Colorizing objects
You can use the Colorize command to tint vector objects with solid
color fill or pen inks when you want to mix two colors, or shade one
color with another. Doing this in the Inks palette can be complicated,
because you have to create a custom color and set the correct values
to approximate a two-color mixture. The Colorize command lets you
simply select two colors and choose the percentage of each.
To colorize a vector object
1
Select at least one vector object that has a solid color fill or pen
ink. Colorize has no effect on gradient, hatch, texture, and symbol
inks.
2
Choose Effects > Colorize.
3
In the Colorize dialog box, turn on the Fill and Stroke options
to colorize both, or select the one ink you want to colorize.
4
In the pop-up color palettes, select the colors you want to add
to the inks of the selected objects.
5
Use the sliders or enter a percentage in the text boxes to set the
amount of color to mix with the objects color.
6
Turn on Preview to see the effect or click OK to colorize the
object.
How colorization works
Canvas uses the percentages you specify to determine the new color
values for the selected object. For each color value (for example,
Red, Green, and Blue in the RGB color model), Canvas finds the dif-
ference between the tint and the original color. Then, Canvas multi-
plies the differences by the percentage you specify, and adds these
values to the original color values.
Colorization calculations
An objects color has a red value
of 40%. To tint 50% with a color
that has a red value of 100%,
Canvas calculates a new red val-
ue of 70%. The same calcula-
tions apply to the green and
blue values for an RGB color.
R=40%
R=100%
Difference in red values: 100 - 40 = 60
Value difference multiplied by tint percentage: 60 * 50% = 30
Original color value plus tint value is new value: 40 + 30 = 70% red
R=70%
Original
Tint color
Result