Gradient manager
To create a gradient ink, you
choose a gradient style, colors,
and other options using the
controls in the Gradient man-
ager.
A The gradient color se-
quence appears in the bar.
Each pointer below the bar
represents a color and shows
the colors relative position in
the gradient. One pointer is al-
ways selected, and the point-
ers color appears in the color
icon (D). A gradient can have
two or more colors.
B The pointers at the ends of
the bar represent the start and
end colors of the gradient.
These pointers cant be moved
or deleted, but you can change
their colors.
C Click a pointer to select it; a
selected pointer appears high-
lighted. To add an intermedi-
ate color, double-click in the
bar and a new pointer appears
that represents the color of the
gradient where you clicked.
To adjust color spacing, drag
an intermediate pointer. To
delete a color, drag its pointer
to either end of the bar.
D Choose a color for the se-
lected pointer from the pop-up
palette. To select a custom col-
or, see Creating custom col-
ors in pop-up palettes on
page 18.320.
Style. Choose a gradient style
from the pop-up menu. See
the table (next) for shape and
editing information.
E You can drag handles in
the box to adjust settings such
as gradient shape, angle and
center. See the table, next, for
additional information.
F
Gradient preview. Shows
the current gradient. The ap-
pearance of the gradient var-
ies, depending on the gradient
style. The preview changes as
you edit the gradient.
When you click the Apply but-
ton, Canvas applies this gradi-
ent. You can also drag the gra-
dient from the preview box to
objects and into the grid of
inks.
Angle. For Radial and Direc-
tional styles, enter the angle of
the gradient axis, or drag the
solid dot in the edit box to set
the angle.
360º. When Radial style is
selected, select this checkbox
to blend the gradient through
360 degrees around the cen-
ter. If this option isnt selected,
the blend runs through 180
degrees in both directions,
creating a mirror image
around the blend axis.
In addition, when the 360-
degree option is selected, a
button appears. Click the but-
ton to reverse the gradient
direction.
Rainbow. Select this to add all
hues on the color wheel
between the colors you set in
the gradient. Click a direction
button to select a clockwise or
counter-clockwise path around
the HSL color wheel, which
sets the sequence of hues.
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D
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