
584 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide
In addition, there are ways to auto-generate pixel-based selections by using various image, clone, and color
characteristics. For example, you can create a selection based on the luminance values of a clone.
Pixel-based selections provide 256 levels of protection to the canvas. Each pixel in the selection sets a level
of protection for its corresponding color pixel in the RGB image. Opaque areas of the selection provide
100% protection and prevent brushstrokes and effects from marking the canvas. Clear areas of the selection
provide no protection and allow brushstrokes and effects to mark the canvas. Brushstrokes and effects are
partially applied to areas where the selection is shaded or semitransparent. As a result, you can paint and
apply effects with varying levels of intensity within a selection.
You can move pixel-based selections, but you cannot resize or rotate them. To apply transformations to
pixel-based selections, convert any pixel-based selections into path-based selections. For more information,
see “To convert a pixel-based selection to a path-based selection” on page 583.
To select an area by using the Magic Wand tool
1
In the toolbox, click the Magic Wand tool .
2 On the property bar, adjust the Tolerance slider to control the amount of variance allowed from the
selected color with higher values creating a larger range of colors.
3 In the document window, do one of the following:
• Click to select the color in the middle of the range of colors that you want to use for the selection.
• Click and drag over an area to define the range of colors that you want to use for the selection.
It may take a moment for the selection to be calculated and loaded.
You can also
Create a selection with contiguous pixels On the property bar, click the Contiguous button.
Create a new selection On the property bar, click the New Selection
button and click in the document window.
Add to the current selection On the property bar, click the Add To Selection
button and click the areas you want to add.
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