Corel PHOTO-PAINT Help | Applying bitmap pattern transparency

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To create a bitmap pattern from an imported image

Applying bitmap pattern transparency

You can use bitmap patterns to create a transparency. You can choose bitmap patterns from a personal library or from the Content Exchange. For more information, see Managing fills and transparencies.

You can modify bitmap patterns to suit your needs. For example, you can skew, rotate, or mirror the bitmap pattern.

Bitmap patterns created in Patterns, an iOS application that turns photos into bitmap patterns, can be opened in Corel PHOTO-PAINT. The bitmap pattern effects available in both Patterns and Corel PHOTO-PAINT let you create seamless patterns and adjust the pattern parameters, such as the pixel configuration along the edge of the tile and the brightness, luminance, and color contrast of the pattern.

You can also create a bitmap pattern from an imported image.

After you create or edit a bitmap pattern transparency, 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.

To apply a bitmap pattern transparency

1 .

Select an object.

2 .

In the toolbox, click the Object transparency tool

3 .

On the property bar, click the Bitmap pattern transparency button

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Open the Transparency picker on the property bar, and click a thumbnail.

5 .

Click the Select button

in the pop-up window that appears

To create a bitmap pattern transparency

1 .

Select an object.

2 .

In the toolbox, click the Object transparency tool

3 .

On the property bar, click the Bitmap pattern transparency button

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On the property bar, click the Edit transparency button

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In the Edit transparency dialog box, choose a transparency pattern from the Transparency picker.

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Perform a task from the following table.

To	Do the following
Change the foreground transparency of the pattern	Move the Foreground transparency slider.
Change the background transparency of the pattern	Move the Background transparency slider.
Arrange the tiles so that alternating tiles are reflections of each other	Click the Mirror horizontally or the Mirror vertically button.
Create a radial or linear seamless blend	In the Seamless area, click the Radial button , or click the Linear button and move the slider.
Smooth the color transition of the pattern tile edges with their opposite edge.	Enable the Edge match check box, and move the slider.
Increase or decrease the brightness of the pattern	Enable the Brightness check box, and move the slider.
Increase or decrease the grayscale contrast of the pattern.	Enable the Luminance check box, and move the slider.
Increase or decrease the color contrast of the pattern	Enable the Color check box, and move the slider.
Change the size of the pattern	Type a value in the Transparency width or the Transparency height box.
Move the center of the pattern fill up, down, left, or right	Type values in the X and Y boxes.
Slant the pattern at a specified angle	Type a value in the Skew box.
Rotate the pattern at a specified angle	Type a value in the Rotate box.
Specify row or column offset as a percentage of the tile’s height or width.	Click the Row offset or the Column offset button , and type a value in the % of tile box.

You can also skew or rotate the pattern by dragging the skewing or rotation handles on the object.

You can also use the controls on the property bar.

To create a bitmap pattern from an imported image

1 .

Select an object.

2 .

In the toolbox, click the Object transparency tool

3 .

On the property bar, click the Bitmap pattern transparency button

4 .

On the property bar, click the Edit transparency button

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In the Edit transparency dialog box, click the New source from file button

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In the Import dialog box, locate the image that you want to use, and double-click the filename.

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