Settings for new paint objects You can specify the image mode, resolution, and background type before you create paint objects with painting tools. To change settings for new paint objects:  Press the Paint Object Creator tool icon and a menu appears. Choose a mode, resolu- tion, or background type in the pop-up menu. To change another set- ting, repeat the procedure. Check marks in the menu indicate the current mode, resolution, and background type. Background You can choose Opaque Background or Transparent Background in the Paint Object Creator tool’s pop-up menu. Opaque Background creates an image made of white pixels. Transparent Background creates an image made of clear pixels. This type of image is transparent, so you can see other objects through it. You can use a transparent image like a clear overlay. For example, you can place a transparent paint object in front of a vector graphic, and then paint in the image to give the appearance of paint strokes on the graphic. Image mode You can choose an image mode in the Paint Object Creator tool’s pop-up menu. The image mode controls the number of colors that can be stored in an image. See “Image modes for Canvas paint objects” on page 31.621. Resolution You can choose several common resolution settings in the Paint Object Creator tool’s menu. To set any other resolution, choose Custom. In the dialog box, type a resolution from 1 to 2,540 pixels per inch, and then click OK. Drag any painting tool (except Crop) to create a new paint object A paint object in edit mode, indicated by crop marks at each corner. Black & White Grayscale RGB Color CMYK Color Lab Color 72 PPI 150 PPI 300 PPI Custom... Opaque Background Current settings are checked in the Paint Object Creator tool menu
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