.COLORS File Extension
Painter Color Set
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What is a COLORS file?
A COLORS file is a color set created and used by Corel Painter, a digital painting application. It contains a set of colors that a user manually grouped together or created from an image or layer. Saving a color set as a COLORS file allows artists to import and use that color set in other projects.
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Artists can use Corel Painter's Color Set Libraries panel to group many colors together into a color set. For example, an artist who is creating multiple pieces of artwork that will be used by the same company may want to group that company's brand colors into a color set. Then, the artist can quickly choose the correct, company-approved color(s) from the color set while painting, drawing, or adding text and shape elements.
If an artist knows they will use a color set they've created again in the future, they can save that color set as a COLORS file. Then, the artist can import the color set and quickly select colors from it when working on future projects.
How do I save a Corel Painter color set?
To save a color set as a COLORS file:
- From Painter's Palette Drawer, select the Color Set Libraries panel.
- Select the sandwich menu button that appears next to the Color Set Libraries panel.
- Select .
- Follow the prompts to name and save your color set as a COLORS file.
How to open a COLORS file
You can import the color set a COLORS file contains into Corel Painter (Windows, Mac). To do so:
- From Painter's Palette Drawer, select the Color Set Libraries panel.
- Select the sandwich menu button that appears next to the Color Set Libraries panel.
- Select .
- Navigate to and open your COLORS file.
If necessary, you can also open a COLORS file as a text document in any text editor, such as Microsoft Notepad (Windows) or Apple TextEdit (Mac). This will allow you to view the RGB values associated with the color set your COLORS file contains. (For example, you might want to open your COLORS file in a text editor if you do not have access to Corel Painter and need to see what colors the file contains.)