User Guide

Chapter 5: Painting And Image Editing
Image modes for Canvas paint objects
In Canvas, image modes define the color model and number of colors that can be used in images.
When you create a new paint object in Canvas, you select an image mode: Black & White, Grayscale,
RGB Color, CMYK Color, or LAB Color. When you select a paint object, Canvas displays the image mode
in the Properties bar.
The image mode also appears in the Status bar if Object Details has been selected to appear
in an information field.
How image modes affect image filters
Filters produce different results depending on the image mode. When you paint, the opacity setting
of a brush acts differently on images in different modes. For the most predictable results with filters
and paint tools, use RGB color mode.
Posterizing a LAB image introduces color to light areas.
Original RGB image posterized 4 levels LAB image posterized 4 levels
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