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Using the Kaleidoscope Painting Mode

Corel Painter lets you to transform basic brushstrokes into a colorful and symmetrical kaleidoscope image. When you paint a brushstroke in one kaleidoscope segment, multiple reflections of the brushstroke appear in the other segments. You can apply between 3 to 12 mirror planes to a kaleidoscope. You can also rotate or reposition the mirror planes to expose different colors and patterns.

The green lines that display in the document window delineate the symmetrical planes.

To create a Kaleidoscope painting Back to Top
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In the toolbox, click the Kaleidoscope Painting tool .
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In the Segment Number box on the property bar, type the number of planes that you want to display.
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Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar.
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In the Brush Library panel, click a brush category, and click a brush variant.
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Apply brushstrokes in any of the kaleidoscope segments.
If you want to achieve a spiralling effect, apply brushstrokes across multiple segments.

To
Do the following
Hide the kaleidoscope planes while painting
Click the Toggle Planes button on the property bar.
Disable the Kaleidoscope Painting mode
Click the Toggle Kaleidoscope Painting button on the property bar.

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 Back to Top
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In the toolbox, click the Kaleidoscope Painting tool .
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Perform a task from the following table:

To
Do the following
Specify an angle of rotation
On the property bar, type a value in the Rotation Angle box.
Rotate the plane in the drawing window
Point to a plane until the cursor changes to a rotation angle cursor , and then drag to rotate the plane.
Change the plane position
Point to the center point of the planes until the cursor changes into a four-headed arrow , and then drag to it to a new location in the drawing window.
Change the color of the plane
Click the Symmetry Plane Color button, and click a color swatch.
Reset the mirror plane to the default position
Click the Reset Kaleidoscope Painting button on the property bar.


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