You can use the Brush tool to paint a brush stroke using the color in the Stroke Color box, or you can use the Paint Bucket tool to change the color of selected pixels to the color in the Fill Color box. With the Gradient tool, you can fill bitmap or vector objects with a combination of colors in adjustable patterns.

To paint an object with the Brush tool:

  1. This is a picture of the feature being described.Select the Brush tool.
  2. Set the stroke attributes in the Property inspector.
  3. Drag to paint.

    For more information about setting Brush tool options, see Working with strokes.

To change the color of pixels to the color in the Fill Color box:

  1. This is a picture of the feature being described.Select the Paint Bucket tool.
  2. Select a color in the Fill Color box.
  3. Set the tolerance value in the Property inspector.

    NOTE

    The tolerance determines how similar in color pixels must be to be filled. A low tolerance value fills pixels with color values similar to the pixel you click. A high tolerance fills pixels with a broader range of color values.

  4. Click the image.

    All pixels within the tolerance range change to the fill color.

To apply a gradient fill to a pixel selection:

  1. Make the selection.
  2. This is a picture of the feature being described.Select the Gradient tool.
  3. Set the fill attributes in the Property inspector.
  4. Click the pixel selection to apply the fill.

    The Paint Bucket and Gradient tools can also fill selected vector objects. For more information about creating, applying, and editing gradient fills, see Working with fills.