PhiMatrix™ Tutorials:  Lesson 2 - Analyzing the wings of a moth

Now let's try another image that illustrates the grid orientation, border width, custom grid colors and mirroring features of PhiMatrix.

Select the image to analyze - Open up any program that will display the image moth.jpg that was included with this program.

Launch or restore PhiMatrix - Relaunch PhiMatrix to restore its default settings or adjust the tool bar to look like this:

Detach the toolbox - Click on the handle of the toolbox to the left of the camera icon and drag it above the PhiMatrix application.

Change the Grid Color - Select "Custom" from the grid color.  The click on "Define Custom Colors."  Type 255 in the R box, 220 in the G box and 0 in the B box to create a golden color and then click OK.

Adjust the Application Transparency - Click and drag the transparency slider to about the 50% level to make more of the underlying photo show through.

Resize the Grid Border - Click on the "Adjust Border Width" control to reduce it from 50 to 20.

Position the Grid - Click and drag the application until the left side of the grid is aligned with the tip of the moth's left wing and the top of the grid is aligned with the top of its wings.

Resize the Grid - Click and drag the lower right side of the application until the bottom of the grid is aligned with the bottom of the moth's wings and the right side of the grid is aligned with tip of the right wing.  A final grid size of 456 by 260 in the height and width indicators is about right.

Note that PhiMatrix is already revealing the phi positioning of the two eye-like spots on the moth's lower wings.

Increase the number of Vertical Grid Lines - Click on the counter for the vertical grid lines, increasing it to 3.

The 3rd line reveals the phi position of the eye-like spot horizontally on the moth's upper left wing.

Increase the number of Horizontal Grid Lines - Click on the counter for the horizontal grid lines, increasing it to 3.

The 3rd line reveals the phi position of the change in color at the center of the base of the moth's wings.

Change the Grid Orientation - Click on the Grid Orientation option from the tool bar and select "Zero at upper left."

The 3rd line reveals the phi position of the eye-like spots vertically on the moth's upper wings.

Add grid mirroring - Click on the Grid Orientation option from the tool bar and select "Mirror horizontal and vertical lines".

The grid lines now reveal the phi positions, horizontally and vertically, of all four eye-like spots on the moth's upper wings, the phi proportion of the width of the top wings to the bottom wings and the phi positions of the changes in coloring at the center of the bottom wings and the top of the bottom wings above the lower eye-like spots.

Save the image - Click on the Camera icon to save your image and select the .jpg option.  Name the file phi-moth.jpg.

Your completed image should look like this: