User Guide

Corel Painter 67
• Vertical offsets the tiles in sub-
sequent columns. The Offset
slider controls the amount of
offset.
4 Adjust the Pattern Scale slider to
control the dimensions of the
pattern.
After setting these options, the
pattern is ready to use.
To fill an image with pattern tiles:
1 On the Patterns palette, choose a
pattern.
2 Choose Effects menu > Fill.
3 In the Fill dialog box, choose
Pattern.
Note
•
To see tiling in an image, the image
must be larger than the tile.
To paint with a pattern:
1 From the Brush selector, choose a
brush that applies media to a
document.
2 On the Stroke Designer page of
the Brush Creator, choose
General.
3 From the Source pop-up menu,
choose one of the following:
• Pattern — paints with a pat-
tern containing no mask infor-
mation.
• Pattern with Mask — paints
using mask data contained in
the pattern.
• Pattern As Opacity — paints
with the pattern at a reduced
opacity.
4 Choose Window menu > Show
Patterns.
5 Choose a pattern from the Pattern
selector.
6 Paint in the image.
Notes:
•
If you have not set a clone source,
Corel Painter uses the current pattern in
any operation referring to clone source
colors or luminance. This means you can
paint with a pattern using a Cloner brush.
•
If the Source option is not available
(grayed out), the selected brush can apply
color only. In that case, select a rendered
brush, or choose Rendered from the Dab
Type pop-up menu.
•
When painting with a pattern, keep in
mind that direction matters. Corel
Painter flips the pattern you’re painting
when you change directions, so apply
strokes in the same direction for a uniform
effect.
Editing a Pattern Tile
If a pattern preview isn’t detailed
enough or you want to edit an existing
pattern, you can open the pattern tile
in its own window. By loading a
pattern as a file, you can view the
pattern closely and modify it.
Once a pattern becomes a tile, you can
paint off one side of the Canvas and
watch your stroke appear on the
opposite side of the Canvas,
automatically wrapping to the other
side.
Refer to “Creating Seamless Tiles” on
page 68 for more information about
editing pattern tiles.
To edit a pattern tile:
1 On the Patterns palette, choose a
pattern from the Pattern selector.