<li class="Bulleted"><a href="05-Color9.html#1010866">The Color Expression Palette</a></li><br/>
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<a name="1008740"> </a>Color Expression
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<a name="1008744"> </a>Color expression determines where Corel Painter should use the primary or secondary color in an image.
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<a name="1010866"> </a>The Color Expression Palette
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<a name="1010873"> </a>The Color Expression palette lets you introduce input, such as direction, that controls output when applying two-color brush strokes.
<a name="1017170"> </a><i>The Color Expression palette.
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<a name="1010867"> </a>To display the Color Expression palette
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<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1010868"> </a>Choose <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Window menu > Show Color Expression</span>.</li>
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<a name="1010874"> </a>To set Color Expression controls
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1010878"> </a>Choose <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Window menu > Show Color Expression </span>to display the Color Expression palette.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1010905"> </a>From the Controller pop-up menu, choose one of the following:</li>
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<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1010907"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">None</span> - applies no adjustment to the color expression</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1010911"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Velocity</span> - adjusts the color expression based on the dragging speed</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1010912"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Direction</span> - adjusts the color expression based on the direction of the stroke, and according to the value you set with the slider or in the box</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1010913"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Pressure</span> - adjusts the color expression based on stylus pressure</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1010914"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Wheel</span> - adjusts the color expression based on the wheel settings on an airbrush stylus, specifically the Wacom Intuos Airbrush stylus</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1010915"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Tilt</span> - adjusts the color expression based on the angle of the stylus from the tablet</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1010916"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Bearing</span> - adjusts the color expression based on the direction in which the stylus points</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1010917"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Source</span> - adjusts the color expression based on the luminance of the clone source</li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1010918"> </a><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Random</span> - adjusts the color expression at random</li>
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<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="1010995"> </a>If you want to switch the primary and secondary colors, enable the Invert check box to invert the color expression.</li>