User Guide

Using Image Effects306
3 In the Grid Options dialog box,
choose a grid type from the pop-up
menu.
You can choose Rectangular Grid,
Vertical Lines, Horizontal Lines,
or Dot Grid.
4 Set the dimensions of the grid
using the following options:
• Horizontal Spacing determines
the amount of space between
horizontal lines.
• Vertical Spacing determines the
amount of space between verti-
cal lines.
• Line Thickness sets the width
of grid lines.
5 Select Grid and Background
colors.
• Grid Color changes the color of
grid lines. Click the Grid Color
icon, and choose a color from
the Color Picker.
• Background changes the grid’s
background color. Click the
Background icon, and choose a
color from the Color Picker.
The Transparent Background
option, used for the Grid Overlay,
is not available for Grid Paper.
6 Click OK to apply the effect.
Growth
The Growth effect generates branch-
like designs from a central point and
adds them to your image. The designs
resemble architectural renderings of
trees.
Examples of Growth patterns.
Growth patterns are created using the
current primary color. You have access
to the Colors palette while the Growth
dialog box is open, so you can change
the primary color at any time.
To create growth patterns:
1 Choose a color on the Colors
palette.
2 Choose Effects menu > Esoterica
> Growth.
3 In the Growth dialog box, enable
any of the following check boxes:
• Hard Edges—enable to create
growth patterns with hard
edges; disable to create growth
patterns with soft, feathery
edges
• Fractal—enable to create open-
ended (fractal) patterns; disable
to create non-fractal patterns
that are closed on the outside
by a ring
4 Use the following guidelines to
adjust the sliders.
• Flatness reshapes the growth
pattern like a lens effect. Move
the slider to the left for a con-
cave lens effect. Move the slider
to the right for a “fish-eye” lens
effect.
• Thinout affects how the size of
the growth pattern is distrib-
uted from the center to the out-
side edges. At over 100%, the