Bitmap > Colour > Thicken

Use this menu option to increase the width of a colour area, expanding the borders with the secondary colour. Rather than manually changing an area of colour pixel by pixel, you can instantly thicken areas of a bitmap layer in the primary colour.

To thicken areas in the primary colour:

  1. In the Project Tree, select the bitmap layer on which you want to thicken areas of colour.
  2. Use either of the following methods to display the Thicken Colour dialog:
    • Select Bitmaps > Colour > Thicken.
    • Right-click in the empty space surrounding the Palette to display its context-menu, and then select Thicken.
  3. In the Number Of Pixels box, enter the brush diameter. The brush diameter should always be an odd number. Even numbers are rounded-up to an odd number.
  4. Click OK to close the Thicken Colour dialog, and apply a round brush of the specified diameter in the current secondary colour to each pixel on the bitmap layer currently in the primary colour.

    If you want to cancel the colour thickening process at any time, click Cancel.

    The original pixels in the bitmap layer remain in the primary colour, and the thickened regions of the bitmap layer are shown in the secondary colour.

  5. Note: If you do not need this distinction, ensure that both the primary and secondary colours are identical in the Colour Palette before colour thickening.

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