Random Background Image

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

This tutorial explains how to generate a random background image using the "Image > Surprise Me!" menu. This image is then converted to stitches.

Note: See also Surprise Me! - Create a new design with only a few clicks and Randomly Generated Design.

1 - Run Embird and click the "Editor" menu to switch to the Editor window (Picture No. 1).

1. Run Embird and click "Editor" menu to switch to Editor window

2 - Select the "Image > Surprise Me!" menu (Picture No. 2).

2. Select "Image > Surprise Me!" menu

3 - Choose the shape of the random background image (Picture No. 3).

3. Choose the shape of random background image

4 - The random background image is generated and inserted into the work area. The size is determined by the currently selected hoop size. Invoke the command again if you want to insert a different image.

There are Undo and Redo commands in the Image menu allowing you to return to a previously generated random image.

Drag and drop colors between areas in the background image to change them.

Right-click a point in a color area in the background image to change its colors.

Select the Image > Expand/Shrink Color Areas menu to make the color areas larger (positive values) or smaller (negative values).

Select the Image > Redye menu to redye color areas in the background image.

Random Background Images

Check the pictures below showing various randomly generated background images:

4. "Flower 1" random image

5. "Flower 2" random image

6. "Snowflake" random image

7. "Floe" random image, color areas shrunk

8. "Pavement" random image

9. "Text" random image

10. "Pixel Text" random image

11. "Clipart" random image

5 - Use the "Image > Convert to Stitches" menu to convert the background image to an embroidery design.

Note: Find more information about fills in Double-click to Fill Empty Area in Editor, Quilt Fill, Fractal Fill, Mesh Fill, Celtic Knots Fill and Monotone Contours.

Mask Background Image with Design

6 - Select the "File > Open" menu to open a design, e.g., "squirrel.dst" (Picture No. 12).

7 - Select the "Image > Surprise Me!" menu and specify "Rectangles".

12. "Rectangles" random image and design to be masked with image

8 - Select the "Image > Mask with Designs" menu (Picture No. 13).

13. Select "Image > Mask with Designs" menu

9 - Select the region for masking - either Interior or Exterior (Picture No. 14).

14. Specify region "Interior"

10 - Delete the design used for masking and check the remains of the background image (Picture No. 15).

15. Background image masked with selected design

11 - Use the "Image > Convert to Stitches" menu to convert the background image to an embroidery design (Picture No. 16).

16. Convert background image to stitches

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