
480 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide
Working with layer content
•Painting on layers
• Preserving layer transparency
• Adjusting layer opacity
• Adding drop shadows to layers
• Blending layers by using composite methods
Working with layers masks
• Creating and deleting layer masks
• Applying layer masks
• Loading layer masks to selections
• Selecting and viewing layer masks
• Enabling and disabling layers masks
•Copying layer masks
•Inverting layer masks
•Editing layer masks
Saving, storing, and sharing layers
• Importing and exporting layers
• Working with reference layers
• Storing layers as images in the Image Portfolio
Getting started with layers
A layer is an object that serves as a container for image data. You can use layers to build
an image one element at a time. This allows you to modify and manipulate the content
of a layer independently of other layers and the canvas. Likewise, you can work on the
canvas without interfering with any of the other layers. For example, if you introduced
an element to an image by using a layer and you don’t like the result, you don’t have to
clear the entire canvas — just modify or remove the affected layer.
When you add content, such as brushstrokes to a layer, the areas of the layer that have
no content are transparent. This allows you to see the content of layers below and the
canvas. In Corel Painter, you can control the behavior of layer transparency. For more
information, see “Preserving layer transparency” on page 507.
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