• | To apply a bitmap pattern fill |
• | To modify a bitmap pattern fill |
• | To create a bitmap pattern fill from an imported image |
Bitmap fills are bitmaps that you can use to fill an object or image. You can fill an area with a single bitmap. You can also tile, or repeat, a small bitmap across an area to create a seamless pattern.
It is best to use less complex bitmaps for fills, because complex bitmaps are memory-intensive and slow to display. The complexity of a bitmap is determined by its size, resolution, and bit depth.
Corel PHOTO-PAINT 2017 provides a collection of bitmap patterns that you can access. You can browse the available patterns, search patterns by keyword, mark patterns as favorites, vote for patterns that you like, or copy patterns from the Content Exchange to your personal library. For more information, see Managing fills and transparencies.
After you create a new pattern, you can save it for future use or share it with other users on the Content Exchange. For more information, see Saving and sharing fills and transparencies.
Bitmap fills can be used to create interesting backgrounds and textures.
To apply a bitmap pattern fill |
1 . | In the toolbox, click the Fill tool . |
If you want to fill an object, you must select it by using the Object pick tool before applying the fill. |
2 . | Click the Bitmap pattern fill button on the property bar. |
3 . | Open the Fill picker on the property bar, and click a fill thumbnail. |
4 . | Click the Select button in the pop-up window that appears. |
5 . | Click where you want to apply the fill in the image. |
Merge modes control the way the foreground or fill color blends with the base color of the image. You can change the merge mode setting from the default (Normal) for specific blending purposes. For more information about merge modes, see Understanding merge modes.
To modify a bitmap pattern fill |
1 . | In the toolbox, click the Fill tool . |
2 . | Click the Bitmap pattern fill button on the property bar. |
3 . | Click the Edit fill button on the property bar. |
4 . | In the Edit fill dialog box, open the Fill picker, and click a fill. |
5 . | Perform an action from the following table. |
Click the Radial or the Linear button in the Seamless area, and move the slider.
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Enable the Edge match check box, and move the slider.
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Enable the Brightness check box, and move the slider.
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Enable the Luminance check box, and move the slider.
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Enable the Color check box, and move the slider.
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Type values in the Fill width and Fill height boxes.
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Type values in the X and Y boxes.
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Type a value in the Rotate box.
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Type a value in the Skew box.
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Click the Row offset or the Column offset button , and type a value in the % of tile box.
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To create a bitmap pattern fill from an imported image |
1 . | In the toolbox, click the Fill tool . |
2 . | Click the Bitmap pattern fill button on the property bar. |
3 . | Click the Edit fill button on the property bar. |
4 . | In the Edit fill dialog box, click the New source from file button. |
5 . | In the Import dialog box, locate the image that you want to use, and double-click the filename. |
The new bitmap fill appears in the Fill picker.
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