12.5. Illusion
| 12. Map Filters |

### 12.5. Illusion

#### 12.5.1. Overview

Figure 16.245. 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 16.246. “Illusion” filter options

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.

Modes

  You have two arrangement modes for copies in image:

  Figure 16.247. From left to right: original image, mode 1, mode 2, with Divisions=4

12.4. Fractal Trace |  | 12.6. Make Seamless