Depending on your workflow and pattern, you may end up with multiple layers. Merge them together by right-clicking in the Layer's Palette and selecting "Flatten Image.
It is often best to use "Save As" to save a copy of the pattern with layers, allowing you to go back and make changes if need be. Offset your pattern using the Filters menu. Make sure you set the following settings: Vertical Offset: Set to half of your image's height. If you have a px tall canvas, set the vertical offset to px. Horizontal Offset: For now, set this to zero. Wrap Around: Make sure that this setting is checked. Offset the pattern again, this time focusing on the Horizontal Offset.
Then set the following settings: Vertical Offset: Set this to zero. Horizontal Offset: Set this to half of your image's total width. If the width is px, you set the Horizontal Offset to 50px. Fill in any gaps created in your pattern by the offsetting. When the filter is put into effect, it moves some of your pattern over.
You can, however, use copy and paste or create new drawings to fill in the small spaces if you desire. Remember to flatten your image again if you decide to create more layers or images. Offset the image one more time, focusing on the Vertical Offset, if the four corners are not yet meeting. Remember, this pattern wants to repeat perfectly, so the each side should be balanced with the other.
For example -- if your pattern is made up of stick figures, and the top of a head pokes out the bottom of the pattern, that figure's body should be right on the top edge of the pattern, so that they match up when repeated. To get this, Offset the image one more time, using the same settings as the first time.
Vertical Offset: Set to half of your image's height. Save your new pattern to put it to use. You can choose a new name, then hit "OK" to save the pattern. Generated Photos , unique, worry-free model photos generated by AI. Nothing Found. Make a Base for Your Pattern Create a new file of any size with equal width and height. Add the Icons Drag and drop the icons from Icons8 for desktop or any other icons to the Photoshop file.
The first layer is done: 5. Set up the Second Layer Select another layer in the layers panel. Then set Horizontal at 0px and press OK: 6. How to Apply the Pattern You have the pattern, fine.
Create a New File Make it bigger than your pattern tile to see the result. Choose the Pattern Overlay Double-click on the Background in the layers panel. Enjoy Your Pattern! Sources with textures for Photoshop Fixthephoto. Lunacy, free graphic design software with built-in design resources. Photo Creator , free collage maker with AI-based technologies to make custom photos for your story.
Fugue , royalty-free music for videos of any kind. Make it. Define an image as a preset pattern. Use the Rectangle Marquee tool on any open image to select an area to use as a pattern.
Feather must be set to 0 pixels. Note that large images may become unwieldy. The default guide color is cyan so they may be a bit difficult to see in the screenshot:. If you're having trouble seeing the guides because of their light color, you can change their color in Photoshop's Preferences.
The very first option at the top of the list is Guide Color. As I mentioned, it's set to Cyan by default. Click on the word Cyan and choose a different color from the list. You'll see a preview of the color in the document window.
I'll change mine to Light Red :. Click OK when you're done to close out of the Preferences dialog box. The guides in the document window now appear in the new color note that Photoshop will continue to display guides in this new color until you go back to the Preferences and change the color back to Cyan or choose a different color :. You can create very complex patterns in Photoshop, or they can be as simple as, say, a repeating dot or circle. Let's draw a circle in the center of the document.
First, select the Elliptical Marquee Tool from the Tools panel. By default, it's hiding behind the Rectangular Marquee Tool , so click on the Rectangular Marquee Tool and hold your mouse button down for a second or two until a fly-out menu appears, then select the Elliptical Marquee Tool from the list:.
With the Elliptical Marquee Tool selected, move the crosshair directly over the intersection point of the guides in the center of the document. When you're done, your selection outline should look similar to this don't worry about the exact size as long as it's close :. Go up to the Edit menu at the top of the screen and choose Fill :. This opens the Fill dialog box, where we can choose a color to fill the selection with.
Set the Use option at the top of the dialog box to Black :. Click OK to close out of the dialog box. Photoshop fills the circular selection with black. Shortcodes, Actions and Filters Plugin: Error in shortcode [ ads-basics-middle ]. With just this one circle added in the center of the tile, we could save the tile as a pattern, but let's make it look a bit more interesting before we do that.
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