Images with different line and fill patterns
Color palettes for line and fill
The images you draw are bounded by a line that can have its own color and pattern. This creates four options for colors and patterns. The line around your image has a color and pattern, and the center of the image has a (fill) color and pattern. For example, the red circle above has a line color of red, a line pattern of solid (the line is larger to demonstrate that the size of the line is a separate attribute), a fill color of blue, and a fill pattern of cross hatch. The yellow rectangle above has a line color of green, a dashed line pattern, a fill color of yellow, and a fill pattern of solid.
A pattern adds texture and a color is solid. For most people texture is more pleasing to the eye than a solid color.
You may have noticed that the background image for much of this on-line course is
textured:
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