Graphics Software, ContinuedRendering toolsERASER: The ERASER tool removes strokes or pigmentation from areas(Continued)much as pencil erasers remove graphite. By selecting ERASER, you eraseeverything you drag the eraser over.BUCKET: The BUCKET icon appears as a bucket of pouring pigment and isused to completely fill enclosed spaces with pigment or patterns.If theobject is not fully enclosed, the fill color or pattern spills into white spacessurrounding the object. Make sure the object you desire to pourpigmentation into is fully enclosed by pixels.Figure 8-22 shows a fully enclosed object and a partially enclosed objectfilled with pattern by the BUCKET tool.Figure 8-22.—The bucket tool fills objectswith color or patterns.BLEND: BLEND tools blur the distinction between one color or pattern andthe next.Use a BLEND tool when you do not want distinct lines.EYEDROPPER: Use the EYEDROPPER tool to mix and match any coloron the illustration by extracting a sample of the original color with theeyedropper.TYPE: Integrate text directly into graphic images without importing it fromother software. Graphic programs offer a variety of fonts and sizes with theability to outline, bold, shadow, and color letters.Continued on next page8-42
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