Symmetry painting
Using the Symmetry and Mirror options found on the Paint Brush Tool's context toolbar, you can create variable repeating patterns with radial or Mandala-style symmetry over one or multiple planes.
To create symmetrical and mirrored effects:
- From the Tools panel, select the Paint Brush Tool, then consider the following:
- Enabling the Symmetry option from the context toolbar allows you to produce symmetrical or mirrored drawings over one or multiple planes.
- Rotate the symmetry plane about the centre of the drawing by dragging from anywhere along the primary symmetry line. Pressing the will make the line snap to 15° intervals.
- Click the Lock setting to lock the symmetry line in place. With the setting unchecked, you can reposition the symmetry origin and draw symmetrical and mirrored patterns elsewhere on the page.
- Use the live brush preview to see the direction of the symmetrical brush strokes. If the direction needs to be mirrored, check the Mirror option on the context toolbar.
- If you wish to work with more than one plane of symmetry, click the field value box next to Symmetry and adjust the number of planes. You can use up to 16 planes in total.
- Paint on the page.
To reposition the symmetry origin:
- Drag the symmetry origin to reposition it on the page.