Generator effects in Pixelmator Pro on Mac
Pixelmator Pro includes Generator effects to create patterns, shapes, and atmospheric elements that can be added to your composition:
Checkerboard generates customizable checkerboard patterns.
Stripes creates adjustable stripe patterns.
Halo adds colored halo effects.
Star generates starbursts with customizable cross patterns and spikes.
Sunbeams creates customizable sun effects.
Clouds generates two-color soft cloud patterns.
Generator effects controls
Generator effects have the following adjustment controls in the Effects pane. You can access the controls after applying an effect to a layer or adding an effects layer.
Control | Used in these effects | Description |
|---|---|---|
Color well | Checkerboard, Stripes, Halo, Star, Sunbeams, Clouds | Click the color well to choose colors for various effect attributes. |
Width, Halo Width, Cross Width | Checkerboard, Stripes, Clouds, Halo, Star | Drag these sliders to adjust the size of individual elements within generated effects—for example, the size of individual clouds within the Clouds effect. |
Sharpness | Checkerboard, Stripes | Drag this slider to adjust the sharpness of pattern edges. |
Halo Radius, Radius, Sun Radius | Halo, Star, Sunbeams | Drag these sliders to adjust the overall size of generated effect. |
Epsilon, Maximum Striation Radius | Star, Sunbeams | Drag these sliders to adjust the length of star points or sun rays. |
Time | Halo, Sunbeams | Drag this slider to regenerate the pattern with different random variations. |
Halo Overlap | Halo | Drag this slider to adjust how much the red, green, and blue halos overlap. |
Striation Strength | Halo, Sunbeams | Drag this slider to adjust the intensity of the color striations. |
Striation Contrast | Halo, Sunbeams | Drag this slider to adjust the contrast of the color striations. |
Cross Scale | Star | Drag this slider to adjust the size of the cross pattern within the star. |
Cross Angle | Star | Rotate this wheel to adjust the angle of the cross pattern. |
Cross Opacity | Star | Drag this slider to adjust the transparency of the cross pattern. |
Opacity | All Generator effects | Drag these sliders to adjust the transparency of the generated effect. |
Blend mode | All Generator effects | Click |
Effect ropes | All Generator effects | Drag these onscreen controls to position the effect center point and adjust scale and rotation. If effect ropes aren’t visible, click |