================================ Corel Painter keyboard shortcuts ================================ First published at 7/6/2018 on https://defkey.com/corel-painter-shortcuts Corel Painter is a raster-based digital art software. It aims to simulate the appearance and behavior of traditional media associated with drawing, painting, and printmaking. Corel Painter has 207 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Toolbox commands ---------------- Navigation and Utility tools M Magnifier G Grabber E Rotate Page , Divine Proportion / Layout Grid . Perspective Guides (opens property bar) C Crop Drawing and painting tools B Brush (Freehand line) V Brush (Straight line) K Paint Bucket D Dropper ‘ Dodge = Burn Selection tools R Rectangular selection O Oval selection L Lasso Shift + L Polygonal selection W Magic wand Adjuster tools F Layer adjuster S Selection adjuster H Shape selection   Shape design tools P Pen Q Quick curve T Text Shape object tools I Rectangular shape J Oval shape Shape edit tools Z Scissors A Add point Y Convert point X Remove point Transform tool Option + Cmd + T (Mac OS) Transform tool Alt + Ctrl + T (Windows) Transform tool Symmetry tools ‘ Mirror tool Cmd + K (Mac OS) Kaleidoscope tool Ctrl + K (Windows) Kaleidoscope tool Panel commands -------------- Ctrl + B Brush controls panel (General or All) Ctrl + 1 Colors Ctrl + 2 Mixer Ctrl + 3 Color sets Ctrl + 4 Layers Ctrl + 5 Channels Ctrl + 6 Clone source Ctrl + 7 Navigator Ctrl + 8 Gradients Ctrl + 9 Patterns Menu commands ------------- Ctrl + , Preferences > General Ctrl + Q Quit File menu commands ------------------ Ctrl + N New Ctrl + O Open Ctrl + W Close Ctrl + S Save Shift + Ctrl + S Save as Shift + Ctrl + S Export Source Image Ctrl + Alt + S Iterative save Alt + Ctrl + E E-mail image Shift + Ctrl + P Page setup Ctrl + P Print Ctrl + Q Exit (Windows) Edit menu --------- Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo Ctrl + Shift + F Fade Ctrl + X Cut Ctrl + C Copy Shift + Ctrl + C Copy merged Shift + Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + V Paste in place Ctrl + F Fill Alt + Ctrl + T Free transform Ctrl + K Preferences  > General Shift + Ctrl + K Preferences > Brush tracking Canvas menu ----------- Shift + Ctrl + R Resize Ctrl + T Tracing paper Ctrl + R Show/Hide rulers Ctrl + ; Show/Hide guides Shift + Ctrl + ; Snap to guides Ctrl + ‘ Show/Hide grid Alt + Ctrl + K Color management settings Layers menu ----------- Ctrl + Shift + N New layer Ctrl + Shift + 1 Select all layers Ctrl + G Group Ctrl + U Ungroup Ctrl + E Collapse Ctrl + Shift + L Dry digital watercolor Select menu ----------- Ctrl + A All Ctrl + D None Ctrl + I Invert Shift + Ctrl + D Reselect Shift + Ctrl + H Hide marquee Shift + Ctrl + G Load selection Shapes ------ Shift + J Join endpoints Ctrl + ] Duplicate Ctrl + [ Set shape attributes Effects menu ------------ Ctrl + / Last effect Ctrl + Shift + Z Auto clone   Tonal control Ctrl + Shift + A Adjust colors Ctrl + Shift + B Brightness/Contrast Ctrl + Shift + E Equalize Ctrl + Shift + I Negative Windows menu ------------ Tab Panels Ctrl + + Zoom in Ctrl + - Zoom out Ctrl + 0 Zoom to fit Ctrl + M Screen toggle mode Ctrl + Alt + 0 Actual size Screen navigation ----------------- Space Scroll image with grabber Space + Left click Center image Space + Ctrl + Left click Zoom in Space + Ctrl + Alt + Left click Zoom out Space + Alt + Move the mouse Rotate image Space + Alt + Shift + Move the mouse Constrain rotate to 90 degrees Shift + Alt + Left click Orient screen to default view Panel navigation ---------------- Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Scroll contents of panel Shift + Left click (click on Open/Close triangle) Expand/Collapse all panels Panel menu commands -------------------   Layers panel Ctrl + Shift + 1 Select all layers Ctrl + Backspace Delete layer   Colors panel Shift + S Toggle between main and additional colors Shift + O Standard colors U Use clone color   Mixer panel Space Pan tool Ctrl + Space Zoom tool (zoom-in) Ctrl + Space + Alt Zoom tool (zoom-out)   Channels panel Ctrl + Shift + M New from Ctrl + Shift + U Clear Ctrl + Shift + E Edit gradient Brush controls -------------- Alt Dropper Ctrl Layer adjuster Alt + Ctrl Resize brush ] Increase current brush size incrementally [ Decrease current brush size incrementally Shift Constrain to 45 degrees 1 to 0 key: Adjust opacity in 10% increments Shift + 1 Unconstrained draw Shift + 2 Draw outside Shift + 3 Draw inside Ctrl + L Load nozzle Cloners Alt Set clone source Alt + Shift Set clone destination Ctrl + Alt + Clone Re-link clone source   Colors Ctrl + Shift + K Correct colors Shift + X Toggle between main and additional colors   Gradations Ctrl click Angle Adjuster: Adjust spiral   Paint bucket Left click + Move the mouse Limit fill extent Alt Dropper Selection tools --------------- Rectangle, Oval, and Lasso selection tools Shift (hold down after you start dragging) Constrain to square or circle Shift Add to selection Alt Subtract from selection Magic wand Shift + Left click Add color to selection Shift + Move the mouse Add range of colors to selection Alt + Left click Remove color from selection Alt + Move the mouse Remove range of colors from selection Adjuster tools -------------- Ctrl (except when either the screen navigation or Shape tools are selected) Layer adjuster Ctrl (when Selection tools are selected) Selection adjuster Ctrl (when Shape tools are selected) Shape selection tool Layer adjuster Alt + Move the mouse Duplicate Ctrl + Shift + D Delete layer Arrow keys Move layer by one screen pixel Ctrl + Shift + H Hide/Display marquee Enter Attribute dialog box for current layer [0 - 9] Adjust opacity in 10% increments Ctrl + Shift Select/Deselect mode Selection adjuster Left click (click inside active selection, and drag) Reposition Alt + Move the mouse + Left click Duplicate Arrow keys (on canvas) Move selection by one screen pixel Backspace Delete current selection Shift Select/Deselect mode   Free transform Alt + Left click (click corner handles) Distort Ctrl + Alt + Left click (click corner handles) Perspective distort Shift + Left click (click corner handles) Resize/Preserve aspect Ctrl + Left click (click corner handles) Rotate Ctrl + Left click (click side handles) Skew Shape tools ----------- Ctrl Shape selection tool toggle   Shape objects tools Shift + Left click Constrain to square Shift + Left click Constrain to circle Shape selection tool: Direct selection Home Select start point of shape End Select endpoint of shape Page Up Select previous point in shape Page Down Select next point in shape Arrow keys Move path by one screen pixel Del Delete selected (closed) shape Animation --------- Home First frame of stack End Last frame of stack Page Up Next frame Page Down Previous frame Alt + Stop Stop at current frame Ctrl + . Stop and return to current starting frame Lighting -------- Shift + Ctrl + L Lighting mover Layer selection tools --------------------- Ctrl + G Group Ctrl + U Ungroup Mosaics ------- Alt + Left click (click tile) Get tile color Ctrl + Left click (click tile) Get tile shape Shift + Left click (click tile) Delete tile A Select all tiles D Deselect all tiles C Change selected tiles to current color T Tint selected tiles with current color V Vary color of selected tiles Other commands -------------- Ctrl + Shift + T Add current color to color set Shift + S Swap colors Arrow keys Nudge 1 pixel Shift + Arrow keys Nudge 4 pixels Shift + I Memory info Ctrl + Alt + 0 Zoom to actual pixels - Insert script delay Ctrl + Shift + W Close all windows Shift + Left click + Move the mouse (drag the vanishing point to a new position) Perspective Guides — Reposition one vanishing point and the associated primary lines together Ctrl + Shift + Left click + Move the mouse (drag the vanishing point to a new position) Perspective Guides — Reposition all vanishing points and primary lines together Source: Corel  Last modified on (UTC): Sunday, October 18, 2020 Defkey © All rights reserved.