178 Macintosh
User's
Handbook
The paint can
is
designed for use when filling white areas
with a specific pattern.
Be
careful when using the paint can to
fill a figure whose outline
is
not completely enclosed.
If
an
attempt
is
made to use the paint can
to
fill such a figure, the
paint will
"spill" all over the drawing surface.
To
illustrate, use the eraser
to
nick a small gap in the
outline
of
the kite. Then, select the paint can
and
move to the
drawing surface. The arrow becomes a replica
of
the paint can.
The paint spilling
out
of
the
can
indicates the sensing point for
the tool. Placing the end
of
the spill
on
the space will color
that
space.
K6l Try to fill in the kite. Select an appropriate pattern such as,
~'the
third from the
bottom
right on the display. Place the
can in the kite
and
click. As explained earlier, the entire sky
assumes the pattern. Select
Undo from the edit menu to reverse
this action.
Now use the pencil
to
close the gap in the kite's outline. Try
filling the space again.
If
you properly closed the gap, the kite
should fill in with no trouble.
If
not, select Undo
and
try again.
Use the line option again
to
draw in the crossbars
on
the kite
using the
dot
inversion technique. .
use
the eighth selection in the
top
row
of
patterns,
rnrn'
to
fill in the thermos. The drawing should now resemble
that
depicted in figure 6.13.
One other problem with the paint
can
is
that
the artist
needs
to
be certain
that
the area to be filled in
is
not sectioned
off by
any
lines. Had
we
tried drawing the crossbars before
filling in the kite,
we
would have had
to
perform four separate
operations
to
fill the kite.
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