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Give it a try
1 If the Document palette or Image palette
is not displayed, do one of the following:
- In CorelDRAW, click Window
Color palettes
Document palette. - In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, click Window
Color palettes
Image palette.
All colors used in the document or image
are automatically added to the palette.
2 Click the arrow button in the upper-left
corner of the palette to access other
options.
The leaf is filled with green from the Document palette.
To prevent colors from being automatically
added to the palette, disable the
Automatically update option.
Click and hold a color on the Document
palette or Image palette to see 49
different shades of that color.
To add a color from an object directly to
the Document palette or Image palette,
drag the object to the palette.
To add a color from another color palette
within the application, drag the color to
the Document palette or Image palette.
To add colors from anywhere in the
window, click the eyedropper button on
the Document palette or Image palette,
and click a color.
Mesh Fill tool
CorelDRAW
When creating illustrations, you may find the
Mesh fill tool particularly useful. The Mesh
fill tool lets you apply a grid to an object and
add colors to the grid to achieve precise color
transitions. By adding rows and columns to
your mesh grid, you can customize the color
transitions from cell to cell within the grid. The
more rows and columns you add, the more
color transitions you can create. The tighter the
individual quadrants are, the more control you
have over the blends between the colors. You
can also modify the shape of your mesh fill grid
by dragging the grid nodes.
The Mesh fill tool provides an easy way of
creating unique textures and color gradients in
your objects without applying multiple blends
and contours. By choosing colors close to each
other on the color wheel and with similar color
values, you can achieve more realistic effects,
such as flesh tone or surfaces that require
smooth, subtle color transitions. Alternatively,
colors farther apart on the color wheel, with
radically different values, produce harsher
color transitions. Harsh color transitions can be
useful for simulating complicated reflections,
abstract graphic elements, or materials with