User Guide

Corel Painter 71
If a pattern with that name already
exists in this library, you are
prompted to replace it. If you don’t
want to replace the existing
pattern, click No to try again with
a different name.
Creating Fractal Patterns
The Make Fractal Pattern command is
a pattern generator that creates
interesting landscapes. These
topographic patterns can be filled with
color and even embossed using a
paper texture.
When you create fractal patterns, the
following options allow you to fine-
tune your creation:
• Size sets the exact size of the tile
you are creating. If your computer
has a lot of memory, you can make
a large file with a high resolution.
Depending on how much memory
your computer has available to
Corel Painter, some of the size
options may not be available.
• Power controls the intricacy of the
pattern’s definition, as if you were
“zooming” in and out on a
textured surface with a
microscope. Move the Power slider
to the right to zoom out and see
many small patterns. Move the
Power slider to the left to zoom in
and see fewer large patterns.
The Power slider determines the degree
of detail. Top=-200%, bottom=0%.
• Feature Size defines the number of
prominent features within the tile.
Moving the slider to the left
increases the number of repetitions
per tile.
The Feature Size slider determines the number
of repetitions per tile. Top=90%,
bottom=20%.
• Softness adjusts the edge softness
of the pattern.
• Angle changes the direction from
which you view the fractal.
• Thinness emphasizes the
direction suggested by the lines of
the fractal pattern. Thinner lines
produce a more linear look.