Corel PHOTO-PAINT Help : Color, fills, and transparencies : Working with transparency : Applying bitmap pattern transparency
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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 Back to Top
To create a bitmap pattern transparency Back to Top

 

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.

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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 Back to Top
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