• | To create a kaleidoscope painting |
• | To control the display of the kaleidoscope planes |
• | To restore the default settings of the Kaleidoscope Painting tool |
The green lines that are displayed in the document window delineate the symmetrical planes.
To create a kaleidoscope painting |
1 . | In the toolbox, click the Kaleidoscope tool . |
2 . | In the Segments box on the property bar, type the number of planes that you want to display. |
3 . | Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar. |
4 . | In the Brush library panel, click a brush category, and click a brush variant. |
5 . | Apply brushstrokes in any of the kaleidoscope segments. |
If you want to achieve a spiralling effect, apply brushstrokes across multiple segments. |
Click the Mirror Planes toggle button on the Kaleidoscope tool property bar.
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Disable the Kaleidoscope Painting mode
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Disable the Kaleidoscope check box on the Kaleidoscope tool property bar.
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The Brush tool is the only tool that you can use to create mirror and kaleidoscope paintings. Other tools, such as the Shape tool, are not supported.
To control the display of the kaleidoscope planes |
1 . | In the toolbox, click the Kaleidoscope tool . |
2 . | Perform a task from the following table: |
On the property bar, type a value in the Rotation Angle box.
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Click the Symmetry Plane Color button, and choose a color from the color picker.
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To restore the default settings of the Kaleidoscope Painting tool |
• | Click the Reset Kaleidoscope button on the property bar. |