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is a color ink. As you draw with Cycle ink, the colors change as the ink progresses through
Cycle
the palette. The beginning and ending points of the color cycle are determined by the foreground
and destination colors. If you want to cycle through the whole palette, select white as the
foreground color and black as the destination color. This ink works only when your computer is
set to 256 colors.
changes any pixel that is the current foreground color to the current gradient destination
Switch
color as you paint over pixels of that color.
creates a translucent color ink. You can see the background object, but its color is blended
Blend
with the foreground object's color. Select the percentage of blend in the Paint Window
Preferences dialog box.
is a useful ink for coloring black-and-white artwork. For example, if you paint yellow
Darkest
over black and white, black remains black because it is darker than yellow, and white becomes
yellow because yellow is darker than white.
is a useful ink for coloring black-and-white artwork. For example, if you paint yellow
Lightest
over black and white, black objects become yellow when painted with the Lightest ink effect, and
white remains white because it is lighter than yellow.
makes colors darker. The more times you click with the Brush tool, the darker the area
Darken
becomes. The colors of the foreground, background, and destination inks have no effect on
Darken. Darken creates an effect that is the same as reducing a color's brightness with the
controls in the Color Palettes window. You can change the rate of this ink effect in the Paint
Preferences dialog box.
makes colors lighter. The more times you click with the Brush tool, the lighter the area
Lighten
becomes. The color of the foreground, background, and destination inks have no effect on
Lighten. Lighten creates an effect that is the same as increasing a color's brightness with the
controls in the Color Palettes window. You can change the lightness of this ink effect in the Paint
Preferences dialog box.
blurs existing artwork when it is painted with the Brush tool. It is not directional as are
Smooth
Smear and Smudge. The color of the foreground, background, and destination inks have no effect
on Smooth. Use it to smooth out jagged edges.
works with the Brush tool and functions like mixing paint. Any area you drag across with
Smear
a Smear ink spreads in the direction of the brush, fading as it gets farther from the source. The
color of the foreground, background, and destination inks have no effect on Smear ink.
is a color ink for the Brush tool that is similar to Smear ink. It also functions like mixing
Smudge
paint. The colors fade faster as they are spread. The color of the foreground, background, and
destination inks have no effect on Smudge ink.
works with the Brush tool in color. Whatever is under the Brush tool when you start to
Spread
drag is picked up as the ink for the brush. Copies of what is beneath the brush are pushed across
the window as you draw.
uses the current contents of the Clipboard as a pattern with which to paint. The
Clipboard
Clipboard contents must originate in Director.
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