Step 1
Select an object and click the Object Transparency tool. And then choose a gradient type and drag the nodes to set the gradient arrow in an image window.
Step 2
Click on a node, and move the Node Transparency Slider to set the transparency value.
Step 1
First of all, you have to choose the Interactive Drop-Shadow tool, and select an object.
Step 2
After that select a preset and type the value in any of the following boxes:
Shadow direction - specify the angle at which the shadow lies in relation
to the object.
Shadow offset - specify the distance of the shadow from the point of
origin on the object.
Shadow opacity - specify the transparency of the shadow.
Shadow feather - specify the number of pixels on the edge of the shadow
that are feathered to create a soft edge.
Shadow fade - specify the percentage by which a perspective drop
shadow fades as it moves away from the object.
Shadow stretch value - specify the length of a perspective shadow.
Select an object and click Object tab from the menu bar and select Arrange followed by Order. After that click one of the following:
To front - places the selected object in front of all objects in the image.
To back - places the selected object behind all objects in the image.
Forward one - places the selected object in front of the object it is currently
behind.
Back one - places the selected object behind the object that is currently in front.
Reverse order - reverses the stacking order of the selected objects. This
command is available only when multiple objects are selected.
Step 1
First of all, you have to choose an object and click on the Objects tab from the menu bar and select Arrange followed by Align and Distribute.
Step 2
Click on the Align tab and choose either active, center of document, or selected to document. Then enable any of the horizontal and vertical alignment check boxes
Sizing - change the width and the height of an object.
Scaling - size an object to a percentage of its original size.
Rotating - turn an object around its center of rotation.
Flipping - create a horizontal or vertical mirror image of an object.
Skewing - slant an object to one side.
Distorting - stretch an object disproportionately.
Applying perspective - give an object the appearance of depth.
Click on the Object Picker tool at the Object tools fly-out, then do one of the following:
Click an object to select an object.
Hold down ALT, and click until the highlighting box of a hidden object displays to select an object hidden by another object.
Hold down SHIFT, and click the objects to select multiple objects.
Click Objects menu and choose Select All to select all objects in an image
Step 1
Click on the Object tab from the menu bar and select Create followed by New Object and open either Brush or Shape tools.
Step 2
After that you are allowed to set the attributes of the tool and drag the tool in the image window.
Step 1
Simply click on the text by using the Text tool and click on the Format Text.
Step 2
After that, click the Character tab and choose either all, Latin, or Asian character.
Step 1
Simply click on the Object Picker tool at the Object tools fly-out and select the text.
Step 2
And then select Object menu and select Text followed by Render as Object.
Step 1
Choose the Object Picker tool at the Object tools fly-out and select the text.
Step 2
Click on the Object tab from the menu bar and select Text followed by Fit Text to the path, then click a path where you would like the text to begin.
Step 1
Use the Text tool to select the text and click on the Format Text button.
Step 2
After that click the Character tab and choose a line style like underline, strike-thru, and over-thru.
Step 1
Simply click on the Text tool and choose a font from the Font name.
Step 2
Choose a font size, alignment, and type the values for the character and the line spacing.
Step 3
And then click in the image window, and type the text. Then click outside the text box.
Step 1
First of all, you have to choose the Fill tool at the Fill tools fly-out and click the Edit Fill button to choose a color model from the Model list box.
Step 2;
Click a color in the visual selection area, and click OK. Then type a values for transparency, and the color similarity.
Step 1
Simply click on the Rectangle tool or Ellipse tool at the Shape tools fly-out.
Step 2
Click one of the following buttons and drag in the image window:
Uniform fill
Fountain fill
Bitmap fill
Texture fill
Disable fill
Step 1
Click on the Line tool at the Shape tools fly out and type a values for the Shape width.
Step 2
Choose either butt, filled, round or point from the Shape joints list box.
Step 3
And then click paint color and click where you want to start and end each segment, then double click to end the line.
Step 1
Double-click on the paint or paper of the following swatches and click Palettes.
Step 2
Choose a fixed or custom palette, and select the color scroll bar to set the range of colors. After that click a color in the color selection area.
You have to choose the File menu and select Revert to revert last-saved version to remove all the changes you made since you saved the image.
Undo the last action
Click on the Edit tab from the menu bar and select Undo.
Redo the last action
Click the Edit menu and select Redo.
Repeat the last action
Click on the Edit menu again and click Repeat.
Step 1
Simply click on the Image tab from the menu bar and select Adjust followed by Channel Mixer and choose a color model.
Step 2
Select an output channel and adjust the sliders in the Input channels area.
Step 1
First, select an object or image and click the Effect tool at Brush tools fly-out.
Step 2
And then click one of the following at the Effect tool picker and drag in the image window.
Brightness tool
Contrast tool
Hue tool
Hue Replacer tool
Sponge tool
Dodge/Burn tool
Tint tool
You have to click the Shape tool at the Path tool first. And then select two nodes positioned at the open end of path segments or sub-paths and click the Join selected nodes
You ought to click the Shape tool at the Path tool. Then select a node and click the Break Selected Node. After that drag the node away from the path.
Simply click on the Shape tool at the Path tool. Then select an area of a path and type a value for the Curve smoothness.
Adding a node from a Path
First, click the Shape tool at the Path tool. Then click the place where you want to add a node and click on the Add button.
Delete a node from a Path
Click on the Shape tool at Path tool again. Then click the place where you want to delete a node and click on the Delete button.
Step 1
Simply click on the Shape tool at path tool. Then select the nodes on a path segment.
