Admittedly, this will take a bit of effort for large color sets, but it is worth it if you want a custom ordered color set. Using the numeric order (1, 2, 3, etc.) that you’d like the swatches to appear, double-click on the text field of the color that will be the first swatch in the list and name it 1.Ĭontinue selecting and incrementally titling each swatch until all swatches have been numbered. Let’s suppose that you have created a color set that you regularly use and you’d like to have the swatchesappear in a specific order within the color set. This is the name that has been given this swatch via the Set Color Name dialog. In the above example, it is Screaming Yellow. The key field for re-arrangement purposes is the Label Field. Typically, you will not edit these values. The HV:n.nn, SV:n.nn, and VV:n.nn values represent the HSV Color Variability values of the color swatch. The R:nnn, G:nnn, and B:nnn values represent the RGB value of the color swatch. These values determine the physical layout of the color set.įor the purpose of re-ordering the sequence of a color set’s swatches, the key element we will focus on is the individual line entry that constitutes a color set swatch value.
The first 7 lines of a Color Set file contain a label and an associated value. Failure to do so will result in a file that is unreadable by Painter.Ĭolor Set files utilize a set of proscribed text fields in which to store color set values. In order to preserve a color set’s readability by Painter, an edited color set must be re-saved in plain text format. Note: Color Set files are plain text files that is, they contain no formatting characters.
Fortunately, there is a workaround for this limitation: editing the color set file with a text editor. There are many cases in which it is desirable to have the swatches appear in a preferred order. Without this, the order of a color set is dictated by the order in which the swatches were added to the color set. Unfortunately, Color Set palette swatches do not have click-and-drag functionality. Rearranging a Color Set with a Text Editor Color set text fields can be re-edited at any time. When finished, click the OK button and the new title will appear in the color set. The Set Color Name dialog will appear, enabling you to type in a name for the selected swatch.
To input a name, double-click on an empty name field. The text fields of a new color set will be empty. This updates the appearance of the current color set to display a name field to the right of each swatch. The Color Set Name Field is toggled on via the Color Set palette’s fly-out menu Display Name command. The current swatch can be deleted via the Delete Color button located at the bottom of the Color Set palette. Working with the Eyedropper Tool, colors can be selected from an image source and then added to the current Color Set via the Add Color button located at the bottom of the Color Set palette.Ī color set can have one currently defined color the current color set swatch is indicated by a highlighted box around the selected color. A color set targets the Main Color Square as its color source. This technique enables the quick creation of a permanent record of the colors within a specific image or image component.Ī new Color Set is created via the Color Set palette’s fly-out menu using the New Empty Color Set command. In each case, Painter analyzes all of the pixels in the targeted color source and creates a new color set of all unique color values found. An image, layer, selection, or Mixer Pad are all color-bearing sources. With the exception of the New Empty Color Set command, color sets are created by targeting specific color-bearing content within Painter. There are several sources of color from which a new Color Set can be populated. Finally, we’ll look at a work-around for the lack of an organizational click-and-drag mechanism.
In this installment, we’ll look specifically at how to create a new Color Set, as well as add and delete swatches from a set. Color Set options provide various tools for organizing and viewing color sets. The Color Set palette enables the saving of a group of repeatedly used colors. In the previous installment, we looked at the options associated with Painter’s Color Sets feature. Creating and Editing Color Sets in Corel® Painter