<a name="1004434"> </a>You can change the orientation of part or all of your image by rotating, scaling to a larger or smaller size, or flipping horizontally or vertically. Images can also be distorted.
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<a name="1045704"> </a>Corel Painter applies orientation effects to layers only. Therefore, when you rotate, scale, flip, or distort an image or selection, Corel Painter first converts it to a layer. The image or selection remains a layer until you merge it with the canvas. For more information, refer to <a href="14-Layers8.html#999385">"Merging Layers with the Canvas"</a>.
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<a name="999087"> </a>Rotating Images
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<a name="1007334"> </a>The Rotate effect lets you rotate all or part of an image.
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<a name="999104"> </a>Sometimes the rotated layer does not fit within the canvas area. You can change the canvas size so you can see the entire rotated image. For more information, refer to <a href="03-Basics4.html#1014853">"Resizing the Canvas"</a>.
<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="999109"> </a>Do one of the following:</li>
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<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999110"> </a>In the document window, drag a corner handle of the selection. The Rotate Selection dialog box displays the rotated angle in degrees. </li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999121"> </a>In the Rotate Selection dialog box, specify the rotation angle in degrees. A positive number rotates counterclockwise; a negative number rotates clockwise.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="999148"> </a>Do one of the following:</li>
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<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999149"> </a>In the document window, drag a handle of the selection. The Scale Selection dialog box displays the horizontal and vertical scale percentages. </li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999151"> </a>In the Scale Selection dialog box, specify the horizontal and vertical scale percentages.</li>
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<li class="SmartList1" value="4"><a name="999152"> </a>Enable any of the following options:</li>
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<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999154"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Constrain Aspect Ratio</span>-maintains the selection's proportions. Disabling this option lets you change horizontal and vertical measurements independently. </li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="999156"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Preserve Center</span>-enable this option to keep the image or selection anchored in its location, based on the center of the image. </li>
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<li class="SmartList1" value="5"><a name="999157"> </a>Click OK to apply the effect. </li>
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<a name="1011092"> </a>Flipping Images
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<a name="1011134"> </a>You can flip all or part of an image horizontally (from left to right) or vertically (from top to bottom).
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<a name="999198"> </a>To flip an image horizontally
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1011177"> </a>Select a layer or area of the canvas.</li>
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<a name="1011178"> </a>If you want to flip the entire image, select nothing.
<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="1045745"> </a>In the document window, drag any of the selection handles to reshape theáselection.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="4"><a name="1045746"> </a>If you want to see a more accurate, but slower, rendering of your changes, enable Better (Slower) in the Distort Selection dialog box. </li>
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<a name="1045748"> </a>Enabling this option is particularly useful in highly distorted images.
<a name="999222"> </a>The Free Transform, Set Transform, and Commit Transform commands work only with reference layers. Refer to <a href="14-Layers9.html#999696">"Working with Reference Layers"</a><span style="color: #26cc72; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline"> </span>for more on these commands.
