Apple Macintosh PhotoFlash - Manual (Page 30)

Searching for images that resemble a sketch
You can use the Using Sketch command in the Search menu to draw a rough
sketch of an image and search for catalog images that resemble the sketch.
The Using Sketch command can identify general similarities based on color
and (to a lesser extent) shape, but may not always be able to locate an
individual image. However, it’s worth trying if you don’t know anything about
the image’s caption or filename. It’s also useful if you want to identify several
images with similar colors or compositions.
To search for images by their similarity to a sketch, make sure the catalogs
you want to search are open, then follow these steps:
1 Choose Using Sketch from the Search menu.
The Search Using Sketch dialog box appears.
2 Use the color palette and the Pencil and Eraser tools to create a sketch that resembles
the image you want to find.
If you click on any thumbnail while this dialog box is open, a sketch based on
that thumbnail appears in the sketch area. You can then use the Pencil tool to
add to the sketch and the Eraser tool to erase. To erase the whole sketch and
start over, double-click the Eraser tool.
19 Using Catalogs
Click here to request
a search of all open
catalogs.
Click here to request a
new catalog that
contains copies of the
matching thumbnails.
Draw a rough
sketch of the
image you want
to find here.
Click here to
select a color.
Click here to select the
Pencil or Eraser tool.