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Choosing a color mode for a
Corel PHOTO-PAINT image
In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, the color mode that
you choose for a new image determines the
default color palette. For example, if you
choose the RGB color mode, the default color
palette displays only RGB colors, which makes
it easy to choose and apply the correct colors.
To specify the color mode for a new
C o r e l P H O T O - PA I N T i m a g e , c h o o s e a n i t e m
from the Color mode list box in the
Create a new image dialog box.The color mode is set to 24-Bit RGB for a new
Corel PHOTO-PAINT image.
Unlike the primary color mode in CorelDRAW,
the color mode in Corel PHOTO-PAINT
determines and limits the colors that you can
apply to an image. For example, if you choose
the RGB color mode, you can apply only RGB
colors to the image. When you choose a color
from another palette, such as CMYK, the color
is converted to RGB when it is applied to the
image. If you tag a specific channel with a spot
color, you can apply the spot color to the
channel. However, if you apply a spot color to
the image background, the color is converted
to the RGB color mode.Using process and spot colors
When you send a document to a print service
provider, you can specify either process color or
spot color as the method of color printing. The
primary difference between these two
methods is the number of inks, or separations,
that are required to reproduce colors.Process colors
A typical project may contain hundreds of
colors, but you do not need hundreds of color
separations when you print it. Only four inks
(cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) are needed
to print full-color documents. The colors that
are produced by mixing these four standard
printing inks are known as process colors. By
choosing colors from any of the color palettes
in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6, you can use
process colors in your projects.Cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y), and black (K) color
separations are used to reproduce full-color images.