Changing the way colors fade in a contour

Often the two objects in a contour use different colors. You can control how one color fades into the other.

To change the way colors fade in a contour

1. Select the contoured object (see Selecting objects). (See Notes.)

2. Choose the Contour Tool.

3. Select one of these from the Contour Effect drop-down list on the Contour Tool Infobar:

Fade: a simple transition between the two colors.

Rainbow: a colorful transition along the shortest path around the HSV Color Circle (see note).

Alternate Rainbow: fades along the longest path around the HSV Color Circle. Very colorful.

Notes

You can also use the Contour Tool to select objects - more details.

The Color Circle runs Red-Yellow-Green-Cyan-Blue-Magenta and back to Red. So a contour between Yellow and Cyan runs Yellow-Green-Cyan for Rainbow and Yellow-Red-Magenta-Blue-Cyan for Alternate Rainbow.

The three options give the same results where both colors are white, black or shades of gray. Rainbow is the same as Fade if one color is white, black or a shade of gray.

The three options give the same results if either color is a spot color.

Attribute Profile also affects the transition. You can have more change towards the ends or in the center by choosing suitable profiles. For more information, see Changing the contour attribute profile.

If you have several contoured objects selected, any changes apply to all the contours.

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Related Topics

Contours

Contour Tool