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Kaleidoscopic symmetry

Kaleidoscopic symmetry

Real kaleidoscope.


Kaleidoscopic symmetry mirrors your brush strokes against a number of axes passing through the center point.

1

The original

2

Mirrored copies

(here shown in different color for clarity)

3

icon/transform

Symmetry center point

and move handle.

4

icon/rotate_right

Axis set rotation handle

Rotation snaps to 0°, 45°, and 90° directions.

icon/lock

Lock button

Locks the center point; hides the controls. Unlock the center point position via Tool settings menuTool settings menuicon/gear The menu that contains all the settings of currently active tools. If at least one active tool has settings, the cogwheel icon appears at the left end of the top bar.Learn more.


1

Number of symmetry planes, from 2 to 16.

2

icon/lock

Lock the set of axes (toggle)

3

icon/reset

Reset the center point

Resets the position to the default state (to the center of the CanvasCanvasThe rectangular area of a defined size that contains the artwork. All and only the canvas will be exported or printed.).

4

The thumbnail

illustrating the type of the symmetry in use.

5

icon/symmetry_clip

Crop on axes (toggle)

The strokes end on the nearest axis.


To close the tool, tap on its icon on its Mini-toolbarMini-toolbarIn Infinite Painter’s interface, a small toolbar displayed in the upper-right part of the screen when certain tool is active. This toolbar may consist of one or more buttons; the main, leftmost icon indicates the tool in use. Learn more.