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(a) Matte button (b) Matte Opacity field
3 Set the paint transparency in the Matte Opacity field.
The value in the Matte Opacity field determines the transparency of the paint applied to the matte.
Use a value of 100 to apply fully opaque paint or objects to the matte. Reduce the Matte Opacity value
to increase the transparency of the paint.
4 Paint or place graphics or cutouts on the matte.
The paint and graphics are applied to the matte. If you use graphic tools, use Tack to tack the graphic
to the matte. See
Tacking Down Selected Objects (page 942).
5 You can save the matte in the matte library. See
Saving Setups (page 952).
6 To process the matte clip, click Exit.
The new matte clip is saved to the rendered destination.
Painting on the Matte and Image
When applying paint strokes or graphics to the image, enable Both to paint the image and the matte
simultaneously.
Resetting the Matte
If you do not load a matte, Paint displays the last matte that was loaded.
To erase the matte:
1 Click Matte.
2 Set the Matte Opacity to 0%.
3 Click Wipe.
The matte is erased.
Creating a Gradient Matte
You can use graphics that contain gradients to create a matte that blends from one level of the matte colour
to another level. A gradient matte is useful for blending paint strokes or creating soft edges.
To create a gradient matte, draw a graphic with a gradient on the matte, and then use the Channel Editor
to change the “a” channel of the start or end colour of the gradient. See
Creating Graphics (page 916), and
Changing the Object Gradient (page 930).
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