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Match Background Color ........................................................... 132
Adding a shadow to an object .................................................... 133
Separating a shadow from its object ......................................... 133
Copying and moving an object between images ........................... 134
Duplicating an object ................................................................ 134
Deleting an object .................................................................... 134
Spacing and aligning objects ..................................................... 135
Using object libraries ........................................................ 136
Saving selections to the object libraries ....................................... 136
Using an image or selection from the Object Library ..................... 137
Making a lower-third ......................................................... 138
Using the Measure Tool ..................................................... 139
Using the Transform Tool .................................................. 140
Rotating images ....................................................................... 141
Straightening images .............................................................. 142
3D transformation .................................................................. 142
Working with Object Eraser Tools ..................................... 144
Using the Stamp Tool ........................................................ 145
Guidelines and grid ........................................................... 146
CHAPTER 4: USING THE PAINTING AND FILL TOOLS ...... 147
Using the Painting Tools .................................................... 148
Erasing ................................................................................... 149
Customizing Paint Tools ............................................................ 150
Using Paint Tool presets .......................................................... 150
Using the Tool Settings panel ................................................... 150
Special Paint Tools and Tricks .................................................... 151
Using the Particle Brush ........................................................... 151
Using the Drop Water Tool ....................................................... 152
Painting with textures ............................................................. 152
Painting an outline or border .................................................... 153
Using Paint as Object mode ..................................................... 154
Editing active objects only ......................................................... 155
Using the Fill Tools ............................................................ 156
Choosing a Gradient Fill method ................................................. 157
Filling an area with a texture ..................................................... 159
Performing drag-and-drop texture and gradient fills .................... 160
Working with Colors .......................................................... 161
Using the PhotoImpact Color Picker ............................................ 161
Picking colors from an image or entire screen .............................. 163
Changing foreground and background colors ................................ 163
Using the Color Panel ............................................................... 163
The Color tab ......................................................................... 163
Setting a Single-color ...................................................... 164
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