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#### Applying Pop Art Fill

This effect lets you cover an image with pseudo-halftone dots. You can also use the Pop Art Fill effect with other Corel Painter features and effects to create a pop art image.

Before (left) and after (right) applying the Pop Art Fill effect.

To apply Pop Art Fill

| 1 |  | Select a layer or area of the canvas.

|  | If you want to apply the effect to the entire image, do not make a selection.

| 2 |  | Choose Effects > Esoterica > Pop Art Fill.

| 3 |  | In the Pop Art Fill dialog box, choose a source from the Using list box.

|  | If you want to work with an inverted version of the source, enable the Inverted check box.

| 4 |  | Adjust the Scale slider to set the dot size.

| 5 |  | Adjust the Contrast slider to mix in the luminance of the control medium.

|  | This is particularly useful when using Image Luminance.

| 6 |  | Click the Dab Color chip and choose a dot color from the Color dialog box.

To create a pop art image

| 1 |  | Open an image, and choose File > Clone.

| 2 |  | Choose Effects > Tonal Control > Adjust Colors.

| 3 |  | In the Adjust Color dialog box, drag the Saturation slider all the way to the left, and click OK.

| 4 |  | This reduces the image to grayscale.

| 5 |  | Choose Effects > Esoterica > Pop Art Fill.

| 6 |  | In the Pop Art Fill dialog box, click the Dab Color chip and choose black from the Color dialog box.

| 7 |  | Click the Background chip and choose white from the Color dialog box.

| 8 |  | Adjust the Scale slider, and click OK.

|  | The Pop Art Fill effect is applied to the clone.

| 9 |  | Choose Select > All.

| 10 |  | Choose Select > Float.

| 11 |  | Choose Edit > Copy.

| 12 |  | Close the clone file.

| 13 |  | In the original image file, choose Edit > Paste.

|  | The copied layer is pasted into the original image file.

| 14 |  | In the Layers panel, choose Darken from the Composite Method list box.

|  | This makes the background image visible through all white areas of the Pop Art Fill layer.

|  | If you want to change the colors in the image, deselect the layer in the Layers panel, and apply an effect.

A pop art image with the Express Gradient and Posterize effects applied.

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