Operation Manual

Fills, Lines, Colours, and Transparency 105

If an object using a gradient fill is selected, you'll see the fill path

displayed as one or more lines, with circular handles marking where the

spectrum between each key colour begins and ends. Adjusting the

handle positions determines the actual spread of colours between

handles. You can also edit the fill by adding, deleting, or changing key

colours.

For details of how to edit and manage gradient fills, see DrawPlus Help.

The editing of gradient fills is a complex operation and is covered in

greater detail in the DrawPlus Help.

Working with bitmap and plasma fills

bitmap fill

uses a named bitmap—

often a material, pattern, or background

image. DrawPlus supplies an impressive

selection of preset bitmap fills on the

Swatch tab, and you can also import your

own.

A plasma fill, sometimes called a fractal

fill, is a bitmapped pattern with dark and

light regions, useful for simulating cloud

or shadow effects. Again, the Swatch tab

hosts a selection of these fills.

Once you've applied either type of fill to an object using the Swatch tab

(see Setting fill properties on p. 92), you can adjust the fill's tint with the

Shade/Tint slider in the Colour tab (use Colour mode drop-down list),