Applying bitmap pattern fills

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 X7 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.

You can modify bitmap patterns to suit your needs. For example, you can skew, rotate, or mirror the bitmap pattern. You can also create your own patterns from imported files.

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 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.

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.

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.

To	Do the following
Arrange the tiles so that alternating tiles are reflections of each other	Click the Mirror tiles horizontally or the Mirror tiles vertically button.
Create a radial or linear seamless blend	Click the Radial or the Linear button in the Seamless area, 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.
Set the width and height of the pattern as a percentage of the object’s width and height	Type values in the Fill width and Fill height boxes.
Move the center of the pattern fill up, down, left, or right	Type values in the X and Y boxes.
Rotate the pattern at a specified angle	Type a value in the Rotate box.
Slant the pattern at a specified angle	Type a value in the Skew 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.

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.

The new bitmap fill appears in the Fill picker.

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