User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To set the foreground color to black and background color to white:
Press the “C” key.
To select a color for painting:
1. Click the foreground or background color icon in the Toolbox.
2. In the Presets palette, on the Ink tab, click on an ink type and select a color.
You can also create new colors by using the various Inks managers located in the Attributes
palette (see "Creating color inks" on page 231).
Picking colors with the Color Dropper tool
Use the Color Dropper tool to pick up color from an image or object. The color you select becomes the
current background or foreground color that you can use for painting and drawing (see "Using the
Color Dropper" on page 254).
While in image edit mode, select the Color Dropper by pressing Alt; however, you won’t be able to
pick the background color.
To select the background color from a paint object:
1.
Select the Color Dropper tool from the Toolbox.
2. Click a color in the paint object or image.
The background color changes in the Toolbox.
To select the foreground color from a paint object:
1. Select the Color Dropper tool from the Toolbox.
2. Right-click a color in the paint object or image.
The foreground color changes in the Toolbox.
Painting modes
Use various painting modes when you paint and edit images. Painting modes can create special
effects and let you control color mixing and the tonal range affected by painting.
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