User Guide

CHAPTER 15
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Using Vector Paint (PB only)
Editing your paint work
Use tools on the Vector Paint toolbar in the Composition window to revise your paint
work. Three of these tools do not require you to select a stroke first.
Undo button ( ) Click the Undo button to cancel your last (one) painting action, if it can
be undone. If the action cannot be undone, this tool is dimmed (not available). You can
also undo paint actions using the Undo command on the Vector Paint contextual menu or
pressing Ctrl+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (Mac OS).
Note: Do not use the Undo command on the Edit menu to undo Vector Paint actions.
Eyedropper tool ( ) Use the eyedropper to select a color to paint with from a sampling
anywhere on the desktop. Press the Escape key to cancel the eyedropper.
Note: By default, Eyedropper samples a single pixel. Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or
Command (Mac OS) and click the Eyedropper to sample a 3-x-3-pixel average. Hold down
Shift and drag to sample a range of multiple pixels.
Color swatch ( ) Displays the current selection as a solid color. When clicked, opens
the Color picker dialog box. If the Opacity setting is less than 100%, the Color Swatch icon
appears checkered, not solid.
Note: If Color Clone is turned on, this swatch represents the sampled color. For more infor-
mation, see “Color Clone” under “Selecting Brush Settings options in Effect Controls” on
page 422.
Shift-click the Color Swatch to open the Set Value dialog box for Opacity without turning
off Color Clone.
Selecting strokes
To edit a specific paint stroke, first select it. Use the selection tool ( ) on the Vector Paint
toolbar and click or drag, or use the Select submenu on the Vector Paint contextual menu.
You can select and then move, revise attributes, or delete either a paint stroke or erasure
stroke.
Important: To use either method of opening the menu, Vector Paint must be selected
(highlighted) in the Effect Controls window.
The following commands are in the contextual menu, under Select. Use these commands
for selecting and editing strokes in a painting layer. Some of these are tied to the current
position of the Time Marker in the Timeline window.
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