Before you get started with Corel Photo-Paint, you should become familiar with the following terms ;

Term Description

Channel An 8-bit grayscale image that stores color or mask information for an image

Editable area An area of a mask that allows paints and effects to be applied to a selected area of an image

Image A file that you open or create with Corel Photo-Paint

Lens An object layer that protects part or all of an image when you perform color and tonal corrections.

Mask A method of defining protected area and editable areas in an image during image editing

Object An independent bitmap that is layered above the background image

Path A series of line and curve segments connected by adjustable endpoints ('called nodes')

Thumbnail A miniature, low-resolution version of an image