Using Director > Vector Shapes and Bitmaps > Setting Paint window preferences

 

Setting Paint window preferences

You can use Paint window preferences to modify the settings of a number of tools and drawing methods in the Paint window.

To change Paint window preferences:

1

Choose File > Preferences > Paint.

2

To make tools remember the last color or ink used, choose the following options:

Remember Color remembers the last color used with a tool, which remains, selected for the next time you use the Brush or Airbrush tools.

Remember Ink remembers the last ink used with a tool, which remains selected for the next time you use any tool.

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To control the way colors cycle when you draw with Cycle ink, choose one of the following options:

Repeat Sequence causes colors to cycle from foreground to destination color and then repeat from foreground to destination.

Reverse Sequence causes colors to cycle from foreground to destination color and then from destination to foreground.

4

To set a line width thicker than the widths available in the Paint window, use the Other Line Width slider to enter a value.

The width you set will be the width that appears when you draw a line after selecting Other Line Width.

5

To set the opacity of a color when using the Blend ink effect in the Paint window, use the Blend slider to enter a value.

You can vary the blend value between 0 and 100 percent.

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To set the rate at which artwork changes when you use the Darken or Lighten effects in the Paint window, use the Lighten or Darken slider to enter a value.

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To determine how colors are used when using Smooth, Lighten, Darken, or Cycle effects, choose an Interpolate By option:

Color Value ignores the order of the colors in the palette and produces a continuous blend of the foreground and destination colors.

Palette Location uses all the colors in the palette between the foreground and destination colors.