<li class="Bulleted"><a href="12-Selections5.html#1011642">Converting Selections to and from Shapes</a></li><br/>
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<a name="1011642"> </a>Converting Selections to and from Shapes
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<a name="1005704"> </a>You can convert selections to shapes, and shapes to selections. When you convert a selection to a shape, you can use the Shape Edit tools to adjust the path and define exactly the selection area you want. Then you can convert the shape back to a selection.
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<a name="1010504"> </a>You can convert both path-based and pixel-based selections to shapes. When the selection is pixel-based, Corel Painter may create multiple shapes. The selection marquee is used to define outline paths for the new shape or shapes.
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<a name="1010508"> </a>Converting a shape creates a path-based selection. This is useful if the path you want for a selection already exists as a shape. This will be the case for text or if you've been using the shape tools to edit the selection path.
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<a name="1010531"> </a>For more information about shapes, refer to <a href="19-Shapes4.html#999065">"Creating Shapes"</a>.
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<a name="1011638"> </a>You can also convert a selection to a layer. For more information, refer to <a href="14-Layers5.html#1016116">"To create a layer based on a selection:"</a>.
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<a name="1010540"> </a>To convert the current selection to a shape
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1010550"> </a>If a pixel-based selection has a lot of intermediate grayscale values, the result might not be what you want. Save the selection to a channel, and then use Brightness/Contrast to increase definition. Load the channel to the selection and then convert it to a shape. </li>
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<a name="1005715"> </a>To convert a shape to a selection
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1005716"> </a>Select the shape you want to convert. </li>