Swatch Book - Revision history

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2012-03-01T16:43:46Z

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2012-03-01T16:41:40Z

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	Basically a "Swatch Book" is a collection of swatches that an artist or designer might put together for reference during a project.		Basically a "Swatch Book" is a collection of swatches that an artist or designer might put together for reference during a project.

	Although a large number of people are familiar with various commercial spot color books, a swatch book is not limited to just colors. Decorators, designers and others often have books with more than simple color chips. That leads into the question of just what is a 'swatch' - [[JonCruz]]		Although a large number of people are familiar with various commercial spot color books, a swatch book is not limited to just colors. Decorators, designers and others often have books with more than simple color chips. That leads into the question of just what is a 'swatch' - [[User:JonCruz\|JonCruz]]

	== What is a "Swatch"? ==		== What is a "Swatch"? ==

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	\| [http://www.scribus.net/ Scribus]		\| [http://www.scribus.net/ Scribus]
	\| yes		\| yes
	\| no		\| yes (1.5)
	\| yes		\| yes
	\| yes, bitmap ~~and~~ vector		\| yes, bitmap, vector, all Scribus objects
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C schaefer: /* Gradient Application */

2010-11-24T04:36:06Z

Gradient Application

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	! SVG		! SVG
	! GIMP		! GIMP
			! Scribus
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	\|Linear		\|Linear
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	\|Y		\|Y
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	\|?		\|?
	\|Y		\|Y
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	\|Radial		\|Radial
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	\|Y		\|Y
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	\|N		\|N
	\|Y		\|Y
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	\|Conical (sym)		\|Conical (sym)
	\|N		\|N
	\|Y		\|Y
			\|Y (1.5)
	\|-		\|-
	\|Conical (asym)		\|Conical (asym)
	\|N		\|N
	\|Y		\|Y
			\|N
	\|-		\|-
	\|Shaped (angular)		\|Shaped (angular)
	\|N		\|N
	\|Y		\|Y
			\|N
	\|-		\|-
	\|Shaped (spherical)		\|Shaped (spherical)
	\|N		\|N
	\|Y		\|Y
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	\|Shaped (dimpled)		\|Shaped (dimpled)
	\|N		\|N
	\|Y		\|Y
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	\|Spiral (cw)		\|Spiral (cw)
	\|N		\|N
	\|Y		\|Y
			\|N
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Spiral (ccw)~~		\|Mesh
	\|N		\|N
	\|Y		\|N
			\|Y (1.5)

	\|}		\|}

JonCruz: /* Feature Details */ adding palette section

2010-11-23T04:24:41Z

Feature Details: adding palette section

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	A few additions might be made, but only in a manner that won't break use of that spec.		A few additions might be made, but only in a manner that won't break use of that spec.

			=== Palette ===

			A 'palette' is a collection of colors. Many different approaches and formats have been used for this.

			General Characteristics
			{\| border="1"
			! aspect
			! GIMP .gpl
			! Adobe .aco, .acb, .act, .ase, .acf, .bcf, .clr
			! AutoCAD .acb
			! ColorSchemer .cs
			! Corel .cpl, .xml (X5)
			! ICC named color .icc
			! OO.o .soc
			! QuarkXPress qcl (+cui)
			! RAL .bcs
			! RIFF .pal
			! Scribus .xml
			! VivaDesigner .xml
			\|-
			\|}

	=== Gradient ===		=== Gradient ===

JonCruz: /* Gradient */ three modes for opacity

2010-11-11T05:29:30Z

Gradient: three modes for opacity

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	\|N		\|N
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	\|Opacity stops separate from color stops		\|Opacity in color
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			\|Opacity in color stop
			\|Y
			\|N
			\|N
			\|N
			\|-
			\|Opacity as stops separate from color stops
	\|N		\|N
	\|N		\|N

JonCruz: /* Gradient */

2010-11-05T04:56:32Z

Gradient

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	\|N		\|N
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	\|~~Color mode~~ RGB		\|RGB interpolation
	\|Y		\|Y
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	\|Y		\|Y
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Color mode HSV~~ cw		\|HSB cw interpolation
	\|N		\|N
	\|Y		\|Y
	\|Y?		\|N
	\|~~HSL~~		\|N
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Color mode HSV~~ ccw		\|HSB ccw interpolation
	\|N		\|N
	\|Y		\|Y
	\|Y?		\|N
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	\|}		\|}

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	That is, it is a "swatch book but with only solid paint swatches".		That is, it is a "swatch book but with only solid paint swatches".
	Then again... I have used foil Pantone books, so those definitely		Then again... I have used foil Pantone books, so those definitely
	fall into the "material, not just color" category. - [[JonCruz]]		fall into the "material, not just color" category. - [[User:JonCruz\|JonCruz]]

	Some examples I've seen in swatch books are		Some examples I've seen in swatch books are
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	However... the artist most definitely would benefit from being able		However... the artist most definitely would benefit from being able
	to define those books once and then just reference them from each of		to define those books once and then just reference them from each of
	the programs he uses to create things. - [[JonCruz]]		the programs he uses to create things. - [[User:JonCruz\|JonCruz]]

	I think it would also be good if we could educate the comic artists on SVG Blend modes work, this way there would be no need to have separate color swatches for time of day. You could easily overlay a colored/gradiated rectangle within a frame and use multiply or another blend mode. Then again, that's also a preference of workflow.- [[ScislaC]]		I think it would also be good if we could educate the comic artists on SVG Blend modes work, this way there would be no need to have separate color swatches for time of day. You could easily overlay a colored/gradiated rectangle within a frame and use multiply or another blend mode. Then again, that's also a preference of workflow.- [[ScislaC]]
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	something a bit different. For the apps I've seen that differentiate		something a bit different. For the apps I've seen that differentiate
	brushes from patterns, brushes get to be more of blobs of complex		brushes from patterns, brushes get to be more of blobs of complex
	procedural code. - [[JonCruz]]		procedural code. - [[User:JonCruz\|JonCruz]]

	This involves more than just the swatches, but I found the brush weight profiles in Xara X[1\|treme] quite intuitive. Basically it's now doable in 0.46 with LPE and an auxiliary shape that defines the variable brush weight, but Xara's simple dropdown of pre-defined profiles worked quite well. Just a thought. - [[jegHegy]]		This involves more than just the swatches, but I found the brush weight profiles in Xara X[1\|treme] quite intuitive. Basically it's now doable in 0.46 with LPE and an auxiliary shape that defines the variable brush weight, but Xara's simple dropdown of pre-defined profiles worked quite well. Just a thought. - [[jegHegy]]