Corel PHOTO-PAINT Help | Applying gradient fills

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Applying gradient fills

Gradient fills let you create a gradual blend between colors in an area. They are similar to fountain fills, but they can be adjusted directly in the image window. Gradient fills can be flat, linear, elliptical, radial, rectangular, square, or conical. They can also be made up of bitmaps or texture patterns.

When you apply a gradient fill to an image, a gradient arrow, which marks the transition from one color to another, appears in the image window. Each color in the gradient fill is represented by a square node on the gradient arrow. You can change and add colors or adjust the transparency of individual colors. You can also adjust the size of the gradient fill.

Gradient fills can be used to enhance an image. You can adjust gradient fills in the image window.

To apply a gradient fill

In the toolbox, click the Interactive fill tool

If you want to fill an object, you must select it by using the Object pick tool

before applying the fill.

Choose a gradient type from the Fill type list box on the property bar.

Choose Custom from the Fill style list box on the property bar.

Drag in the image window to set the gradient arrow.

Drag a color swatch from the color palette to a color node on the gradient arrow. A black arrow appears to indicate that the color swatch is in position.

If a color palette is not displayed, click Window

Color palettes, and choose a color palette.


You can also
Set the halfway point for the color transition	Drag the slider on the gradient arrow.
Change a color	Drag a color swatch from the color palette to a color node on the gradient arrow.
Add a color	Drag a color swatch from the color palette to any area along the gradient arrow.
Delete a color	Right-click a color node, and click Delete.
Set the transparency of a color	Click a color node, and move the Transparency slider on the property bar. Higher values increase transparency.
Change the size of the gradient fill	Drag the End point node, located next to the arrow point, toward the Origin node to reduce the size of the fill. Drag the End point away from the Origin node to enlarge the fill.

If you are adding a gradient fill to an object, you must click the Lock object transparency button

in the Objects docker before you select and apply the fill. When the Lock object transparency button is enabled, the object’s shape and transparency are protected.

When you choose a flat, bitmap, or texture fill type from the Fill type list box, color nodes do not display in the image window; the current foreground color determines the color of the flat fill, and the last settings for the bitmap fill or texture fill are applied.

To apply a fill to a text object, you can first render the text as an editable area by selecting the text object with the Text tool

and clicking the Create text mask button

on the property bar. This produces a text-shaped editable area to which you can apply fills.

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