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Any changes you make to the parent color also change tints based on it. For example,
you might define the color pink as 50% of a red parent color. Changing the parent
color to orange automatically changes pink to light orange.
Shades
These allow both lighter and darker colors to be created all based on a parent color.
Changing the color of the parent changes all associated shades. For example, a
drawing of a car might use shades for the highlight and shaded regions of the car
body. A single edit to the parent changes all the colors of the entire body but keeps
the shading correct. Setting up shades this way is more time consuming but it is a
very powerful way of altering colors.
For best results, the parent color should be a "pure" saturated color. When using the
HSV color mode, saturation and value should ideally be 100%. When viewed in the
COLOR EDITOR the cross should be in the top left-hand corner.
Linked colors
Linked colors are similar to shades but give greater flexibility. These are also based on
a parent color but you define which attributes you want the linked color to share with
its parent. For example you can create a linked color that is a more or less saturated
version of the parent, but the hue and lightness / darkness follow the parent.
Creating a Tint, Shade or Linked color
TINTS, SHADES and LINKED COLOR have to have a master "parent" color, which needs
to be a named color, so that when you change this parent color, the tint will change as
well. So, if necessary, first create a named color (see Creating new named colors (on
page 167)).
To create a tint, shade or link
ed color:
1. Select the object or objects to which you want to apply the color.
2. Open the COLOR EDITOR showing the advanced options.
3. Select the "normal color" drop-down menu and select the TINT, SHADE, or
LINKED option.
4. From the PARENT dropdown menu, select the named color that you want this
color to be linked to.
5. Adjust the TINT, SHADE or LINKED COLOR on the top section of the color editor.