Adobe 65036570 User Guide - Page 136

ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 125 User Guide You can select an ink effect from the Ink menu at the bottom of the Paint window. The result of the ink you select depends on whether you are working in color or in black and white. Some inks work better when painting with patterns, and others work better when painting with solid colors. Ink Normal Transparent Reverse Ghost Gradient Reveal Cycle Switch Blend Darkest Lightest Darken Lighten Smooth Smear Smudge Spread Clipboard B&W Color Works with Solids and patterns Patterns Solids and patterns Solids (B&W) and patterns (color) Brush, Bucket, shape tools Brush, shape tools Solids and patterns Brush Solids and patterns Patterns Patterns Brush Brush Brush Brush Brush Brush Brush Normal is the default ink. It is opaque and maintains the color of the current foreground color and pattern. Transparent ink makes the background color of patterns transparent, so artwork drawn previously in the current cast member can be seen through the pattern. Reverse ink makes overlapping colors reverse. Any pixel in the foreground art that was originally white becomes transparent. Any pixel that was black reverses the color of the background art. Ghost ink in black and white creates an image that can be seen only when drawn over a black background. In color, Ghost ink draws with the current background color. Gradient lets you paint with the gradient fill that you selected in the Gradient Settings dialog box. For more information, see Using gradients. A gradient fill is one that progresses from one color, called the foreground color, to another color, called the destination color. You can paint with Gradient ink using the Brush tool, the Bucket tool, and the shape tools.