Recording and Playing Back Strokes

Corel Painter will play back any stroke you record, wherever you click. This is a great way to create a series of identical strokes, for example, when creating hatching.

A brush stroke (top) is recorded and played back within a triangular selection.

Another way to use a recorded stroke is with Auto Playback. Auto Playback repeats the recorded stroke at random positions on the page.

You can also save recorded strokes for later use. You can play back saved strokes, and you can paint with the data from a saved stroke. This can be particularly useful if you work part of the time with a stylus and other times with a mouse. You can record brush strokes made with a stylus, save them for later use, then use the data from that stroke, allowing stylus type results while using a mouse for input.

To record a stroke

• On the Brush selector bar, click the menu arrow and choose Record Stroke.

The next brush stroke you make is saved in memory.

To play back a stroke

1. On the Brush selector bar, click the menu arrow and choose Playback Stroke.
2. Click where you want to repeat the stroke.

Corel Painter centers the stroke on the point you click. You can repeat the stroke as many times as you like.

3. On the Brush selector bar, click the menu arrow and choose Playback Stroke to turn off playback.

To play back strokes randomly

• On the Brush selector bar, click the menu arrow and choose Auto Playback.

Corel Painter repeats the stroke at random positions until you click.

To save a stroke

1. On the Brush selector bar, click the menu arrow and choose Save Stroke.
2. In the Save Stroke dialog box, type a name.

Corel Painter adds the stroke to the list of saved strokes.

To select a saved stroke

• On the Brush selector bar, click the menu arrow, choose Strokes, and choose a saved stroke.

The selected stroke is used when you play back strokes or use stroke data.

To use stroke data

1. Select a saved stroke.
2. On the Brush selector bar, click the menu arrow and choose Use Stroke Data.
3. Draw brush strokes.

The resulting strokes will vary pressure based on the recorded stroke, but will be shaped like the stroke you draw.