Adjusting mosaic tile dimensions and randomness

You can change the shape of mosaic tiles by adjusting the tile dimensions and spacing. You can also control the variability of tile shapes by setting the degree of randomness. Increasing randomness makes the shapes more erratic, each different from the last. For example, if the length dimension is 10 pixels, a length randomness of 25% creates tiles that are randomly given a length in the range of 7.5 to 12.5 pixels.

To adjust tile dimensions

1 Choose Effects Esoterica Make Mosaic and Tessellation.

Dimension control	Description
Width	Sets the width of the tiles in pixels. In this example, the width is set to 3.5 pixels (top) and 30.4 pixels (bottom).
Length	Sets the length of the tiles in pixels. In this example, the length is set to 4.1 pixels (top) and 24.2 pixels (bottom).
Pressure	Determines how tile dimensions are affected by stylus pressure, which allows you to control the width variance under differently weighted strokes. With the Pressure slider set to zero, a light stroke produces narrow tiles, and a heavier stroke creates wider tiles. Increasing the Pressure slider also increases the effect of pressure on the width of the tiles and prevents the creation of narrow tiles in response to a light stroke. Setting Pressure to 100% creates uniformly wide tiles, regardless of the pressure. In this example, the Pressure slider is set to 0% (top) and 100% (bottom).
Grout	Sets the spacing between tiles in pixels. In this example, the spacing between tiles is 0% (top) and 15% (bottom).

To adjust tile variability

1 Choose Effects Esoterica Make Mosaic and Tessellation.

Randomness control	Description
Width	Allows the tile width to vary by a set percentage. The lowest setting, 0%, produces no variability and the highest setting, 100%, produces the most variability. In this example, Width randomness is set to 92%.
Length	Allows the length of a tile to vary by a set percentage. The lowest setting, 0%, produces no variability and the highest setting, 100%, produces the most variability. In this example, the Length slider is set to 98%.
Pressure Cut	Controls the variability of the angle of the tile ends. The lowest setting, 0%, produces no variability and the highest setting, 100%, produces the most variability. In this example, the Cut slider is set to 90°.
Grout	Controls the variability of the length of space found between tiles. The lowest setting, 0%, produces no variability and the highest setting, 100%, produces the most variability. In this example, the Grout randomness is set to 100%.