MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX Use Manual page 230

The result of the ink you select depends on whether you are working in color or in black and
white. Also, some inks work better when painting with patterns, and others work better when
painting with solid colors.
Ink
Normal
Transparent
Reverse
Ghost
Gradient
Reveal
Cycle
Switch
Blend
Darkest
Lightest
Darken
Lighten
Smooth
Smear
Smudge
Spread
Clipboard
is the default ink. It is opaque and maintains the color of the current foreground color
Normal
and pattern.
ink makes the background color of patterns transparent so artwork drawn previously
Transparent
in the current cast member can be seen through the pattern.
ink makes overlapping colors reverse. Any pixel in the foreground art that was originally
Reverse
white becomes transparent. Any pixel that was black reverses the color of the background art.
ink in black and white creates an image that can be seen only when drawn over a black
Ghost
background. In color, Ghost ink draws with the current background color.
lets you paint with the gradient fill that you selected in the Gradient Settings dialog box.
Gradient
See "Using gradients" on page 224. A gradient fill is one that progresses from one color, called the
foreground color, to another color, called the destination color. You can paint with Gradient ink
using the Brush tool, the Bucket tool, and the shape tools.
works indirectly with the art in the previous cast position. Imagine the previous cast
Reveal
member's artwork covered with a white area. Reveal ink erases the white area to show the artwork
in the previous window. Reveal ink can be used to create specific shapes from shades created with
the Airbrush tool. Because it is impossible to mask certain shapes for the airbrush, spray an area
with the airbrush first; then, in the next cast member, paint the shapes you need with a Reveal
ink. As you paint your object, you expose the airbrush pattern in the previous window.
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B&W Color Works with
Solids and patterns
Patterns
Solids and patterns
Solids (B&W) and patterns (color)
Brush, Bucket, shape tools
Brush, shape tools
Solids and patterns
Brush
Solids and patterns
Patterns
Patterns
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush
Brush