Tiling Brushes
This tutorial was made using Photoshop CS2. It can be translated into Photoshop 6, 7, CS, and Photoshop Elements. (It may be translatable into earlier versions of Photoshop, but I do not have easy access to these versions.)
- Go to File then New and create a new canvas. Make sure that the canvas is the same size as or bigger than the brush you will be using.
- Make the background. You can use the bucket tool to "dump" a color into your canvas, you can go to layer then new fill layer and solid color, or you can use the layer window (window then layers). I used color #cbd9f8.
- Create a new layer by either going to layer and then new then layer or use the layer window. Then choose another color that has a strong contrast, but does not clash with your background layer. I chose #0d1c3d.
- Choose the brush that you want to use. Click on the brush icon on the tools. The click on the arrow arrow next to the brush on your options window (window then options). Select the brush set you want (ie brushesws13). Then select the brush that you want.
- Once you have selected the brush you want "stamp" it or click once with your mouse. Do not "drag" the brush.
- Crop your canvas so that it is the exact size of the stamped brush. In order to ensure that the pattern will tile it is important to make your cropping as exact as possible.
- Flatten the image.
- Save it as either a png or jpg file. If you save as a jpg file make sure that the quality is at least "8". PNG files are higher quality, but the file size is larger than jpg.
- If you want to define it as a pattern go to Edit then Define Pattern. Next go to Edit then Present Manager and then patterns. Highlight the pattern(s) you want to save and then click Save Set. Choose a name and your pattern(s) have been saved for future use.
- Use the texture as you would any tiling texture.
