Using the Color Picker
Use the color picker to apply a color tint and alpha (opacity) to your particles. You can save your palette libraries to share with others.
To use the Color Picker
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In Lumberyard Editor, choose Tools, Particle Editor.
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In the Libraries panel, select an emitter.
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In the Attributes panel, under Particles, click the color swatch for the Color parameter.
The Color Picker includes the following:
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Eye dropper – Selects a color on your screen with magnification.
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Current and New color – Displays your current color selection and the new color selection.
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HTML and RGB values – Specifies the color value inputs.
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Color window – View the range of colors to select.
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Channels – Focuses the hue range based on RGB and CMY color sets.
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Hue, Saturation, Value, and Alpha – Slides to select a new color.
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Default Library palette – A list or grid of the currently selected library palette.
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Help icon – Displays the online help topic for the Color Picker.
Using the Palette Libraries
Create a palette library to save your collection of custom colors. You can create multiple palette libraries.
Use the following actions in the palette library menu.
| Option | Description |
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| List | Displays a list view with name or RGBA values. |
| Grid | Displays the palette as a grid of color swatches. |
| Preset preview size | Changes the palette swatch size. |
| Create New Library | Creates a blank palette library. |
| Libraries | Displays a list of imported palette libraries. |
| Load Library | Imports a saved palette library. |
| Export | Exports the current palette library to a file. |
| Rename Library | Renames the current palette library. |
| Remove Library | Removes the current palette library. |
| Reset to default | Resets the current library to the default palette. |
| Remove All Libraries | Removes all palette libraries from the libraries list. This does not delete exported library palettes. |
