Tile Builder 1.5 User`s Manual
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1. Apply Seamless Tile Size 1000 x 1000 Tile size f 00 y Save Tile View Show Preview E D splay Then run Tile Builder using command Effects gt Plugins gt Image Skill gt Tile Builder Choose one of the tiling methods apply it and press OK ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual 3 Imagez21 50 Raster 1 Then turn off Edit Selection mode You create artistic selection on your image and you can flood fill it using color pattern or gradient oo ho oo E 0 0 r 1 l a iha J a ah yl ps Xx al h S a er i ieee i See aE fa ae The scot ze ae as E eae o 0 ra 5 MU p 1 1 in eats p J aes Za 1 z i Dz ain i i I I I 1 a 1 A E Te 7 a r 1 E 1 i AL pa D oh ii i Ea Il co if neee A r e i r oe E a Eea ih r E oe fee a a gee A ES a a E 1 i ma figs r Io fe th i 5 A NA a pt J a de 1 oof a J c ma Lege ii me J 1 de 17 Wy m all a j 4 1 lea sie a I a a pl has e ty al wd E 1 Br ME ea y a Ta Huis 5 i D gt R d Dor S a A e eal a ee E oF wee se g Ga a ty Air te a I a e pe y l I L E u Pi a j A mo 1 E Sos I t Y R nal gf i By the same way you can edit masks in order to hide or reveal some area on your image ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 16 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual Use result pattern as source image to Tile Builder In order to incr2. Adjust aimed Layers NeR Objects Selections Window Help Effect Browser Enhance Photo Palettes a Zoom out Presets Zoom 96 Zoom out fin 3D Effects ifr a8 Aw OO y w UA 4rt Media Effects ca m Artistic Effects Distortion Effects Edge Effects Geometric Effects Illumination Effects Image Effects Photo Effects Reflection Effects Texture Effects 2 User Defined Filter 8 a y Plugins Background Remover 3 4 Repeat Last Plugin Magic Sharpener Qutliner Tile Builder DERE ImageSkill Tile Builder is stared now ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 10 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual Creation seamless patterns Tile Builder works under RGB and Grayscale images with 8 and 16 bit chanell NOTE Several hosts do not support 16 bit mode for plug ins so it won t work with such graphic host in 16 bit mode Using Tile Builder you can not draw pattern you can only replicate part of your image using symmetry operations So in order to receive high quality pattern or ornament you have to have high quality source image will use Picture Tube tool in Corel PaintShopPro X MF Pro Imag Create transparency image using command File gt New and check Transparency flag Select Picture Tube tool and choose desirable theme SB Tile Builder 52 a a Draw a few image from selected tube and run
3. or Flood Filling of these images you can get image having any size you need without visible seam For example left image below is a tile or pattern because left side matches to right side blue lines and bottom side matches to upper side red line Right image is a result of flood filling Tile Builder creates seamless tiles from images using symmetry rules transition rotation reflection and glide reflection It solves tessellation task filling 2D plane by some motif without gaps and overlapping lt does not deform source image only shifts transition rotates by 60 120 90 180 degree step and reflects mirrors it RRR A Translation Reflection Mirror Rotation by 90 degree ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 4 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual There are only 17 tiling methods for plane there is a strongly mathematical proof you can see more detail in The Discontinuous Groups of Rotation and Translation in the Plane or SYMMETRY AND ORNAMENT by Slavik V Jablan 7 types for frieze and 10 for rosette Frieze is a pattern where only two sides match to each other for example left and right or up and bottom In order to receive ornament form frieze use replication in only one direction Rosette is a figure created by rotation around one point and reflection ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 5 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual Installing and uninstalling Run setup file Installer ca
4. G graphic Tile size amp 100 w formats Save Tile D View parameters Show Preview runs View window for seamless how Preview E Display Switches between source and tile preview processed images Display Original Aesult ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 8 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual Tile Builder Preview Show Preview main preview window You can scroll image in any direction Zoom zoom in and out of the image when working with fine details Show original Switches between source and processed imaaes Show originals E Presets You can save and load set of parameters in preset files Presets Ay x Preset is a text file where values of plug in parameter are written You can add and delete any preset except Default ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 9 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual Working with Tile Builder Source data Plug in can process RGB and Grayscale images with 8 or 16 bits channel only with or without transparency If you have image in other mode Palette image CMYK LAB etc Tile Builder will be disabled in Effect menu Starting Tile Builder Run your graphic host open an image Now you can run the Tile Builder plug in use Effect gt Image Skill gt Tile Builder menu item NOTE menu item can differ for different graphic hosts BB Corel Paint Shop Pro X 9605 07 File Edit Wiew Image
