Creating a 3-Rank nozzle
You can create a 3-Rank nozzle using the grid method.
This nozzle file has three items in Rank 1, three items in Rank 2, and three items in Rank 3.
Painting with the 3-Rank nozzle "Broken Shells"
To create a 3-Rank nozzle
1
Build or open a
2-Rank file.
2
Determine the number of elements you want in the third rank.
3
Choose
Window Navigator to display the
Navigator panel, and check the height of the current nozzle file.
4
Multiply the number of items in the third rank by the height of the file.
The result will be the height of your
3-Rank nozzle file.
5
Choose
Select Reselect.
6
Choose
Select Float.
7
Choose
Edit Copy.
Now you must extend this file vertically to accommodate the items in the third rank.
8
In the
Layers panel, select the canvas.
9
From the menu bar, choose
Canvas Canvas Size.
10
To set the canvas to the height of your
3-Rank nozzle, add the correct number of pixels in the
Add: pixels to bottom box.
The value you need is the difference between the height of the
3-Rank nozzle calculated in step 4 and the height of the open
2-Rank nozzle.
Now you can develop images for each item (set) in the third rank.
11
Choose
Edit Paste, and position the pasted layer in the area you added.
The images should be centered in the grid cells.
If necessary, modify the images in this layer.
12
Select both layers in the
Layers panel.
13
Click the Layer options button
, and choose
Drop and Select.
14
Choose
File Save, and save the file in RIFF format.
If you previously defined this file as a nozzle, you must edit the definition to describe the three ranks you created.
15
Choose
File Get Info, and edit the nozzle definition in the
File Information dialog box.
For example, the nozzle definition "Image hose 3 by 3" describes a
2-Rank nozzle with three image elements (items) in
Rank 1 and three image elements in
Rank 2. Suppose the new nozzle has three image elements in
Rank 3. To paint with images from all three ranks, you need to change the nozzle definition to "Image hose 3 by 3 by 3".
To paint with your new nozzle file, you first need to load it. For more information, see To load a 1-Rank nozzle file.