User Guide

Mosaics362
7 In the Make Tessellation dialog
box, choose Add 500 Evenly
Spaced Points from the Options
pop-up menu.
8 Create a shape by making strokes
in the document.
The points along the stroke will
have increased density.
Adding points in the shape of a letter by
stroking. The letters appear as a swath of
smaller polygons.
Notes:
•
You can continue stroking to add
higher concentrations of polygons in very
specific areas. This way, you can create
specific patterns or shapes.
•
It is possible to create a huge number
of points. More points mean more
polygons, which increase the time it takes
to convert to a mosaic. Keep this in mind
to avoid overwhelming your system.
Coloring Tessellations
After the tessellation appears as a
mosaic, you can open the Make
Mosaic dialog box and modify the tile
colors using the Change Tile Color
tool.
When you create a tessellation with
the current color and the grout color
set to black, and choose Make Mosaic,
the image appears totally black. Don’t
worry—it’s not empty. With the
Change Tile Color tool, you can set
the primary color to a bright color, and
stroke in the document. Colored,
tessellated tiles appear beneath your
stroke. You can also base the color on
the color in a clone source if you
enable Clone Color on the Colors
palette.
Once you have a tessellation, you can use Make
Mosaic from the Canvas menu to paint on the
tiles.
Advanced Settings for
Tessellations
The following commands for
tessellations are available from the
Options pop-up menu in the Make
Mosaic dialog box:
• Reset Mosaic — removes all tiles
from the document, leaving only
the grout color