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Using Pattern Overlays

Pattern Overlays replace the pixels in the active layer with a specific pattern. Photoshop comes equipped with dozens of pre-existing patterns, or you can create and save your own. Patterns can be used to spice up an otherwise dull area of an imagesimilar to covering a solid-color wall in your house with decorative wallpaper. When you apply a pattern, the original image is overlaid with the selected pattern, and once that's accomplished you can use blending modes and opacity to control the effect the pattern has over the original image.

Use Pattern Overlay

Select the

Layers palette.

IMPORTANT

Pattern Overlays, as all of Photoshop's layer styles, are applied to all the non-transparent pixels in the image. You cannot use selection to control what areas of the image are affected by the layer style.

Click the layer you want to apply the Pattern Overlay style.

Click the

Add Layer Style button, and then click

Pattern Overlay .

Select from the available Pattern Overlay options:

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  Blend Mode.
  Click the list arrow, and then select from the available options. The Blend Mode option instructs Photoshop how to blend the selected Pattern Overlay with the colors of the active image (default: Normal).

  For Your Information Using Pattern Overlays You can use the pattern overlay on a photograph. Normally, a pattern completely covers the original image information; however, if you use the Blending Mode option when you apply the pattern, you can achieve some interesting results. Experiment with photographs and patterns using the Multiply, Screen, and Overlay blending modes to start. The style is a combination of the pattern, blending with the photograph.

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  Opacity.
  Enter a value from 0 to 100 percent. Opacity determines how much of the Pattern Overlay masks the original image pixels (default: 100). For example, 50 percent opacity would let 50 percent of the original image colors blend with the Pattern Overlay.

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  Pattern.
  Click the list arrow, and then select from the available Patterns. To add addition patterns from Photoshop pattern library, click the Pattern Options button, located in the upper-right of the pattern dialog box, and then choose from the available pattern options.

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  Add To Presets.
  Click the button to add the current pattern to Photoshop list of presets.

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  Snap To Origin.
  Click the button to begin the pattern tiling from the upper left corner of the document layer.

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  Scale.
  Enter a value from 1 to 1000 percent. Scale determines the size of the pattern as it applies to the active image (default: 100).

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  Link With Layer.
  Select the check box to physically link the active pattern with the active layer (default: checked).

Click

OK .

Did You Know? You can reposition any Pattern Overlay. Click any pattern from the pattern library. However, before you click OK, move into the document window and drag. The pattern is repositioned as you drag. Click the Snap To Origin button to return the pattern to its default position.

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