Use QuickStitch™ Satin Area 
to fill an area with satin stitches automatically, by clicking in a color area of the picture. If required, use Color Tolerance to select a larger area according to the similarity of adjacent colors.
Note: QuickStitch™ Satin Area works best with relatively simple areas of the picture that do not have any complex branches. For branching or other complex areas, use QuickStitch™ Multiple Satin Areas.
To select QuickStitch™ Satin Area
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In the Satin Area section of the Quick Create toolbar, click QuickStitch™ Satin Area
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Choose Create > Create Satin Area > QuickStitch Satin Area.
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Press ^⌥M
Create a Satin Area Automatically
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Load a background picture.
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In the Satin Area section of the Quick Create toolbar, click the Options pop-up menu, choose Satin Area, and then select the settings for the satin area. Click OK.
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In the Quick Create toolbar, click QuickStitch™ Satin Area
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Click in the color area you wish to fill with stitches.
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If Color Tolerance is enabled then the Color Tolerance dialog appears. Adjust the Color Tolerance as required. The area selected by the Color Tolerance value is previewed. See Use Color Tolerance to Select an Area or Line.
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Click OK to confirm. Satin stitches appear in the selected area.
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Repeat to place as many satin areas as desired.
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Control–click and select Finish QuickStitch Satin Area Tool to deselect, or simply select another Create tool.
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Control–click the satin area and choose Properties.
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In the Area Properties dialog, change density, pattern and underlay, or change to another stitch type, then click OK. See Satin Area Dialog.
Change the properties for several satin areas
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Select each satin area in turn, Control–click to change the satin properties of the area in the properties dialog, then click OK. See Satin Area Dialog.
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To change the properties of several satin areas together, in the FilmStrip use Command–click to select individual satin areas, or Shift–click to select a series of satin areas. Then Control–click one of the selected areas and choose Properties. In the properties dialog make your desired changes. All settings in the properties dialog are applied to your selected satin areas when you click OK.
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To change the properties for all visible satin areas, Control–click a satin area in the FilmStrip, and choose Global Properties. In the properties dialog make your desired changes. All settings in the properties dialog are applied to all visible satin areas when you click OK.
Branching Satin Areas
QuickStitch™ Satin Area works best with relatively simple areas of the picture that do not have any complex branches. For example, if the area has long branches or branches that double-back on each other, you may not get the best result.
For branching or other complex areas, use QuickStitch™ Multiple Satin Areas. Alternatively, edit the picture to make separate areas of any extra branches.
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A tree with many branches |
Left as one color, a single QuickStitch™ Satin Area is created |
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Use QuickStitch™ Multiple Satin Areas |
Or split up the branches by using different colors |
