In the Paint Panel or Brush Options window set Brush Color.
To set brush color using RGB/HSV sliders or color blending palette
- With a brush tool active do one of the following:
- click the
directly below the File menu, or
- click the Color
in the Paint Panel, or
- click the Brush Color
in the Brush Options window to open the Color Editor.
The color editor has three tabs.
- In the Color Editor, do any of the following to select a color:
- Select a color model (HSL, HSV, CMY, or RGB) and adjust the sliders, or enter numerical values.
- Select a color model and click in the color wheel or triangle.
- Click in the Color Blender.
- Click in the Color Swatches.
- Click the Color Picker icon and click anywhere on your screen to grab that color.
Tip:
To adjust the color value only, set the color model to HSV and move the V slider.
Tip:
To change the colors in the Color Blender, set the current color (for example, using the RGB or HSV sliders) and then click a corner square in the Color Blender.
Tip:
To store the current color in the Color Swatches, drag the Current Color Swatch over a square on the Swatches board.
The Current Color Palette updates with the new color. The color chip in the status area also updates.
- In the Brush Options box, set Preserve Color as follows:
- ON—the next time you select the brush, the Brush Color will be the same as it is now.
- OFF—the next time you select the brush, the Brush Color will be the same as the previous brush’s Brush Color. This is the default setting.
For example, to save a colored brush to a shelf, turn on Preserve Color before you save the brush to the shelf. To save an uncolored brush to a shelf, turn off Preserve Color before you save the brush to the shelf.
To set brush color by grabbing a color from anywhere on your screen
- With a brush tool active:
- Click the
(Color Picker) icon in the color palette.
- Click anywhere on your screen.
- Or, press the C key and click anywhere on your screen to grab a color while in a brush tool.
- Release the mouse button
- Release the C key.
To set brush color by choosing a color you have saved to a shelf
With a brush tool active choose the color swatch icon on the shelf.
To save a color to a shelf
- In the Color Editor, do any of the following to select a color:
- Pick a color model and adjust the sliders or type in numerical values.
- Click in the color wheel or the color triangle.
- Click in the Color Blending Palette.
- Click in the Color Palette.
- Click the Color Picker icon and click anywhere on your screen to grab that color.
The Current Color Swatch updates with the new color.
- Drag the Current Color Swatch from the Color Editor to the shelf with the
.