Two-color pattern transparency - a simple picture composed of "on" and "off" pixels. These vector graphics are smoother and more complex than bitmap images and are easier to manipulate.īitmap pattern transparency - a color picture composed of patterns of light and dark or differently colored pixels in a rectangular array. Vector pattern transparency - a picture composed of lines and fills, instead of dots of color like bitmaps. There are three types of pattern transparency:
To apply a two-color pattern transparency To modify a vector or bitmap transparency To apply a vector or bitmap pattern transparency In the Import dialog box, locate the image that you want to use, and double-click the filename.Ĭlick the arrow button at the bottom of the Fill area to display more pattern fill options.Quick links to procedures on this page: To create a vector or bitmap pattern from an imported image In this case, the current settings in the Transformations area of the Object properties docker will apply to the new pattern. You can also click the New source from workspace button and select an area of the document to use as a tile source. Vector patterns can have transparent or color background. To save the pattern, click the Save as new button. The area can include any objects or parts of objects that you have drawn.Ĭlick the Accept button displayed below the selection, and click OK in the dialog box that appears. Select an area of the workspace that you want to use as a pattern. In the Fill area of the Object properties docker, click one of the following buttons: To create a vector or bitmap pattern from the workspace You can also apply a vector or a bitmap pattern fill by clicking the Interactive fill tool in the toolbox, clicking the Vector pattern fill or Bitmap pattern fill button on the property bar, and choosing a fill from the Fill picker. This action applies the fill without closing the Fill picker. You can also apply a fill by clicking a fill thumbnail in the Fill picker.
Open the Fill picker, and double-click a pattern thumbnail.įor information about how to find fills in the Fill picker, see To find, filter, and sort fills and transparencies. In the Object properties docker, click one of the following buttons: For more information, see Saving fills and transparencies. You can create a new pattern by selecting an area of the workspace to use as a tile, or by using an imported image as a tile source.Īfter you create a new pattern, you can save it for future use. The pattern is created by repeating the tile to fill up the object. Depending on the size of the object, the pattern fill may consist of one or more tiles. Vector and bitmap patterns are made up of smaller units called tiles. You can also adjust pattern parameters such as the brightness, luminance, and color contrast of the pattern. You can also create a radial or linear seamless blend between the bitmap pattern tiles, and you can smooth the color transition between tiles by matching their edges. The brightness and the contrast of bitmap patterns can be adjusted. For example, if you enlarge the object, the pattern becomes larger while the number of tiles remains the same. If you want a pattern fill to change according to actions you perform on the filled object, you can set the fill to transform with the object. You can mirror the fill so that alternating tiles are reflections of each other. The center of the tile is moved down (right).
The center of the pattern tile is moved to the right (middle). For more information, see Finding and viewing fills and transparencies.įrom left to right: Original vector pattern fill.
You can also download additional fill packs. You can browse the available pattern fills, search by keyword, mark fills as favorites, and sort fills. For information about two-color fills, see Applying two-color pattern fills.ĬorelDRAW provides a collection of vector and bitmap patterns that you can access. A bitmap pattern fill is a bitmap image whose complexity is determined by its size, image resolution, and bit depth. A vector fill can have color or transparent background. A vector pattern fill is a more complex vector graphic composed of lines and fills. You can fill objects with vector or bitmap pattern fills, as well as two-color fills. To adjust the color transitions, brightness, and contrast of a bitmap pattern fill
To modify a vector or bitmap pattern fill