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To apply a gradient fill to a selected Layer, click the Color well in the the Fills section of the Inspector, then choose either the linear , radial or angular gradient buttons at the top of the How to create linear gradients With a linear gradient , the Mac app adds a gradient line with movable start and end points to your layer. To change a color on your gradient, click on either point and select a color using the Color popover in the Inspector. To add another color to your gradient, click anywhere on the gradient line to add a new point. Drag the color points to change the look of your gradient, or select a point and press backspace to delete it. Color point positions are expressed as a percentage value relative to the start and end points. How to create radial gradients Editing radial gradients is similar to editing How to create angular gradients Angular Gradients place any color points you create on a circle (based on the maximum height or width of a layer). You can drag the points to adjust their position or click on the circle to add new points. Point positions are expressed as a percentage value relative to the end point. How to use the gradient bar Along with the gradient points on your layers, you can use the gradient bar in the color popover to adjust and control your gradient. It works in exactly the same way. Click a point to change its color and drag it to move it, click anywhere on the bar to add a new color, or select a point and press backspace to remove ...

With Color Variables, you can set colors that synchronize across your document. When you make changes to a Color Variable, those changes appear across all of the layers that use it. You can create Color Variables that are local to a specific document or share them in a Library to use in other designs. • Color Variables can speed up your workflow and keep designs organized. • They synchronize across your document. When you change a Color Variable it will update any layer that uses it. • Any existing Global Color presets are now Color Variables and live in their own local Library. • You can export Color Variables as We’ve also added support for How to create a Color Variable You can create a new Color Variable from the Inspector, from the Components View or from the Find and Replace menu. Creating a Color Variable from the Inspector Select any layer and click on the color well for any of its style properties in the Inspector. Select the solid color you want to use, then click on Create Color Variable. Give it a name and click on Create or press ↵ to save. You can also use the eyedropper tool to create Color Variables from your display, inside or outside of the Mac app. Creating a Color Variable from the Components View Switch to Components View , click on the Colors tab in the toolbar and then click on or Create Color Variable button. Pick the color you want using the Inspector and give your Color Variable a name. Click anywhere in the Previews Grid to save. Organizing Color...

Adding text To insert text, select to Insert > Text in the toolbar or menu bar, or press T, then click anywhere on your Canvas and start typing. You can also click and drag to create a fixed size text box. With this, text will wrap onto a new line instead of expanding the size of the text box itself. Adding rich text To insert rich text (with styling from another app), select Edit > Paste > Paste as Rich Text or press ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ V. How to use text on a path To add text to a vector path, you’ll need a text layer and a shape layer that’s below it in the Layer List. Select the text layer and then select Text > Text on Path . Finally, drag your text layer towards your shape layer and let it snap into place. To remove your text from the path, select Text > Text on Path again, or move its position in the Layer List. Text options You’ll find options for changing how your text looks in the Inspector and in the Text menu in the menu bar. If the font you’ve selected supports OpenType features you’ll find them in the Text menu and if it has Variable options you’ll find these in the Inspector. To edit any existing text immediately, select the Text tool and single click on the text layer. How to change text using the Text menu In the Text menu bar, you’ll find options for: • basic styling (bold, italic, underline) • increasing and decreasing size, alignment • creating unordered and ordered lists • transformations (uppercase and lowercase) • kerning, ligatures and baseline. Note: The Mac app...

I sketched a little cartoon pirate and it did OK, but seems to have some trouble distinguishing "objects" to colorize Here's what it made of a cut-through sketch of a hollow tree: I like it! It turned it into a weird blob of living flesh. This abstract landscape sketch of mine came out like a psychedelic watercolor: Read the rules you agree to by using this website in our We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Boing Boing uses cookies and analytics trackers, and is supported by advertising, merchandise sales and affiliate links. Read about what we do with the data we gather in our Who will be eaten first? Our forum rules are detailed in the Boing Boing is published under

You might think Dutch artist Lois van Baarle has brushes where the rest of us have fingers. Influenced by her appreciation of anime, French comic art, and art nouveau, she has developed a style that’s all her own. See how Lois uses brushes in Adobe Photoshop to sketch, color, blend, and refine her digital paintings. Lois starts with a rough sketch she created using a pressure-sensitive stylus and tablet and paints over it. She selects a color and chooses a rough brush to create an outline of the face and neck. She alternates brush sizes to create different width strokes — broader strokes for the face, thinner ones for the finer details of the hair. Once she’s done, she changes the layer opacity to 13% and creates a new layer. With the new layer selected, she refines the sketch by tracing the outline with a slanted, darker brush. Lois finds it more intuitive to paint on just one layer. With no need to keep track of different colors on multiple layers, she’s able to maintain an easy flow of drawing. Lois applies the key colors without focusing on blending just yet. She fills the hair and clothing with orange, then fills the areas of skin with a pale peach using a soft round brush. She uses Replace Color to modify the Fuzziness, Hue, and Saturation of the peach to define the highlights on the face. Then, she highlights the hair with blue and locks the transparent pixels on the top layer to change the color of the faded edges of the hair without “spilling” the color onto the r...

Picsart Color is a drawing app where you can paint, color, and draw digital illustrations. Drawing and creating digital art has never been easier and more fun! Picsart Color offers a full drawing suite with tons of functionality whether you’re an amateur artist, a professional, or even if you’re looking for a drawing app for your kids. You can work with as many layers as you want, a color mixer for any color combination you can think of, fully customizable paint brushes, and an amazing texture brush – those are just some of the creative features available to you in Picsart Color. Doodle on your photos, paint breathtaking fantasy worlds, do some picture coloring, you can even use it as your mobile digital sketchbook – Picsart Color has it all! The intuitive interface makes sure you spend more time drawing and coloring your awesome illustrations than searching for tools. From a sketch to fully polished illustrations, Picsart Color is the only digital drawing app you’ll ever need. FEATURES - Texture brush – draw not only with color but with texture! - Pressure sensitivity – make full use of your apple pencil for maximum effect. - Multiple layers – use different layers to draw and color without the other getting in the way. - Auto-recovery – you never have to worry about losing your progress. - Blending modes – use different blending modes to achieve some truly artistic results. - An entire library of customizable brushes. - Color wheel and mixer to match a...