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Using Weaves
The Weaves palette is, in effect, a virtual loom that you can use to create weaves to use as fill patterns.
Libraries of weaves are included with Corel Painter. You can modify a weave by changing the way it displays the scaling and thickness of its threads, or its color. You can also create and save weaves of your own. You can preview your changes before you apply them.
The Weave selector on the Weaves palette.
To choose a weave
- Choose Window menu > Show Weaves.
If the Weaves palette is not expanded, click the palette arrow.
- On the Weaves palette, click the Weave selector.
- Choose a weave from the Weave selector.
Changing Weave Display
Corel Painter can display a weave as two-dimensional or show the interwoven threads three-dimensionally, complete with shadows.
A weave can appear differently when displayed either as two-dimensional or three-dimensional.
To change how a weave is displayed
- Choose Window menu > Show Weaves to display the Weaves palette.
- Click the Two-Dimensional Weave
or the Three-Dimensional Weave
icon.
The button changes to show either a two-dimensional (Blocks) or three-dimensional (Fibers) weave.
- Depending on which weave is selected, you might or might not see a change in the Preview window. For different two- and three-dimensional effects, you can adjust the scaling and thickness sliders at the bottom of the Weaves palette.
Adjusting Scaling and Thickness
The four sliders at the bottom of the Weaves palette control the thickness of threads and the spacing between them. The top two sliders control horizontal dimensions; the bottom two control vertical dimensions. By adjusting these sliders, you can create a wide variety of weaves with any one of the patterns supplied.
To adjust scaling and thickness
- On the Weaves palette, choose a weave from the Weave selector.
The weave displays in the Preview window.
- Click the Three-Dimensional Weave icon
to show a three-dimensional weave.
For most weaves, you won't see a change in the preview until you adjust the scale and thickness values.
- Adjust the horizontal and vertical scale sliders to increase the scale, thus enlarging the weave.
- Adjust the horizontal and vertical thickness sliders to reduce the thickness.
- Thickness sliders affect the three-dimensional display. When you select a two-dimensional display, the thickness sliders have no effect.
Editing Weave Colors
Each weave uses its own Color Set. You can display the Color Set used for a weave, change the colors in the set, and apply them to the weave. Remember that you can open several palettes and rearrange them to make it easier to see the controls you need.
For more information about Color Sets, see "Using Color Sets".
To display the color set for a weave
- On the Weaves palette, choose a weave from the Weave selector.
- Click the palette menu arrow, and choose Get Color Set.
To change weave colors
- Choose a new color from the Colors palette or a color set, or sample a color with the Dropper tool
.
- Choose Window menu > Show Weaves to display the Weaves palette.
- Hold down Option (Mac OS) or Alt (Windows), and double-click the color swatch on the weave Color Set that you want to replace.
The new color replaces the old one.
- Click the palette menu arrow, and choose Put Color Set.
The Preview window shows the weave with the new colors. If you fill an image with the weave pattern, Corel Painter now uses the new color set.
Saving Weaves
After altering the scaling, thickness, or color of a weave, you can save your changes as a new weave.
To save a weave
- On the Weaves palette, click the palette menu arrow and choose Save Weave.
- In the Save Weave dialog box, type a name for the weave.
If you don't type a new name, Corel Painter replaces the existing weave with the changed weave. The new weave pattern appears in the current weaves library.
Advanced Weaving
Corel Painter lets you create woven fabrics of virtually any description. You can create fabrics for wallpapers, carpets, clothes, and furniture.
To create your own weaves
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