User Manual

Painting and Drawing 115
Choosing colors
Foreground and background colors
At any given time,
PhotoPlus allows
you to work with
just two colors—a
foreground color
and a background
color. These are
always visible as
two swatches on the
Color tab indicated
opposite (ringed).
The foreground
color is set to green
(RGB 63:173:73)
and the background
color to black.
The Color tab makes it possible to set the working color mode before color
selection: RGB (Red, Green, Blue); CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black);
HSL sliders (Hue, Saturation, Lightness); HSL Color Wheel; HSL Color Box;
or Grayscale. modes
To set the mode:
• Choose an option from the drop-
down list.
Defining colors
Now, a few things to remember about how these colors are used:
• When you draw a selection, shape, or use the paintbrush tools, you
could apply the foreground color.