13.5. Illusion

13.5. Illusion
	13. Map Filters

13.5.1. Overview

Figure 17.292. Illusion

Original image

Filter “Illusion” applied

With this filter, your image (active layer or selection) looks like a kaleidoscope. This filter duplicates your image in many copies, more or less dimmed and split, and puts them around the center of the image.

13.5.2. Activate the filter

This filter is found in the image window menu under Filters → Map → Illusion….

13.5.3. Options

Figure 17.293. “Illusion” filter options

Presets, Preview, Split view

	Note
	These options are described in Section 2, “Common Features”.

Division

That's the number of copies you want to apply to image. This value varies from -32 to 64. Negative values invert kaleidoscope rotation.

Illusion type

You have two arrangement types for copies in image:

Figure 17.294. From left to right: original image, Type 1, Type 2, with Divisions=4

Clipping

The result of this filter can be larger than the original image. With the default Adjust option, the layer will be automatically resized as necessary when the filter is applied. With the Clip option the result will be clipped to the layer boundary.