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Mixing Colours Using the Colour Palette
 
 
 

You can use the colour picker to mix colours on a palette.

To mix colours:

  1. Click a colour pot to open the colour picker.

    The Current Colour pot and Reference Colour pot both display the incoming colour.

  2. From the Mode box, select Paint.

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    (a) Mode box  (b) Clear button  

  3. Use the colour picker to apply the colour that you want to store to the Current Colour pot.
  4. Drag over the mixing palette to add a swatch of the current colour.
  5. Repeat the steps 3 and 4 to add other colours to the palette.

    Colour mixing occurs as more colours are added and they blend.

  6. To clear the mixing area at any time, click Clear.
  7. To select a colour from the mixing palette, click Pick and then click in the mixing area.

    The mixed colour appears in the Current Colour pot.

  8. To apply the selected colour, click the Current Colour pot.