Colour, Contrast and Blend Mixers

Unique to the suite of Fo2PiX fine art software are the H/S (Hue/Saturation), B/C (Brightness/Contrast), and the patented A/B (Amount/Blend) Mixers. Each of the three Mixers are two-dimensional picker surfaces that allow for the rapid and fluid adjustment of the Mixers.

The Mixers are a very powerful set of tools. Skilful use of them is the key to achieving a distinctive artistic style.

PC

Mac

The following features are common to all three Mixers:

• A background that lights-up when you move your mouse over it, indicating that the Mixer is switched on.

• Crosshairs with a small circular target in the middle which, if you click on them and hold, you can slide around the Mixer area to set it.

• A numerical read-out at the top of their respective boxes with a default setting of 50,50. The read-out tells you where the crosshairs are i.e. if the crosshairs are in the top right hand corner of a Mixer’s box, then the read-out says 100,100; if the crosshairs are in the top left hand corner, the read-out says 0,100 etc.

Note: For fingertip control of the Mixers, you can also use the Up, Down, Right and Left Arrow keys on your keyboard.

Starting with the H/S Mixer, the next three sections of this Guide describe each of the Mixers.