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Canvas 12 User Guide - ACDSee

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<strong>Canvas</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Working with gradient inks<br />

A gradient is a gradual blending of colors. A gradient ink can blend two or more colors in a variety of<br />

styles. Like other inks, gradient inks can be applied as fill inks or pen inks to vector and text objects.<br />

The appearance of a gradient ink depends on several factors. Gradients appear smooth on monitors<br />

that display millions of colors, but can appear coarse and dithered on monitors that display only 256<br />

colors. The more extreme the difference in colors, the coarser a gradient can appear. When a<br />

gradient has large color transitions, it appears smoother in an object that is large enough to show all<br />

the transitions.<br />

Applying gradient inks<br />

<strong>Canvas</strong> gives you the option of applying gradients directly from the Presets palette or using the<br />

Vector Gradient tool. When a gradient ink is applied via the Presets palette, the gradient effect is<br />

centered within the object. If you want non-centered effects, use the Vector Gradient tool.<br />

To apply gradient inks from the Presets palette:<br />

Select the Pen or Fill ink icon on the Presets palette.<br />

If object is selected, click on the gradient ink cell.<br />

If object is not selected, click on the gradient ink cell and drag the ink to the object.<br />

See "Applying preset inks" on page 229, for complete steps about applying inks.<br />

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