User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Mode Function
Hard Light Paints in Multiply or Screen mode, depending on the applied color’s
lightness value. This mode is similar to Soft Light. However, painting
with black produces black; painting with white produces white.
Darken Compares the underlying color and the applied color, and the result is
whichever color is darker. In other words, pixels in the image will be
painted if the paint color is darker, while pixels that are darker than the
paint color will remain unpainted.
Lighten The Lighten mode is the opposite of Darken mode. Lighten compares the
underlying color and the applied color, and the result is whichever color
is lighter. In other words, pixels in the image will be painted if the paint
color is lighter; pixels that are lighter than the paint color will remain
unpainted.
Difference Compares the brightness of the original and applied colors, subtracts
the brightness value of the darker pixel from the lighter one, and applies
that value to the original image.
Hue Applies the hue of the paint color without changing the brightness and
saturation of the underlying image.
Saturation Changes the saturation of the area painted to match the saturation of the
applied color, without changing the hue or luminance values. Applying
gray does not affect the original image.
Color Changes the hue and saturation of the painted area to the hue and
saturation of the applied color, without affecting the shadow, highlights,
or midtones of the original image.
Luminosity Changes the lightness of the underlying color to the lightness of the
applied color, without affecting the hue or saturation of the image.
Painting context menu
When working with a painting tool, use the context menu to gain quick access to common commands.
The commands that are available vary, depending on the selected painting tool and whether there is a
selection in the image.
The context menu contains some common commands that are available from the Menu bar.
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