Use the Colors field to increase color count to draw out more detail. In some cases, you may want to reduce color count to decrease numbers of similar shade.
1Click the Color adjustment swivel to experiment with color variations. These are generated automatically so you cannot select specific colors as such. If a color occupies more than 5% of the total area, it will be included by default.
2When you have a color combination that works for you, use the Color Matching button to assign actual threads to bitmap colors.
3Again, click Preview to test your settings.
3To match the result most closely to the source bitmap, leave the default ‘Add bitmap colors to palette’ setting unchanged. After the design is created, you can then pick a thread for each color prior to production.
3You can preset Color Matching Method to determine how you want thread color matching to be handled. The technique is the same. See Loading bitmap artwork for details.