User Guide

Mosaics358
blurred. You can correct this
problem by re-rendering the
mosaic.
4 Choose Canvas menu > Make
Mosaic.
5 In the Make Mosaic dialog box,
choose Re-Render Mosaic from the
Settings pop-up menu.
Corel Painter replaces the resized,
blurry tiles with tiles rendered at
the higher resolution.
Render Tiles into Mask
This command places the tile shapes
in a new channel named Mosaic Mask
(on the Channels palette).
This feature has several uses. The
most common is adding depth to the
tiles.
Use Surface Texture to create a look of 3D tiles.
With the tiles in a channel, you can
load the mosaic pattern as a selection
or you can invert the channel to use
the grout as a selection. This can be
particularly interesting when working
with a tessellated mosaic.
To give the mosaic tiles a three-
dimensional look:
1 After creating the mosaic, choose
Render Tiles into Mask from the
Options pop-up menu.
2 Click Done to exit the Make
Mosaic dialog box.
3 Choose Effects menu > Surface
Control > Apply Surface Texture.
4 In the Apply Surface Texture
dialog box, choose Mosaic Mask
from the Using pop-up menu.
5 Change the Amount and Softness
sliders to achieve the level of relief
you want.
In most cases, you’ll want the
Picture slider at 100%. For more
information on surface texture
options, refer to “Apply Surface
Texture” on page 277.
Because Corel Painter uses the tile
shapes (from the channel), the
resulting surface texture gives the
tiles an excellent 3D appearance.
Starting with a Triangle
When the Start with Triangle
command is enabled, Corel Painter
creates a triangle as the first tile in
each stroke. This is particularly useful
when filling a “V” shaped space with
tiles.