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Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits

Corel PHOTO-PAINT gives you tools to create symmetrical and orbital patterns.


Painting symmetrical patterns

You can paint symmetrical patterns on an image by using the radial or mirror brush symmetry mode. When you paint in radial mode, satellite brush nibs, called satellite points, create brushstrokes around a center point. When you paint in mirror mode, an identical brushstroke is created on the horizontal plane, the vertical plane, or both.


Painting with orbits

You can create spiral effects by painting an image with orbits. Orbits are circular paths that rotate around a center point. Orbits let you paint spirals, pods, and rings. For example, you can draw a single spiral and adjust the size and closeness of the coils. You can also vary the size of the coils to create rounded segments called pods, or increase the number of orbits to create rings.


To paint symmetrical patterns

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In the toolbox, click the Paint tool Photo Paint pgx paint tool Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits.
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On the property bar, open the Brush tool picker, and click a tool.
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Click Window Photo Paint onestep Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits Toolbars Photo Paint onestep Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits Symmetry bar.
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On the Symmetry bar, click one of the following buttons:
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Radial symmetry Photo Paint pgx radial symmetry Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits — lets you add satellite points at intervals along the radius of a brush nib. Type a value in the Radial points box to specify the number of satellite points.
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Mirror symmetry Photo Paint pgx mirror symmetry Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits — lets you create an identical stroke on the horizontal or vertical plane of an image. Click the Horizontal mirror button Photo Paint pgx horizontal symmetry Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits, the Vertical mirror button Photo Paint pgx vertical symmetry Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits, or both.
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Click the Set symmetry center button Photo Paint pgx set symmetry center Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits, and click the image to position the center point for the symmetry.
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Drag in the image window.

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Click the No symmetry button Photo Paint pgx no symmetry button Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits on the Symmetry bar to disable the brush symmetry mode.

To paint with orbits

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In the toolbox, click the Paint tool Photo Paint pgx paint tool Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits.
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On the property bar, open the Brush tool picker, and click a tool.
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Click the Enable or disable orbits button Photo Paint pgx orbits button Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits on the property bar.
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Click the Orbits bar in the Brush settings docker.
If the Brush settings docker is not open, click Window Photo Paint onestep Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits Dockers Photo Paint onestep Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits Brush settings.
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Type a value in any of the following boxes:
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Number of orbits — lets you specify the number of orbits that are distributed around the center of a brushstroke. Use a value from 1 to 128. Use lower values for spirals and higher values for rings.
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Radius — lets you specify the distance between the center of a brushstroke and the orbits. Use a value from 1 to 999. A smaller nib requires higher values.
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Rotation speed — lets you specify the speed at which the orbits rotate around a brushstroke. Use a value from 0 to 100. Higher values result in closer coils.
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Grow speed — lets you specify the speed at which the orbits move toward the center of a brushstroke. Use a value from 0 to 100. Higher values increase the frequency of the size variation.
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Grow amount — lets you specify the distance that the orbits move when rotating toward the center of a brushstroke. Use a value from 0 to 100. Higher values increase the size variation and create pods.
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Drag in the image window.

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You can hide or display the point around which the orbits rotate clicking the Include center button Photo Paint pgx include center Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits on the Orbits bar in the Brush settings docker.

Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits