<a name="1002523"> </a>Liquid Lens creates a dynamic layer where you can distort and smear the underlying imagery. You can create "fun house" mirror effects, melting images, and more.
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<a name="1002524"> </a>For best results, you should have interesting imagery beneath the Liquid Lens dynamic layer.
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<a name="1006929"> </a>Applying Distortion
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<a name="1006930"> </a>You'll use the Liquid Lens by choosing a tool, setting sliders to control the effect, then dragging in the document window to create distortion. You can change slider settings or tools, then drag again for different results. The Eraser tool lets you remove distortion.
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<a name="999450"> </a>Liquid Lens Tools
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<a name="1012789"> </a>You can apply distortion with the Circle, Brush, Right Twirl, Left Twirl, Bulge, or Pinch tools. These tools function similarly, but apply different distortion effects.
<a name="1012795"> </a><i>The Circle tool creates circles of distortion. Drag in the direction you want the distortion to move. Size and Spacing have no effect on the Circle tool.
<a name="999520"> </a>You can adjust the following settings to customize the distortion effect.
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<li class="SmartList1"><a name="999522"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Amount</span>-controls the degree of distortion applied. With the slider close to zero, you create minimal distortion. Negative values create distortion counter to the stroke direction. This breaks up the image more.</li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="999524"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Smooth</span>-changes the blending between the distortion stroke and the unaffected imagery. Higher values make a smooth, continuous distortion. Lower values create individual dabs of distortion.</li>
<a name="1012822"> </a><i>Low Smooth settings make abrupt distortions. Higher Smooth settings let distortions transition smoothly into other areas.
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<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1007012"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Size</span>-changes the diameter of the distortion tool and the size of rain, which scatters distortion droplets in the layer.</li>
<a name="1007433"> </a>Corel Painter scatters distortion droplets on the layer.
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<li class="SmartList1" value="5"><a name="999573"> </a>Click anywhere to stop the rain.</li>
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<a name="999574"> </a>If <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Smooth</span> and <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Size</span> are very high, the rain might continue for a moment after you click.
<a name="999577"> </a>Undo features are not available when working with the Liquid Lens. Use the Liquid Lens Eraser tool to clear distortion from an area.
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<a name="999578"> </a>To erase distortion
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="999579"> </a>In the Liquid Lens dialog box, choose the Eraser tool.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="999580"> </a>Set the sliders for Size, Spacing, and Smooth to describe the type of erasing you want. </li>
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<a name="1008033"> </a>Higher Smooth settings create softer transitions from the erasure to the remaining distortion.
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<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="1001347"> </a>Drag in the document window. </li>
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<a name="1008037"> </a>The original underlying imagery returns.
