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Color
Palette . The Color Palette is where colors, textures, patterns,
gradients, and stroke and fill are set. The Color Palette works in direct
relation to the tools offered in the Tool palette, as well as the Tool Options
palette for tools allowing stroke, such as the Text tool, Preset Shapes tool,
and the Draw tool. It is recommended that the tool be picked first then, set the
Tool Options, and finally the materials from the Color Palette. Let's explore
what the Color Palette offers and how it functions. Preset
Shapes .
This mini-tutorial can only be used with PSP 7.
It is for creating preset shapes and some basic information on changing the
pattern and color of your shape.
1. Create a shape or image using ALL
vectors...Do NOT convert to raster.
2. When you are done, open the layer palette and click on any plus signs
you see. Under each layer are all the shapes you made. Click on each
shape while holding down the shift key. Make sure you get them all.
3. After you've selected them all go to OBJECTS/GROUP.
4. Now with the vector selection tool right click on the vector square
and go to properties. Rename the group whatever you are calling your
shape.
5. Right click again in the vector square and export shape. Name it the
same as you named your group.
That's it..now it will show up in your preset shapes.
Changing the pattern or color of a preset shape
1. Put your new preset shape on a blank canvas with retain
style and vector checked.
2. Open the layer palette and click on the plus signs.
3. Click on one of the shapes and a vector box will appear around the
shape.
4. Right click and go to properties. From there you can change the
color, texture, pattern or line style and width. Do this for each shape
as you wish.
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