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Background and Foreground Colors | Change the Background or Foreground Color |
Create New Background or Foreground Color | Switch the Background and Foreground Colors |
The Image Processing environment is intended for working with an existing image file. If you wish to design and create an image from scratch, the graphics environment is better suited for that work. Image processing is best used to touch up or alter existing image files for placement in other documents or for printing.
For more information on how to alter or retouch your images, see the Image Processing Tools and Plugins topic.
The Color Picker in the PartBar is best described as two colored boxes that refer to the background and foreground colors of the image. The Color Picker allows you to select the foreground and background colors for image retouching or altering. In the image below, the foreground color is black, and the background color is white. These colors are the default for the Color Picker.
Whenever you draw, airbrush, or use the eyedropper or bucket tools, the foreground
color is used. On the other hand, if you move a selection, the "blank
space" behind the image displays the background color. Use the arrow between
the two boxes
to switch the foreground and background colors.
Working with the image, there may be times when you want to use the background color as
a foreground color or vice versa. In those cases you may want to just switch the
colors in the Color Picker rather than create the color a new, or choosing it again from
the color palette. To do so, click on the arrow between the two color boxes. The
foreground color is switched and becomes the background color, while the background color
becomes the foreground color.
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