Using the Colour Palette

We've almost finished now!  :o)

This is how I do my textures... others may do theirs differently, but this is my way  :o)

Change your foreground colour (the top box) back to a solid colour.

Using your Floodfill tool, single left click on your image to fill it with colour

Now click on the arrows between your 2 colours so that they swap places

Underneath your colour boxes you'll notice you have another set of 2 boxes.  These are where you make your own texture.  

Click and hold on the arrow on the top box and a pop-out box will come out

I'm never sure how to describe that first box 'cos it looks like different things to different people, but that's the one you need to click on!!  lol  

The first box has now changed and it's got a small pattern in it

Single left click on that box (with the pattern in it) and you'll get a pop-up box

Your texture may be different to mine... that's OK.  You see that little arrow next to the box?  Single left click on that...

... and you'll get a drop-down box like this

Yours may be in a different position and showing different textures, but you get the idea!  :o)

Scroll through your list and find one that you like.  Pick a really obvious one for the most striking effect just for now so that you can see what it does.  I'm going to choose the Pinwheel one.

Single left click on the one you want and it will appear in your box

Now just hit "OK" and it will appear under the "texture" section in your top box

Now just single left click on your image and you have your own texture!!  You ready to see mine?  You'd better put your sunglasses on first!!  lol

With textures, the light bits show your foreground colour (top box) and the dark bits show your background colour (bottom box).  Play around and see what else you can come up with!  :o)

There's one other way to use textures on your image, but it's not as individual as making your own textures like you've just done.

Change your texture back so that there aren't any textures showing in the bottom 2 boxes (in the "textures" section)

Now go up to your top box in the "Styles" section and click and hold on the arrow so that you get the pop-out box.  

Single left click on the 3rd one... the one with the 9 tiny squares - you'll have something that looks similar to this in your boxes now

Now single left click on that box again and a pop-up box like this will come up

Are these boxes starting to look a little familiar?  lol

There's a little arrow next to the pattern... guess what you've gotta do?  Yup, you got it!  Single left click on that arrow to get a drop-down box with all your patterns in it.

Scroll through all the patterns you have in there and when you've found one you like, single left click on it to select it and hit OK.  I'm going to choose the "Bean Thing" one.  This is what your boxes will look like now

Now all you need to do is use your Floodfill tool to single left click on your image and voila!  :o)

I realise that this may be a lot to take in all at once and that's totally OK.  Have a play around for a while and if you get stuck, just go back over that part of the tutorial.  There is sooo much you can do when you know the basics of the Colour Palette!!  :o)