
648 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide
• Applying the Liquid Lens dynamic plug-in
• Applying the Liquid Metal dynamic plug-in
• Applying the Posterize dynamic plug-in
Getting started with dynamic plug-ins
Dynamic plug-ins allow you to apply effects to images without altering the original
image. For example, you can add a burnt effect to the edge of an image or increase the
image brightness. The Dynamic plug-ins are accessible from the Layers panel.
When you apply an effect using a dynamic plug-in, a dynamic layer is automatically
generated in the document. Like all floating objects, dynamic layers appear in the layer
list in the Layers panel, where they are identified by the plug icon . You can select,
move, group, hide, show, and lock dynamic layers, as well as change their display order,
opacity, and composite method, as you would with other layers. For more information,
see “Layers” on page 479.
The steps for applying dynamic plug-ins vary slightly depending on which dynamic
plug-in you choose. For most dynamic plug-ins, you can apply the effect to:
• a constrained area by making a selection in the document window
• a selected layer
• to the content of the entire canvas
If you apply the effect to a selection, the dynamic layer conforms to the dimensions and
location of the selection. If you apply the effect to the canvas, the dynamic layer is the
same size as the canvas. For a few dynamic plug-ins, such as Kaleidoscope, you can
specify the size of the new layer before you create it. For more information, see
“Applying the Kaleidoscope dynamic plug-in” on page 659.
When you save the file in RIFF format, the dynamic layer retains its dynamic nature.
Therefore, if you plan on modifying the dynamic layer in the future, you should save the
file to RIFF.
To access the dynamic plug-ins
1 Choose Window Layers.
2 In the Layers panel, click the Dynamic Plug-ins button to display a list of
dynamic plug-ins.
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