Step 2
And then select the Rotate and Skew nodes and drag the center of rotation to a new location.
Step 3
Finally, drag a rotation handle.
First, you will need to define an editable area and click the Path tool. After that click the Mask To Path button and move the Smoothness slider.
Click on the Window tab from the menu bar and select Dockers followed by Channels. Then choose an alpha channel from the Channels list and click Delete button to delete current channel.
Simply click on the Mask menu and select Save followed by Save as channel. Then type a name for the new alpha channel.
First of all, you have to choose the Window tab from the menu bar and select Dockers followed by Channels. And then click an alpha channel and click the Save button to save the current channel.
Step 1
Adjust the transparency of a mask to control the extent, which the pixels in the image are protected from changes when you click the Mask menu and select Paint On Mask.
Step 2
Apply a color, mask, object, or effect to the areas in which you want to change the transparency of the mask.
Step 3
Click on the Mask tab from the menu bar and select Paint On Mask to return to the image.
Step 1;
Click one of the following tools and set the tool's attributes:
Paint tool
Effect tool
Image Sprayer tool
Eraser tool
Color Replacer tool
Step 2
And then click the Repeat Stroke button and choose a brush stroke from the Stroke list box. Select the Repeat Stroke On Mask button.
Simply click on the Mask menu and select Shape followed by Smooth and type a value in the Radius box.
Step 1
Click one of the following and set the tool's attributes:
Paint tool
Effect tool
Image Sprayer tool
Eraser tool
Color Replacer tool
Step 2
Select the Stroke Mask button and choose one of the following positions.
Middle of mask
Inside of mask
Outside of mask
Step 1
First of all, you have to choose the Mask tool at the Mask tools fly-out and click one of the following.
Additive
Subtractive
XOR
Step 2
After that drag in the image to define the area that you want to add to or subtract from an editable area.
Step 1
Simply click on the Magic Wand Mask tool at the Mask tools fly-out and click one of the following.
Normal determines
HSB determines
Step 2
Type a tolerance values and click on of the following buttons.
Grow expands an editable area to include all similarly-colored adjacent pixels
Similar expands an editable area to include all similarly colored pixels in the entire image
Step 1
First of all, you have to choose the Mask Transform tool at the Object tools fly-out and choose one of the following.
Skew mode
Distort mode
Perspective mode
Step 2
Drag a center handle of the mask marquee across the editable area past the opposite center handle.
Step 3
Finally, double-click in the editable area.
How to rotate, scale, or size an Editable Area
Step 1
Simply click on the Mask Transform tool at the Object tools fly-out and choose one transform mode from property bar.
Position mode
Rotate mode
Scale mode
Size mode
Step 2
And then drag a center handle of the mask marquee across the editable area past the opposite center handle.
Step 3
Finally, double-click in the editable area.
Step 1
Choose either rectangle, circle, freehand, lasso mask tool, scissors, or magic wand at the Mask tools fly-out.
Step 2
And then click the Normal button and drag the editable area to a new location.
Simply click on the Mask Transform tool at the Object tools fly-out and drag the editable area to a new location.
Step 1
Simply click on the objects, which you want to align in the editable area, then click on the Mask menu and select Align.
Step 2
Enable either active or selected object in the mask align box, then enable the vertical and the horizontal alignment.
Step 1
Click on the Mask menu and select Color Mask. After that click the Normal button.
Step 2
Choose the Sampled colors and click each seed color in the image window by using the Eyedropper tool.
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Step 3
Click on the Preview button and choose one of the following from the list box.
Step 1
First of all, you have to choose the Window menu and select Dockers followed by Channels, and then click the Eye icon that is beside the color channel.
Step 2
And then click either Lasso Mask tool or the Magic Wand Mask tool at the mask tools fly-out to define an area in the image.
Step 1
First of all, you have to choose the Rectangle Mask tool or the Circle Mask Tool at the Mask tools fly-out.
Step 2
And then click on the Normal button; choose normal, fixed size, row, or column from the Mask style list box.
Step 3
Then drag in the image window to manually define the editable area. However, you can also click to position the editable area whose size or orientation you’ve specified.
Step 1
First of all, you have to choose the Local Undo tool at the Undo tools fly-out.
Step 2
And then drag across the area that you want to restore.
Smearing produces a similar effect to drag your finger across the wet paint.
Smudging has the same effect as rubbing your finger across a pastel drawing.
Blending softens the transition between colors or hard edges.
Step 1
Use the Object Picker tool to select an object or the background image.
Step 2
After that click the Effect tool at the Brush tools fly-out.
Step 3
And then choose smear, smudge or blend from the Effect tool picker.
Step 4
Finally, choose a brush and drag it to the image window.
Step 1
Simply click on the Clone tool at the Brush tools fly-out. And then open the Clone tool picker; click one of the tool like clone, impressionism clone or pointillism.
Step 2
And then choose a brush and click the image source point for the clone.
Step 3
Finally, drag the brush in the image window.
Step 1
To do so, you ought to select an object by using the Object Picker tool and click on the Eraser tool at the undo tools fly-out.
Step 2
After that, drag across the object that you want to erase.
Step 1
First, open the images that you want to stitch together. Then click on the Image menu and select Stitch. Select the images that you want to stitch together in the source files area.
Step 2
And then click whether vertical or horizontal alignment buttons to aligns the image.
First of all, you have to define an editable area on your image and click on the Image tab from the menu bar and select Crop followed by Crop To Mask to edit an editable area of a mask.
It allows paint and effect to be applied to the underlying pixels.
