Using Pattern Maker
Software : Photoshop 7.0
Level : Intermediate

Concept: This is the lesson designed to create the patterns using pattern maker tool of Adobe Photoshop. You need patterns for backgrounds, buttons, different types of navigation bars as well as presentations. Try to experiment with various basic images to create patterns and you will get interesting results. we have taken photographs for the base image. You can try different drawings to get amazing output.

1. Open Photoshop. You need to open an image from which you will be creating pattern.

2. Filter > Pattern Maker

3. This will open Pattern Maker dialogue box with the Rectangular Marquee Tool selected by default.

4. Drag Rectangular Marquee Tool on the portion of the image from which you want to create the pattern. (marked with white circle)

5. Click Generate.

6. This will create the pattern which has to be saved.

7. At the right bottom of the dialogue box you will find "Tile History".

8. Select "Saves Preset Pattern" (marked with green circle)

9. Click Cancel to close the window.

10. We will use the pattern now.

File > New

Go for any size of the file with RGB mode on.

11. Edit > Fill > Use (Pattern)

Open newly created pattern from the custom pattern flyout menu. Click OK.

This will fill canvas with the pattern.

Examples of patterns created from the above image using Pattern Maker