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Import and Export layout files

If I want to share a layout file I need to fiddle around trying to find it in AppData. Would be great if I could export and import it from Painter.
Roxane Lapa over 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Have Brush Icon show Direction or Rotation of stroke like Enhanced Brush Ghost

I like to be able to use the brush icon but it doesn't show the the direction or rotation of the stroke. It would be a plus if it could be set to direction or rotation and follow the stroke as it paints
Dana Diamond over 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Combining Dab Effects

After watching a video on Dab Effects, which look really useful, it occurred to me that being able to combine the effects within one dab would be useful. For example, Add Erosion along with Feathering. I'm sure there's many more combination that w...
Deborah Kolesar over 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Resize image dpi, width and length independantly

At present resizing in Painter is ineffective to those that wish to resize only resolution or width or length independently. For example. If I have an image 12" by 10" at 72 dpi and would like to make it 12" x 12" at 150 dpi I can not.
Dana Diamond over 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Promote Selection to Layer

There are many steps required to place a selection on a new layer. First you have to make the layer, you have to make a new layer, then you have to go to edit and copy selection, and then place, but when it is place on a new layer it just goes whe...
Dana Diamond over 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 1

Make Text Layer from PS remain functional

Title says it all. If layer styles are added in PS then one goes back to Painter we get an error message about unsupported effects or layers.
Deborah Kolesar over 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Layer Styles for Text

Would be great to be able to bevel/emboss text, add drop shadow (with ability to move and change opacity and color), add glow, etc. Would eliminate having to go into PS.
Deborah Kolesar over 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Tooltip Options

While tooltips can obviously be very helpful, it would be nice to have more options. Some ideas would be: 1) Ability to adjust the amount of delay time before the tooltip appears while hovering with the mouse or stylus. 2) Ability to adjust the am...
Ron Longtin over 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 1

Ability to create straight lines & shapes such as circles/square by holding for a second at the end of the line/shape

In Procreate, you create straight & curved lines & clean shapes such as squares, circles etc by holding at the end of the line/shape for a second…it will automatically create a straight/curved line or shape closest to what you’ve drawn wit...
Michelle Webb over 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0

Use eyedropper tool outside of program

This is a functionality that Photoshop has. It works like this: - Choose the eyedropper tool - Left click and hold anywhere on the canvas - While still holding, move the eyedropper tool outside of the program and release click over the colour you ...
Roxane Lapa over 3 years ago in New feature or functionality 0