5. Image Adjust Effects Layers Objects Selections Dioiwe da e amp a amp room aut Jin Actual size Ge Loom more o aa Start Script Recording e Run Tile Builder plug in Effects gt Plugins gt Image Skill gt Tile Builder e Adjust plug in parameter for achieve desirable result Press OK button e Save script recording File gt Script gt Save Recordind or button on script tool bar ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 17 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual Corel Paint Shop Pro X IMG_1273 JPG File Edit Wiew Image Adjust Effects Layers Objects Selections Window He ik B i Sa H 5 GA KD El Er 1 a Fo Enhance Phot Presets Zoom 567 Zoom out Fin Zoom more Actual size ar FB 2a 12218 HRA plugin gt Eo nx Bl 3 IMG_1273 JPG 34 Background Esa Save script as TileBuilder PspScript for example Save Ire O Scripts Restricted Ww e ES EE File name TileBuilder save Save as type Script Files Psp5 cript w Cancel Save Materials Remove Undone Commands Save Dialog Positions Now you have script that executes Tile Builder plug in by default this script is saved in Script Restricted folder see more detail in PSP help So you can use this script for images batch processing or you can Customize your workspace by placing a button for this script to a toolbar Customize your wo
6. ImageSkill Software Tile Builder v1 5 User s Manual Table of Contents Igo Si 8 A o e EE An 2 Features ree ares grt oo A urrune nnner nnen 2 ey Fre CUI MI aaa roo a qssiee E corns cdta 2 Registering ImageSkill Tile Re NG i ccs a secacacadcae seceaseeeccosscstasacseuaescesieectansesacseusdiapanegeanstseseteos setters 2 Getting PSC MMIC SUPPO se aseccrasanedecneeseanroceugeeeasesanceessudienndsaene sacaannceeeonth Ea aE ENa nakani Anania 3 ce A A O E E AE E eee ee 4 Pattern Frieze and Rosette oocococcccccncncocononcnconononnn non ena nr ranne rrenen 4 dae eet kee Ariana An 6 User interface A A settee eae ce tesa eestor tee aeeeeeeeeaeedneee soe 6 A PA 7 Mila ie Ue tend iuectteeuven walewsanun 8 C Tile size and small tile PPE VICW a taccsnaacciceiandetsedemcnestsuaeontslsecsesensiactasivatseneasstelsedecanceatansonguelseans 8 D MEW parame lol G rar or a ESTEER 8 e E o E E E S eee E E e UE E O E E ere 9 Working A a o e UP OP OP SU E 5 A 10 A RE RE o O 10 Sci A o e 10 AMON seamless DAMOS conca snto cerdo error an Oe 11 How to create a frieze and rosette ccccecccgnacenisnreedoncerctcasnasuanarteiencs cuetisoascdbinabageeacpedeedenetieacabsoesneeds 13 KS A O e ri E 14 Scripting Actions feature tosco s ndo ie oie 17 FAQ and Troubleshooting costanera role a EEEE E EEn elas 20 can not find Tile Builder in graphic host s effect Menu occcooccccccncnnnoncncnononnnocanononnnnonononnnos 20 can not run Tile Builde
7. Tile Builder Effect gt Plugins gt Image Skill gt Tile Builder Select one of tiling methods create a seamless tile save it In PNG format You can bend sides of target shape to match desirable motif ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 11 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual Then create another tile and save NK 7 it in PNG format too a Y X y E 1 Fg We can combine two or three S vw tiles to one m GY e aB Ge 77 Copy tile to separate layer then 6A DS Ms you can play with different blend y ry i modes nf e ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 12 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual How to create a frieze and rosette In common case you can not create frieze and rosette ornament using Tile Builder directly There is a trick for creation desirable decor Simply create tile with desirable motif save it and then edit it using painting and erasing tools For example you want to create rosette with rose motif Create tile fill some image erase unnecessary parts by Eraser tool You can add a few elements also ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 13 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual More suitable tile methods for frieze creation are methods without rotation numbers 1 9 for rosette creation otherwise numbers 10 17 Tips and Tricks Masks Selections and Tile Builder You can edit and create mask and selection using Tile Builder in order to achieve ad
