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• When painting a tile, apply named
custom colors to make it easier to
change colors later. See Creating custom
colors for more information.
• To make an organic or textural
pattern appear irregular, vary the tile
artwork subtly, not dramatically, for a
more realistic effect. You can use the
Roughen filter in the Distort menu to
control variations.
Original Roughen filter applied
Follow these additional guidelines when
creating path patterns:
• When possible, confine artwork to
an unpainted bounding box to organize
your artwork more efficiently and
control how the pattern tiles. See How
patterns tile for more information.