................. 31

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