Creating An Impressionist Effect - Matrox RT.X2 User Manual

Creating an impressionist effect

The Matrox impressionist effect lets you choose from many different patterns
that you can use to make your image appear similar to an impressionist painting.
• Select Shape Click the button to the right of the current pattern to see the
list of available impressionist patterns.
• Brush Stroke Count
(X&Y) Brush Stroke Count
$
strokes along the x and y axes. If you select Link X&Y , you only need to
adjust the X Brush Stroke Count and the Y Brush Stroke Count will be
set to the same value.
• Rotation
Mean Rotation
$
Positive values rotate the brush strokes clockwise, and negative values
rotate the brush strokes counterclockwise.
Rotation Variation
$
stroke will rotate in relation to the Mean Rotation value. For example, if
you set the Rotation Variation value to 5%, the brush strokes will
randomly rotate between -5 and 5% of the Mean Rotation value. Some
brush strokes will rotate clockwise, and some will rotate counterclockwise.
• Size
X Mean Size
$
X Size Variation
$
stroke will grow in relation to the X Mean Size value. For example, if you
Use these to specify the number of brush
Use this to adjust the rotation of the brush strokes.
Use this to set the maximum percentage that a brush
Specifies the size of the brush stroke along the x axis.
Use this to set the maximum percentage that a brush
Click here to
select a new
pattern
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