CMYK, and so on); see “Image modes for Canvas paint objects” on page 31.621. You can arrange paint objects in a document with vec- tor and text objects that use spot colors, but only the vector and text objects will produce spot color separations. To select a color for painting:  Press the foreground or back- ground color icon in the Toolbox to open the Inks palette; choose a color on the Color tab. If you tear the Inks palette away from the Toolbox, it becomes a floating palette you can keep open as you work. When the palette is floating, you can select colors by clicking color tiles in the Color tab. You can also create new colors in the Color manager. See “Creating color inks” on page 18.315. You can quickly switch the foreground and background painting col- ors by pressing “x” when a paint object is in edit mode. To restore the foreground color to black and the background color to white, press the single open quote key (‘) on the keyboard. Picking colors from images and objects You can use the Color Dropper tool to pick up color from an image or object. The color you select becomes the current background or foreground color that you can use for painting. To select the background color:  Select the Color Dropper tool in the Effects Tools toolbar in the Toolbox and click a color in an object or image. To select the foreground color:  Select the Color Dropper tool in the Effects Tools toolbar and Option-click (Mac) or right-button click (Windows) a color in an object or image. Note: When a paint object is in edit mode and you change the fore- ground or background color, the color you select stays in effect, becoming the current color for subsequent drawing and painting. Selecting brushes and painting options The Brushes palette provides brushes and options for painting and image-editing. You can select preset brushes and create new brushes. The Opacity slider lets you adjust opacity for painting. The Mode menu lets you choose painting modes to control color application and target tonal ranges. Brushes palette When the Brushes palette is floating you can click brushes to select them. You can also use the Opacity slider, select painting modes, Color Dropper tool Tip You can select the Color Drop- per in image edit mode by pressing Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows).
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