CONTENT
- Tool settings (F2)
- Tool painting functions
- Text tool
Brush modes for painting on picture areas are one of ArtEffects strength. In the
Tool settings it is possible to
choose between a variety of painting modes and the opacity. With the chosen color together it makes it easier for
you to get brilliant results during painting progress, retouch or layer copies. For more information of the brush
modes, consult your manual. For all the people, who own only the demo of ArtEffect, we explain some of the modes
with expressions. Please take some time and try all or some of the modes to become used to them. You surely need
them in your today work with ArtEffect.
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1. Matte
Please load the picture "Apfel.jpg" from the Arteffect-volume PICTURES. Doubleclick
on the freehand tool. In the Tool settings
the Cycle-Gadget must show Color.
Your chosen color must seperate itself from the red and green colors of the apple. Please open the Brush-Manager
via the MENU WINDOW or the functionkey F4, if it`s not already open. Activate SPITZE 3 as the painting brush. Now
make two small marks on the apple, it will be enough for our work. If you have done this, click on the cut tool (it`s the scissors) and be sure that
the rectangular tool will be activated with it. If not, click on it. Cut a piece out of the apple, which is identical
in color an shape of the area you painted the stripes in. You will see it as the new brush in the Brush-Manager.
Now you must change the cycle-gadget in Tool settings to Matte, because you want to paint with the color(s) of your new brush. If you do not change it,
you will paint with the chosen color and the shape of the new brush. Try it by yourself to understand the difference
between Color and Matte. Back to our work and the function Matte. Retouch now the "destroyed" area of the apple with the brush. Voila... the
stripes are gone and the apple looks like an apple. As you see, this is one of ArtEffects advantages to make your
work easier. |
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2. Multiply
The Mutliply can be compared to the effect you got if you lay two sildes over each other
and project them on a wall. The colors are overlayed and the picture becomes darker. It is the same in ArtEffect.
With the color white nothing will change - it is transparent for the other colors like with the slides. With the
color black the effect is inverse - logical.
Please change the cycle-gadget of the Tool settings to Multiply and the Opacity
to 100%. Then choose a lighter color (not white) and draw with it into the picture. Watch the changing done by
the mode. After this try the same with a darker color (not black).
The Multiply mode is used for under-exposed pictures, to increase the depth without loosing the color of the undernaeth
laying picture, in cases of overlaying color pictures with line drawing or to simulate a paper- or canvas structure,
where you can find more color in the depth of the structure.
Negative Multiply works inverse. |
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3. Lighten & Darken
In this mode the chosen color is compared with the color under the actuel brush position.
If you want to lighten the picture your chosen color must be lighter then the picturecolor. If you want to darken
it, it must be darker. Try it with the apple picture. Change the Opacity during your work. |
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4. Hue, Saturation & Luminance
With Hue
you transfer the hue of the chosen color to the picture without touching the brightness of the picture. It is used
for colouring. With Saturation
you increase or decrease the saturation of the picture, depending of the used brush color. With Luminance you can transfer Light-Dark-Structure
from texture to your picture. |
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5. Impressionist
The mode Impressionist
enable you to morph your scanned picture into a painted one, easely. Try a bigger brush (SPITZE5 to SPITZE9) to
get stronger results. |