Corel CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7 FR/NL CDGSX7FRNLDB User Manual

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Liquid tools: In Corel PHOTO-PAINT X7, four new, 

pressure-sensitive Liquid tools — Smear, Attract, Repel, 
and Twirl — offer fresh creative options for retouching 
photos. You can use these tools to reshape specific image 
areas to produce unique artistic effects. Each tool responds 
to the pressure of your digital pen or stylus, and provides 
options that help you control the intensity of the effect.

With the 

Liquid Smear

 tool, you can push pixels around an 

image area to produce distortion effects. You can set the 
size of the brush nib, specify the amount of the effect to 
apply, and choose between a rounded or pointy smear. 
The 

Liquid Twirl

 tool produces twirl effects from image 

areas. You can set the size of the brush nib, the speed of 
the twirl effect, and the direction of the twirl from the 
center of the brush. The 

Liquid Attract

 and 

Liquid Repel

 

tools pull pixels toward or push pixels away from an image 
area. You can set the size of the brush nib and the speed at 
which the pixels move.

Unsharp Mask Lens: With Corel PHOTO-PAINT X7, 

the new Unsharp Mask Lens helps you sharpen photos 
without having to apply the effect directly to an object. 
This lens increases the contrast of adjacent pixels while 
preserving both high- and low-frequency details, like edges 
and large structures. You can have the lens cover the entire 
image, or you can create a lens from an editable area that 
you define. Plus, you can easily edit the lens by adding or 
removing areas, and by adjusting the lens transparency.

Planar Mask tool: You can use the new Planar 

Mask tool in Corel PHOTO-PAINT X7 to define a feathered 

Give it a try

1

In Corel PHOTO-PAINT X7, open an image, and then 

click the 

 

 

tool in the toolbox.

2

To set the size of the brush nib, type a value in the 

 box on the property bar.

3

On the property bar, click either the 

 

 

or 

 

 

button.

The difference between a smooth smear and pointy 
smear is noticeable only with higher 

 values.

4

To set the amount of smearing, type a value in the 

 box on the property bar.

To control the amount of smearing by using the pressure 

of your digital pen, click the 

 

 

button.

5

Drag across an area of the image that you want to 
smear.