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You can create new colors for your documents by using the Mixer pad, Mixer swatches, and Apply Color, Mix Color, Sample Color, Sample Multiple Colors, and Dirty Brush Mode tools.
When you have finished mixing and sampling colors, you can clear the mixer pad, or save it as a mixer pad (MXS) file that you can open and use later.
| To mix colors | |
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Choose Window  Color Panels Mixer.
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Click the Apply Color tool  in the Mixer panel.
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Choose a color from the Mixer swatch, and paint on the Mixer pad.
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Choose a second color from the Mixer swatch, and paint on the Mixer pad.
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Do one of the following:
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Use the Apply Color tool to add to and blend the colors.
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Use the Mix Color tool  to blend the colors.
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| To sample a color from the Mixer pad | |
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Choose Window Color Panels Mixer to display the Mixer panel.
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Click the Sample Color tool  .
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On the Mixer pad, click the color you want to sample.
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The sampled color becomes the main color in the image. |
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Some brush variants let you sample multiple colors from the Mixer pad. For
more information, see Mixing Paint.
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You can also paint on the canvas with an Artists’ Oils palette knife variant.
Unlike palette knives in other brush categories, Artists’ Oils palette knives do
not apply color. For more information, see To sample multiple colors.
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| To clear the Mixer pad | |
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Choose Window Color Panels Mixer.
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Do one of the following:
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Click the Mixer Options button  , and choose Clear Mixer Pad.
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In the Mixer panel, click the Clear and Reset Canvas button  .
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| To save a new version of the Mixer pad | |
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Choose Window Color Panels Mixer.
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Click the Mixer Options button , and choose Save Mixer Pad.
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In the Save Mixer Pad dialog box, type a name for the Mixer colors, and choose
where you want to save the Mixer pad (MXS) file.
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Click Save.
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| To load a different version of the Mixer pad | |
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Choose Window Color Panels Mixer.
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Click the Mixer Options button , and choose Open Mixer Pad.
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In the Open Mixer Pad dialog box, choose the Mixer pad (MXS) file that you want
to open.
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Click Open.
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