User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Working with painting tools
Apply color, make selections, edit, retouch, color-correct, and clone images with Painting tools. For
some tools, you can adjust opacity, pressure, exposure, or other settings. See the specific tool
entries in this section for details. These tools are located in the Painting tools palette.
Paint Brush Blur
Pencil Sharpen
Eraser Rubber Stamp
Marker Smudge
Airbrush Dodge
Neon Burn
Bucket Sponge
Blend
These tools can be used to place paint objects into paint edit mode. Point to a selected paint object
with a painting tool, the pointer becomes a hand. Click the cursor on the paint object to enter edit
mode.
To use a painting tool:
1. Double-click on a paint object to place it in edit mode.
2. Select a foreground or background color for painting (see "Selecting colors for painting" on
page 423).
3. Select a brush shape in the Brushes palette located in the Properties bar. You can also
choose a mode or other option for most tools.
You can start dragging outside an image; a tool’s effect begins when the pointer is
inside the image.
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