Adobe Photoshop CS2 On Demand [Electronic resources]

Building Custom Patterns

The Pattern Maker filter lets you create you own distinctive patterns, based on image information in the active document, or clipboard memory. Since the pattern is based on a sample data, it shares the visual characteristics of the sample. For example, if you sample an image of a cloudy sky, the Pattern Maker generates a tile-like pattern that is different from the sample but is still retains the elements of a cloudy sky. You can even generate multiple patterns from the same sample.

Build Custom Patterns

Open a document.

Select the

Layers palette, and then select the layer you want to use for a Pattern.

Click the

Filters menu, and then click

Pattern Maker .

Select the

Rectangular Marquee tool on the toolbox, and then select a portion of the image.

Select the portion of the image you want to generate an image.

Click

Generate to create a random pattern based on the selected sample.

Click

Generate Again to generate another random pattern.

IMPORTANT

All the generated patterns are stored in the History box, located on the bottom-right of the Pattern Maker dialog box.

Select from the available Tile Generation options:

• Use Clipboard As Sample. Uses the pixel information contained in the Clipboard as the tile-generating pattern.

• Use Image Size. Creates a tile pattern the size of the original image.

• Width. Enter a value (1 to 800), or click the black triangle and drag the slider left or right to define a width.

• Height. Enter a value (1 to 800), or click the black triangle and drag the slider left or right to define a height.

• Offset. Click the list arrow, and then click None, Horizontal, or Vertical.

• Amount. Enter a percentage value (1 to 100), or click the black triangle and drag the slider left or right.

• Smoothness. Click the list arrow, and then select a value of 1, 2, or 3.

• Sample Detail. Enter a value from 3 to 21, or click the black triangle and drag the slider left or right.

• Show. Click the list arrow, and then select between the generated sample, and the original image.

• Tile Boundaries. Select the check box to view the tile edges in the preview window. Click on the color box, and then select an alternate color.

Scroll through your tile patterns using the left/right arrow keys underneath the Tile History preview. Stop when you see the pattern you want.

Click

OK .

IMPORTANT

When you click OK, the Pattern Maker filter over-writes the original image, so it's a good idea to make a copy of the image in a separate layer before using the Pattern Maker filter.

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