Colors & Patterns (Cricut Imagine®  Machine)

The Colors & Patterns tools allow you to design with and customize Cricut Imagine® patterns in your Cricut Craft Room® project. This feature can only be used for Cricut Imagine® machines, and the default machine in the Machine & Mat tools must be set to the Cricut Imagine® machine for this feature to be enabled. If you would like to enable this feature, click Change to Imagine in the Colors & Patterns tools or open the Machine & Mat tools and set the Cricut Imagine® machine as your default machine.

  • Filling and image with a color or pattern

    • Colors & Patterns

      The Patterns or Colors selector is located at the top in the Colors & Patterns tools. You may use this selector any time to switch between the Patterns view and the Colors view.


      Color Palette

       Color Palette

      Click on the Patterns or Colors selector and select Colors. Use the Color Palette menu to view available color palette options. Click a color to fill a selected image with that solid color.

      You can also click the color selector iconColor Selectto select your own color! The Choose Color window will pop up. Select one of the basic colors on the left or customize your color using the color wheel or RGB values. Click Apply to save your changes. 

      Select the white box with the red slashRemove Fillto remove the color completely and only display the image outline.

      Choose Color


      Pattern Gallery

      Pattern Gallery

       Click on the Patterns or Colors selector and select Patterns. Use the Pattern Gallery menu to view available pattern options. Click a pattern to fill a selected image with that design.

  • Editing a pattern in an image

    • Scale Pattern

      Scale Pattern

      The Scale Pattern feature is located above the Flip options in the Colors & Patterns tools tab. Use the Scale Pattern feature any time you wish to increase or decrease the size of your pattern within your selected image.

      Scale Pattern Example


      Position

      Position Pattern

       The Position feature is located above the Flip options in the Colors & Patterns tools. Use the Position feature any time you wish to change the position of the pattern within your selected image.

      Position Pattern Example

      Flip

      Flip Pattern

      The Flip feature is located below the Scale Pattern feature in the Colors & Patterns tools. You may use the Flip feature any time you wish to flip the pattern within a selected image either horizontally or vertically.

      Flip Pattern Example


  • Welding with Patterns

    • When you weld Cricut® images together, any pattern or color fill applied will flow through the welded images as if it were a single image. 

      Weld with Pattern