Texture synthesis
PotterDraw can synthesize a texture to display on the pot, using the colors specified in the palette. The Color Pattern selects a trigonometric mapping function that determines how the texture is mapped to the pot's surface, e.g. stripes, rings, petals, polar, etc. The mapping functions are affected by various parameters, including Color Cycles, Stripe Frequency, Stripe Amplitude, Stripe Phase, Petals, V Offset, and U Offset. The Palette Type determines how the palette colors are used in the texture.
Note that texture synthesis only occurs if the Texture Path property is blank. If Texture Path specifies an image file, the image file is used as the texture, and the palette is ignored.