Use the shading tool to turn on automatic color shading in circular, rectangular or irregular regions.
• Select the shading tool. All the tools, except those that
work with the shading tool, will disappear.
• Select a color for the shading tool.
• Choose a drawing tool. Select the plate for continuous
shading in a rectangular area, the disk tool for shading
in a circular area, or the paint bucket for shading an
irregular area.
• Select a color for your drawing tool.
• Use the particular drawing tool as you normally would.
For instance, use the plate to define a rectangle, or
click the paint bucket in an enclosed area.
• A thin ray will appear from the center of the rectangle.
Pivot this ray with the mouse to determine the direction
of shading.
After you release the mouse button the area will be filled in with a continuous range of colors from the shading tool color to the drawing tool color.
The shading tool also works with spray paint and paint brushes to produce shading and streaking effects. The spray paint tool will spray a mixture of the spray paint color and the shading color. Paint brushes will lose more paint, the longer the mouse is held down, creating a streaking effect.
