Silhouette Studio® V4 | Chapter 12 - Curio Features
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Stipple Trace The Stipple Trace section will allow you to convert imported raster images (such as JPG, PNG, and other supported bitmaps) into stipple patterns. Once you have opened an external image you own (as discussed in Section 3.4) you may click on the Select Stipple Area button. This will allow you to draw a box around the intended area of your imported image in order to create a stipple pattern. This selected area once drawn may be adjusted or moved like any other object in the software as you may need to expand or refine the Stipple Trace area. The Stipple Trace area selection will provide a preview of the original image with a black-dotted image showing how the intended stipple points will be created. After selecting all desired Stipple Options (as noted below) and your stipple pattern appears as you would like, you may click on the Create Stipple button to have the pattern created.
Stipple Style: Various stipple styles and settings can be adjusted to provide altering stipple effects.
Invert: The invert checkbox will have the contra-positive image traced.
Density: Generally, lighter regions of the drawing will be populated with fewer stipple points and darker regions are more densely populated. The darkness of any region is magnified by the Density setting which affects the population, or density of stipples rendered in that region. Refinement: Stipples are rendered at the points of a small invisible square grid, the spacing of which is defined by “Grid Spacing”. Some Stipple Style options allow this to be adjusted so that the stipple points appear at half, third, or quarter grid squares, thus higher values provide a more randomized display of stipple points which may have a more natural or less blocky appearance. Grid Spacing: Specifies the distance between rows and columns of the square grid upon which the stipple points are positioned. Lower values provide a finer grid upon which the stipple points may be positioned.
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