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To determine how a gradient shifts between colors, select an option from the Method
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pop-up menu:
If you select Dither as the Type option, the following choices are available:
ignores the order of the colors in the palette. Instead, it uses only colors that create
Best Colors
a continuous blend from foreground to background colors and blends them with a dithered
pattern. Dithering is a technique that creates color from two or more colors of pixels
interspersed together.
Adjacent Colors
them with a dithered pattern.
uses only the foreground and background colors and blends them with a
Two Colors
dithered pattern.
uses only the foreground color and fades it with a dithered pattern.
One Color
Standard Colors
several blended colors with a dithered pattern to create the gradient.
ignores all the colors between the foreground and background colors and adds
Multi Colors
several blended colors with a randomized dithered pattern to create a smooth gradient.
If you select Pattern as the Type option, the following options are available:
ignores the order of the colors in the palette and uses only colors that create a
Best Colors
continuous blend of the foreground and background colors.
Best Colors Transparent
create a continuous blend of the foreground and background colors. White pixels in patterns
created with this method are transparent.
Adjacent Colors
colors for the gradient.
Adjacent Colors Transparent
background colors for the gradient. White pixels in patterns that are created with this method
are transparent.
To determine the way the gradient fills an area in the Paint window, select one of the following
4
options from the Direction pop-up menu:
Top to Bottom
Bottom to Top
puts the foreground color on the left and the destination color on the right.
Left to Right
puts the foreground color on the right and the destination color on the left.
Right to Left
lets you determine the direction of the gradient. You set the direction of the
Directional
gradient in the Paint window with the paint tool used to fill the area.
creates a gradient that starts at the edge of the area and moves toward the center.
Shape Burst
The foreground color begins at the edge and the destination color appears in the center. This
option works only on the Macintosh.
begins with the foreground color at the edge of the area and moves in concentric
Sun Burst
circles to the destination color at the center.
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uses all colors between the foreground and background colors and blends
ignores all colors between the foreground and background colors and adds
ignores the order of the colors in the palette and uses only colors that
uses all the colors in the palette between the foreground and background
uses all the colors in the palette between the foreground and
puts the foreground color at the top and the destination color at the bottom.
puts the foreground color at the bottom and the destination color at the top.