• | To apply a pattern as a fill |
• | To adjust the appearance of a pattern |
Left: A pattern scaled at 20%. Right: The same pattern scaled at 100%.
To apply a pattern as a fill |
1 . | Perform a task from the following table. |
Click Canvas in the Layers panel.
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Click a layer in the Layers panel.
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2 . | Choose the Paint Bucket tool in the toolbox. |
3 . | Choose Clone Source from the Fill with list box on the property bar, click the Clone Source flyout button , and choose Current Pattern from the Source list box. |
4 . | Click a pattern swatch in the Painter Patterns area. |
5 . | In the document window, click the canvas, selection, or layer. |
On the property bar, type a value in the Tolerance box or move the slider.
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On the property bar, type a value in the Feather box or move the slider.
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On the property bar, click the Anti-Alias button .
Anti-aliasing is recommended when the Feather setting is extremely low or set to zero.
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The image must be larger than the tile in order for the tiling to be visible in an image.
You can also choose a pattern from the Pattern Selector in the toolbox (Window Media Selector) or by choosing Edit Fill. In the Fill dialog box, choose Pattern from the Fill With list box, and click the Pattern selector.
To adjust the appearance of a pattern |
1 . | Choose Window Media Panels Patterns. |
2 . | Click a pattern swatch in the Painter Patterns area. |
3 . | Click one of the following buttons: |
• | Rectangular — places the tiles in a rectangular grid for fills. This option disables the Offset slider. |
• | Horizontal — offsets the tiles in subsequent rows |
• | Vertical — offsets the tiles in subsequent columns |
If applicable, move the Offset slider to control the amount of offset. |
4 . | Move the Scale slider to control the size of each tile in the pattern. |
After you set these options, the pattern is ready to use. |