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Creating fractal patterns

You can create interesting landscapes by using fractal patterns. You can also convert a fractal pattern into a paper texture and save it to the Paper library. For more information, see Working with paper texture and grain.

Using Fractal Pattern controls

When you create fractal patterns, the following controls allow you to fine-tune your creation:

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The Power slider determines the degree of detail. The image on the left is set to -200% and the image on the right is set to 0%.

The Feature Size slider determines the number of repetitions per tile. The image on the left is set to 90% and the image on the right is set to 20%.

Low Thinness settings display the fractal as streaks. Use the Angle slider to change the direction of streaking.

Corel Painter uses four channels to store graphic information: Red, Green, Blue, and Alpha. When creating fractal patterns, you can place information other than color values in these channels, which allows you to visualize this information in different ways.

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Move the Power slider to the right to zoom out and see many small features, or move it to the left to zoom in and see a few large features.
Move the Feature Size slider to the right to decrease the repetitions per tile, or move it to the left to increase the number of repetitions per tile.
Move the Softness slider to the left to decrease the softness, or move it to the right to increase the softness.
Move the Angle slider to the left to decrease the angle, or move it to the right to increase the angle.
Move the Thinness slider to the left to increase the appearance of lines, or move it to the right to decrease the appearance of lines.

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The Gradient Bearing and Surface Normal options for viewing a fractal texture are offered for purely aesthetic reasons. One way to take advantage of them is to create color variations of the texture with the Adjust Colors feature.

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To colorize a fractal pattern, you can replace the grayscale tones with colors from a gradient fill by using the Express in Image feature. For information, see To replace image colors with gradient colors.

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