User Guide

320 Corel Painter User Guide
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, the best results are obtained with the Picture slider set at 100%. For
more information on surface texture options, refer to “Working with Surface
Texture” on page 291.
Because Corel Painter uses the tile shapes from the channel, the resulting surface
texture gives the tiles a realistic 3D appearance.
Re-Rendering Mosaic Tiles
You can use this command to change the resolution of the tiles, after you change the
resolution of your document. This command re-creates the mosaic from the grout
color and the tile object information. Re-rendering first fills the image with the grout
color and then re-renders the mosaic tiles at the resolution of the document. However,
once you choose Re-render Mosaic, Corel Painter erases any image that is not a tile or
grout.
To re-render tiles
1 Open an image that is the size you want.
2 Create a mosaic, and click Done to exit the Make Mosaic dialog box.
3 Choose Canvas menu > Resize.
In the Resize dialog box, disable the Constrain File Size check box, and set the
resolution to a higher value.
When Corel Painter finishes resizing, you’ll notice that the tiles have 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 Options
pop-up menu.
Corel Painter replaces the resized, blurry tiles with tiles rendered at the higher
resolution.