Operation Manual

216 Applying Special Effects
Applying paper textures
Use paper textures for a natural "paper-like" appearance on your design.
Simulate textures of varying roughness and "feel" by selection of various real
media textures such as Canvas, Cartridge, Embossed, Parchment, and
Watercolour. As a paper texture is applied to all objects on a specific layer you
can apply different paper textures on a layer-by-layer basis.
To apply a paper texture:
1. In the Layers tab, decide on which layer you wish to apply a paper
texture to its objects.
2. Click the Paper Texture button shown after that chosen layer's
name and, from the dialog, select the Paper Textures category. A
gallery of texture thumbnails is displayed.
3. Choose one of the thumbnails and adjust percentage Scale and
Opacity if needed.
4. Click OK. The button will change, e.g. , to indicate that a paper
texture has been applied. Existing or any subsequently new objects will
adopt the paper texture once applied.
To remove a paper texture:
1. Click the button on the layer from which you want to remove a
paper texture.
2. From the dialog, simply click the Remove button. The paper texture is
removed from all objects on the layer.
You can also swap or remove paper textures from within the Layer Properties
dialog (right-click on a layer entry and choose Layer Properties...).