User Guide

Color80
Click the front rectangle to set the primary
color.
To choose the secondary color:
1 On the Colors palette, click the
back rectangle.
2 Choose a color using the Color
picker.
If you usually work with the
Primary color, you might want to
re-click the front rectangle so that
it will be selected the next time you
go to the color picker.
Click the back rectangle to set the secondary
color.
To swap primary and secondary
colors:
• Click the swap icon .
Sampling Colors from
Imagery
In addition to choosing colors on the
Colors palette, you can use the
Dropper tool to select, or “pick up,” a
color from an existing image.
To use the Dropper tool:
1 Click the front or back rectangle to
select a primary or secondary color.
2 Click the Dropper tool in the
toolbox.
3 Move the cursor to the color you
want to pick up, and click it.
The color picker updates to display
the color you’ve selected.
Note
•
The Dropper tool picks up visible
color only. You can’t select a hidden color
with the Dropper tool.
Tip
•
You can quickly get the Dropper tool
by pressing D on the keyboard.
To access the Dropper tool from
other tools:
• Press Option (Mac OS) or Alt
(Windows).
Note
•
The Dropper tool doesn’t work with
all tools.
Cloning Color
The Clone Color option is another
way to choose color. This feature lets
the brush pick up color from an
original (source) image. Brushes
using dab-based Dab Types take an
average based on samples of color
from the clone source, resulting in an
approximation of the original color.
Brushes using rendered Dab Types
sample several colors, loading each
into individual bristles of the brush,
allowing for startlingly realistic
results. For more information about
cloning, refer to “Cloning Imagery”
on page 187.