8. Win200 Win2003 Win XP Win NT3 Win NT4 Hard Drive you must have free space about 3 Mb RAM 64Mb Miscellaneous mouse or other pointing device You must have suitable graphic host software see below Registering ImageSkill Tile Builder You can order full version of this plug in via Sharelt and RegNow services the latter accept PayPal If you buy Tile Builder through these services you receive user name and unlock key Please enter their carefully without additional blanks Use copy paste method ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 2 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual If you have any trouble with unlock key write sales imageskill com Registered users receive our email newsletter containing information about new product releases and updates free downloads articles tips and special offers Just now we upgrade our products for registered customer free of charge Getting Technical Support lf you have any trouble questions feature requests or notes you can get help in one of the following ways E Mail support imageskill com Web site http forum imageskill com ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 3 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual Getting Started Pattern Frieze and Rosette What does it mean seamless tile or pattern lt is a color image grayscale image is usually named as texture that left side pixels match to right side pixels and upper side corresponds to bottom side Using replication
9. ch parameter changing user have to press Apply button for re generation seamless tile with new parameters fa Tile Builder 121 Help Presets QT BR Tiling method Edge Blending fo ka Apply Seamless Tile Size 154 x 262 Tile size i oo Save Tile E A Show Preview Display Qrara Drag a target shape to match object then click Apply Use Shift click to reset shape Current image zoom factor progress bar and prompting line are placed into bottom of main window A Toolbar ZOOM zoom in and out of the image when working with fine details a Pan let you scroll image JM in any direction Target shape select part of image for tile generation ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 r ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual B Tile generation parameters Tiling method 7 choose one of 17 tiling Tiling method method and drag rotate or bend target shape using control points to match tile motif Edge blending increases edge Edge Blending f 0 blending but decrease seamless Apply you need to press button after each 7779 Apply tile size parameter changing or use double click C Tile size and small tile preview Seamless Tile Small preview you can preview rectangular tile with tile size Tile size y El i increases decrease Save Tile save seamless tile size rectangular tile in BMP size 134 1 b JPG or PN
10. ditional artistic effects You create black red gradient image New Image Presets Image Dimensions ewan M H unas Pixels 1 Height 1000 z Resolution 78 740 z Pixelsjcrn Image Characteristics Paster Background Fj Vector Background ny Ort Media Background Es Color depth fis Milion Colors 24 bit _ i Transparent Memory Required 2 6 MBytes 1000 x 1000 Pixels Cancel Help Dimensions Set mode Edit Selection using command Selection gt Edit Selection ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 14 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual Then choose Paint Brush tool and draw a white star on the lindo He 4 Select Al China Image See dik Jasc Paint Shop Pro Image From Mask Ctrl ShiFt 5 J l 2 File Edit View Image Effects Adjust La From Yector Object Ctri shiFt B a A o a Invert Ctri Shift 1 L L gt mi eG Enhance Matting M Presets Shape Size Hardne Modify b Clip to Canvas Hide Marquee Ctrl Shift M Load Save Selection M Edit Selection Promote Selection to Layer Ctrl ShiFE P Float Ctrl F o Defloat Chrl ShiFt F ES Tile Builder 52 52 Drag a target shape to match object then click Apply Use Shift click to reset shape ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 15 Edge Blending aa Ea
11. ease effect range run Tile Builder twice or more under the same image Or you can combine patterns to each other Saving patterns in JPG BMP and PNG graphic formats What are differences between these formats BMP is a lossless format Supported by majority of graphic applications So you do not lose any information saving result in BMP format but size of BMP will be larger than JPG or PNG If you want to exchange export patterns in other programs use BMP format Main disadvantages of BMP are large image size and lack of transparency feature lf your pattern has transparent pixels use PNG format It is lossless data format with compression and it supports transparency Image size will be less than in BMP but more than in JPG format If you will use patterns in WEB design save it in JPG format the resulting image size will be smaller than in BMP and PNG but JPG compress image with loss so DO NOT use JPG for precise work for example textile design or likewise Scripting Actions feature Some graphic hosts support scripting feature In Corel Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8 9 X X1 it named as scripts in Adobe PhotoShop 6 7 CS CS2 CS3 actions Using this option you can batch process a few images You have to create script action at first e Open an image e Start script recording File gt Script gt Start Script Recordind or button on script tool bar A Corel Paint Shop Pro X File Edit View
