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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.

kaleidoscope painting

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

To create a kaleidoscope painting Back to Top

 

Click the Toggle Planes button on the property bar.
Disable the Kaleidoscope Painting mode
Click the Toggle Kaleidoscope Painting button on the 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 Back to Top

 

Click the Symmetry Plane Color button, and click a color swatch.
Click the Reset Kaleidoscope Painting button on the property bar.

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