Advanced Object Styling

October 10, 10109

Solid colors selected by various means: color spectrum, numeric color values, palette, color variations or harmonies.
Gradient transitions with arbitrary shapes.
Tiling patterns with content selected from other objects or symbols.
Synthetic noise styles for filling objects and outlines.
Multiple stacked fill and stroke attributes in a single object.
Separate opacity and transparency mask options for each fill and outline style of an object.

Select colors from the color panel by adjusting numeric amounts, picking from the color wheel, or editing hexadecimal color values.
Support for multiple color types: Gray, RGB, CMYK, HLS, HSB, HWB, HSI, Lab, LCH.
Select from various color wheel types.
Select colors from various color palettes.
Keep multiple color palette panels opened at the same time.
Load palettes from files of various formats: ASE, ACV, ACO, CPL, CSV and XML.
Show a color palette as a color bar at the margin of the document view.
Create and use Spot and Process colors.

The most extensive set of gradient types available: linear, concentric, conical, spiral, noise.
Select gradient attributes from the gradient panel.
Edit the shape of linear, concentric and conical gradients.
Use shapes of reference objects as gradient shapes.
Create new gradient types by setting up a gradient with a custom shape.
Interactively edit the gradient attributes and the gradient shape.
Select color and opacity of gradient stops.
Create and reuse gradient styles and presets.
Create texture gradients using the noise gradient type.

Fill and outline objects using various types of synthetic noise styles.
Use the noise panel to select noise style attributes.
Edit numeric noise attributes or randomize the noise parameters.
Browse and select noise from an extensive list of randomly generated custom noise styles.