12. n detect the most popular graphics editors automatically Choose one of them from list If you want to install plug in in other folder select item Other path and set path In this case you must set Plug ins path of your graphic host to setup folder Plug in s installer automatically detects the following graphic host applications e Adobe Photoshop 7 CS CS2 CS3 e Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 3 4 5 e Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7 8 9 e Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X X1 e Corel Photo Paint 11 12 e Xara Xtreme e Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 e Macromedia Fireworks 2004 8 e Ulead Photolmpact 8 9 10 11 12 Plug in can work under the following graphics host properly e XnView 1 8 and older e IrfanView e Corel Painter e Adobe Illustrator family Plug in may be compatible with other graphic hosts as well In order to uninstall plug in run uninstaller file uninstall exe or use Add and Remove Programs item in the Control Panel or Start Menu User interface Tile Builder has 4 main sections see description below A Toolbar B Tile generation parameters C Tile size and small tile preview D View parameters Pressing the OK button causes returning to graphic host with applying object extracting Pressing the Cancel button causes returning to graphic host without source image changing ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 6 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual The Help button runs short HTML help After ea
13. r or Tile Builder is grey out in graphic host s effect menu 20 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual Introduction Tile Builder is a Photoshop compatible plug in for creation seamless patterns from images using symmetry rules This plug in will be useful for web designers artists photo and computer graphics enthusiasts It allows you create fantastic attractive seamless patterns by one touch Tile Builder can work as with commercial software like Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Elements Corel Jasc Paint Shop Pro Microsoft Digital Image Suite as free like software IrfanView XnView There is Windows version only Tile Builder has unique flexibility and power you can move rotate and bend target shape in order to match desirable motif for you seamless pattern You can adjust pattern size and edge overlapping for creation smooth transition between shape sides You can see result of flood filling using generated pattern in preview window Also you can save generated rectangular seamless pattern as BMP JPEG or PNG graphic file for using anywhere Features at glance e You can adjust tile size and bend side to match image motif e You can blend tile to each other e Separate tile preview window e You can save seamless tile to PNG BMP JPG format for use tile anywhere e 16 bit mode support e Action script feature e Presets feature System Requirements Computer Pentium 400MHz Operation System Win98
14. rkspace You can customize your workspace in Corel JASC Paint Shop Pro family e Run Customize command View gt Customize e Choose Script tab e Select TileBuilder script select desirable icon form thumbnails below e Press Bind button ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 18 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual Customize Selecta script and an icon to create a new binding TileBuilder Bound Scripts al TileBuilder Remove tos Hee Now you can place this button on any toolbar for Tile Builder quick launch NOTE Adobe Photoshop 6 7 CS CS2 CS3 have the similar possibilities for scripting creation and batch processing For details see Abode Photoshop help ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 19 ImageSkill Tile Builder User s Manual FAQ and Troubleshooting can not find Tile Builder in graphic host s effect menu Check is there plug in in Plug Ins graphic host s folder or set path to plug in using graphic host s Preferences option Re run your graphic application can not run Tile Builder or Tile Builder is grey out in graphic host s effect menu Graphic hosts disable the plug in if the current image is not suitable for use with Tile Builder Image must be in RGB or Grayscale format with 8 or 16 bit channel If image has CMYK LAB or something other format you have to convert it to RGB or Grayscale NOTE If you did not find answer on your ques
15. tions write your questions to support imageskill com or send them to support forum http forum imageskill com ImageSkill Software 2006 2007 20
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