Paint Objects and Images

Paint Objects and Images

Paint Objects and Images

A paint object is a Canvas X Draw object that contains an image. Paint objects are always rectangular and the same size as the images they contain. Images are pictures defined by pixels. A scanned photo, TIFF, or Photoshop (.PSD) file, and pictures you paint in Canvas X Draw are all images composed of pixels. Each pixel in an image is a solid color. Pixels can also be semi-transparent or completely clear. You can adjust the color, opacity, and transparency of pixels by using painting tools and commands.

About Paint Objects and Images in Canvas X Draw

You can perform common object operations, including move, copy, and duplicate, on paint objects. For details, see Working with Objects. Or you can create images entirely in Canvas X Draw by making a new paint object that you can paint in, or creating an image from vector or text objects, as described in this section.

You can import images into Canvas X Draw documents using the following methods:

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