User Guide

Corel Painter 95
on the ring to change the gradient
angle.
A corresponding numeric value
appears below the gradient
preview.
To change spiral tension:
1 Choose Window menu > Show
Gradients
to display the Gradients
palette.
2 Do one of the following:
• Hold down Command (Mac
OS) or Ctrl (Windows) while
you drag the red ball in the gra-
dient angle ring to change how
tightly wound the spiral gradi-
ent becomes.
• Click inside the gradient pre-
view to cause Corel Painter to
rotate the gradient for you.
Click anywhere outside the
preview to stop the rotation.
Creating and Editing
Gradients
You can create from very simple to
very complex gradients. For a simple
two-point gradient, you just need to
choose a primary and a secondary
color, then have Corel Painter create a
gradient between them. For more
complex gradients, use the Gradient
Editor or capture gradients from
existing artwork. Color control points
in the Gradient Editor are used to
control at which point a new gradient
starts.
You can save gradients and use them
to fill a selected object. For more
information on filling an object, refer
to “Filling Techniques” on page 118.
To create a two-point gradient:
1 Choose Window menu > Show
Colors
to display the Colors
palette.
2 On the Colors palette, click the
primary color rectangle and choose
a primary color.
3 Click the secondary color rectangle
and choose a secondary color.
4 Choose Window menu > Show
Gradients.
5 Choose Two-Point from the
Gradient selector.
Note
•
When creating a two-point gradient,
set a color for the right control point, and
then set a color for the far left control
point.
Tip
•
You can also select colors in between
the end colors to create interesting
gradient effects.
To edit or create a complex
gradient:
1 Choose Window menu > Show
Gradients
to display the Gradients
palette.
2 Click the palette menu arrow, and
choose Edit Gradient.
The colored ramp across the top of
the Edit Gradient dialog box
displays the current gradient. The
pointed gray markers along the
bottom of the bar are color control
points. You can position these
pointed markers to change the
color of the blend at individual
gradient points.
3 Click a color control point to select
it.