12.5. Illusion
| 12. Map Filters |

### 12.5. Illusion

#### 12.5.1. Overview

Figure 17.255. Illusion

Original image

Filter “Fractal Trace” 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.

#### 12.5.2. Activate the filter

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

#### 12.5.3. Options

Figure 17.256. “Illusion” filter options

Preview

  If checked, parameter setting results are interactively displayed in preview. Scroll bars allow you to move around the image.

Divisions

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

Mode 1, Mode 2

  You have two arrangement modes for copies in image:

  Figure 17.257. From left to right: original image, mode 1, mode 2, with Divisions=4

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