User Guide

Chapter 5: Painting And Image Editing
The Mode menu is in the Properties bar and Brushes palette when you use the following tools:
Marker, Paintbrush, Airbrush, Bucket, Blend, Blur, Sharpen, and Rubber Stamp. Painting modes that
are available for most painting tools are listed here.
To choose a painting mode:
1. Select a painting tool.
2. Open the Mode menu and select a mode.
Not all modes are available for all painting tools.
Mode Function
Normal The default painting mode applies color to all pixels uniformly. When the
painting opacity is 100%, the applied color replaces the original color. If
you paint in a Black & White or Indexed image, Normal mode is labeled
Threshold.
Dissolve This mode applies color with a random diffused pattern within the brush
shape. The effect is similar to drawing with chalk. The diffused effect is
stronger when the painting opacity is less than 100%.
Multiply Darkens all pixels by multiplying the value of the applied color and the
underlying color. Painting with darker colors intensifies the effect.
Painting with black results in black; painting with white does not affect
the original color. When you apply a color with multiple strokes in the
same area, the strokes become darker, similar to the effect of making
multiple strokes on paper with an ink marker.
Screen The Screen mode is the opposite of Multiply mode. Screen mode lightens
all pixels by multiplying the inverse values of the applied color and the
underlying color. Painting with lighter colors intensifies the effect.
Painting with black does not affect the original image; painting with
white results in white.
Overlay Applies color without destroying the underlying shadows and highlights.
Overlay mode blends the applied color with the underlying color; the
amount of blending depends on the lightness of the underlying color.
Soft Light Lightens or darkens underlying colors depending on the lightness value
of the applied color. If the lightness of the applied color is less than 50%
gray, painting lightens the image. If the lightness of the applied color is
greater than 50% gray, painting darkens the image. Painting with white
or black has the most intense effect, but does not completely replace the
underlying color.
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