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apply a single setting to all the selected strokes, select a new value, option, or color, as
appropriate.
When you drag to change Radius, Feather, or Opacity values, hold down Ctrl
(Windows) or Command (Mac OS) to reduce the size of the increments. To change the
value by larger increments, hold down Shift as you drag.
Radius Controls the size of the brush or eraser.
Feather Controls the softness of brush or eraser edges (but does not affect the airbrush).
To quickly set your brush Radius and Feather amounts as you paint, press Ctrl
(Windows) or Command (Mac OS) and click anywhere in the Composition window;
then drag in or out to resize the brush.When you release the Ctrl or Command key, you can
then drag in or out to resize the feather.
Opacity Controls the transparency of the paint or erasures.
Brush Type Shows the brush type you selected in the Vector Paint toolbar in the Compo-
sition window. For more information, see "Specifying a Brush type (PB only)" on page 335.
Color This Color swatch represents the paint color used to draw strokes. Select a new
color by clicking the Color swatch and then using the Color Picker, or by using the
Eyedropper to sample a color from the desktop.
When one or more strokes of the same color are selected, this swatch displays the Color of
those strokes. You can change the color of the selected strokes. For information about the
Eyedropper, see "Editing your paint work (PB only)" on page 336.
Color Clone When Color Clone is turned on, the brush behaves like a combination
eyedropper and brush. The color of the stroke is determined by the pixels at the position
where the stroke begins. The Color swatch in the Effect Controls Brush Settings displays
the new sampled color. When you begin another stroke, a new group of pixels is sampled
and used to color that stroke.
The Color Clone affects strokes only while you draw; it has no effect on an already
completed stroke.This is the only Brush Setting you can't apply after drawing. Clicking
either the Eyedropper or Color swatch turns off the Color Clone feature.
Editing your paint work (PB only)
Use tools on the Vector Paint toolbar in the Composition window to revise your paint
work. Three of these tools do not require you to select a stroke first.
Undo button ( ) Click the Undo button to cancel your last (one) painting action, if it can
be undone. If the action cannot be undone, this tool is dimmed (not available). You can
also undo paint actions using the Undo command on the Vector Paint contextual menu or
pressing Ctrl+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (Mac OS).
Note: Do not use the Undo command on the Edit menu to undo Vector Paint actions.
Eyedropper tool ( ) Use the eyedropper to select a color to paint with from a sampling
anywhere on the desktop. Press the Escape key to cancel the eyedropper.
Note: By default, Eyedropper samples a single pixel. Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or
Command (Mac OS) and click the Eyedropper to sample a 3-x-3-pixel average. Hold down
Shift and drag to sample a range of multiple pixels.
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