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Setting Paint window preferences

You can use Paint window preferences to modify the settings of a number of tools and drawing methods in the Paint window.

To change Paint window preferences:

1 | Choose File > Preferences > Paint.
2 | To make tools remember the last color or ink used, choose the following options:
| Remember Color remembers the last color used with a tool, which remains, selected for the next time you use the Brush or Airbrush tools.
| Remember Ink remembers the last ink used with a tool, which remains selected for the next time you use any tool.
3 | To control the way colors cycle when you draw with Cycle ink, choose one of the following options:
| Repeat Sequence causes colors to cycle from foreground to destination color and then repeat from foreground to destination.
| Reverse Sequence causes colors to cycle from foreground to destination color and then from destination to foreground.
4 | To set a line width thicker than the widths available in the Paint window, use the Other Line Width slider to enter a value.
| The width you set will be the width that appears when you draw a line after selecting Other Line Width.
5 | To set the opacity of a color when using the Blend ink effect in the Paint window, use the Blend slider to enter a value.
| You can vary the blend value between 0 and 100 percent.
6 | To set the rate at which artwork changes when you use the Darken or Lighten effects in the Paint window, use the Lighten or Darken slider to enter a value.
7 | To determine how colors are used when using Smooth, Lighten, Darken, or Cycle effects, choose an Interpolate By option:
| Color Value ignores the order of the colors in the palette and produces a continuous blend of the foreground and destination colors.
| Palette Location uses all the colors in the palette between the foreground and destination colors.