Tear

The Tear dynamic plug-in applies a torn paper effect to the edge of a selected layer or area.

You can tear a little or a lot.

To tear a layer or selection

1. Select the layer or area of the Canvas you want to tear.

If you select an area, Corel Painter automatically creates a new layer when you apply the tear.

2. On the Layers palette, click the Dynamic Plug-ins button and choose Tear.
3. In the Tear Options dialog box, drag the sliders and set the controls to adjust the tear effect.

• Margin describes the width of the tear effect from the edge of the layer.
• Strength describes how much of the layer is torn away.
• Jaggedness describes the amount of irregularity in torn edges.
• Tear Color shows the color used at the edge of the tear. You can change the color if you like. Click the color chip and use the color picker to select a color.
• Tear Interior Edges lets you tear interior edges as well. Disable this option to protect interior edges.
• Reset restores the default settings.
• Save As Default sets a new default based on the current settings.
• Preview enables (checked) and disables (unchecked) Corel Painter from displaying your changes to the image.
• Off disables (checked) Corel Painter from applying the settings to the image. You can return later and turn the tear back on.

4. Click OK to apply the settings.

• Use a rough paper texture to create a better tear.
• You can use the Revert command to restore a source image to its original condition. Refer to "Reverting Dynamic Layers" for more information.