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6 In the Capture Pattern dialog box, enable one of the Rectangular Tile option.
7 Type a name in the Name text box.
8 Click OK to save the masked pattern to the current library.
To quickly apply a pattern mask, click the Brush Selector. In the Brush library
panel, choose the Pattern Pens category, and then choose the Pattern
Masked Pen variant.
You can apply pattern masks by using any brush variant that supports them.
For more information, see “Painting with patterns” on page 679.
To edit a pattern
1 Choose Window Media Control Panels Patterns.
2 Click the Pattern selector, and click a pattern in the Pattern library panel.
3 Click the Pattern options button , and choose Check Out Pattern.
Corel Painter opens the selected pattern tile in its own document window.
4 On the canvas, modify the pattern tile image.
5 Click the Pattern options button , and choose Add Image to Library.
6 In the Save Image dialog box, click OK to save the pattern to the library.
If you want to rename the pattern, type a new name in the Save As text box. For
example, you may want to modify a default pattern, but keep a copy of the default
pattern intact.
The Check Out Pattern mode supports wrap-around colors. When you drag
a brushstroke off one edge of an image, the brushstroke is simultaneously
applied to the other side of the image. This allows you to quickly modify the
edges of an individual pattern tile.
Creating seamless patterns
Patterns are created by repeating a rectangular image tile across an area. Ideally, the
pattern tiles should seamlessly blend into one another so that the eye doesn’t distinguish
the tile edges. Corel Painter allows you to generate seamless patterns by modifying the
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