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It cuts the active layer or selection into many squares or polygons
which are slightly raised and separated by joins, giving so an aspect
of mosaic.
You can find this filter through
→ → .
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Preview
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All your setting changes will appear in the Preview without
affecting the image until you click on OK.
Note that the preview displays the whole image, even if the
final result will concern a selection. Don't keep
Do Preview checked if your computer is too
much slow.
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Options
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Antialiasing
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This option reduces the stepped aspect that may have
borders.
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Color Averaging
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When this option is unchecked, the image drawing can be
recognized inside tiles. When checked, the colors inside
tiles are averaged into a single color.
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Allows Tile Splitting
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This option splits tiles in areas with many colors, and
so allows a better color gradation and more details in
these areas.
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Pitted Surfaces
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With this option tile surface looks pitted.
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FG/BG Lighting
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When this option is checked, tiles are lit by the
foreground color of the toolbox, and shadow is colored by
the background color. Joins have the background color.
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Parameter setting
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Tile Size
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Slider and input box allow you to set the size of tile
surface.
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Tile Height
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That's ledge, relief of tiles. Value is width of the lit
border in pixels.
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Tile Spacing
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That's width of the join between tiles.
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Tile Neatness
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When set to 1, most of tiles have the same size. With 0
value, size is determined at random and this may lead to
shape variation.
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Light Direction
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By default light comes from the upper left corner
(135°). You can change this direction from 0 to 360
(counter clockwise).
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Color Variation
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Color Variation: Each tile has only one
color. So, the number of colors is reduced, compared to the
original image. Here, you can increase the number of colors,
a little.
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Tile Primitives
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This options are self-understanding:
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