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How to Create a Seamless Background Pattern in Photoshop
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Seamless patterns can be applied to any background you can imagine, from a website or application to your Tinder photo. In this howto, we’ll talk about raster patterns you can create in Photoshop. If you prefer vectors, check out this tutorial instead. What You Will Need to Perform the Mission1. Adobe Photoshop. If you came across this tutorial, chances are high that you already have this program. However, just in case, here’s the link to download a free test version. 2. Icons8 for desktop. It’s a free app containing lots of icons and works well with Photoshop. 3. Icons or other images you want on your pattern. We took our Nature icons for this tutorial. FYI, they are free in PNG of any size, so you can save them in your account and use them for the pattern as well. 8 Steps for Creating a Pattern in Photoshop 1. Make a Base for Your PatternCreate a new file of any size with equal width and height. In our case, each side is 200px.
Drag and drop the icons from Icons8 for desktop (or any other icons) to the Photoshop file. We went for a Crab, a Fish, a Clown Fish, and a Seahorse.
If you use monochrome icons, you might need them in different colors. Here’s how to recolor PNG icons in Photoshop.
Press Enter to finish the icon pasting process. You have to press it as many times as needed until you do not see the black frame anymore.
Now each icon is on its own layer in your file.
4. Set up the First Layer
Select one layer in the layers panel and go to Filter > Other > Offset:
5. Set up the Second Layer
Select another layer in the layers panel. Now go to Filter > Other > Offset again.
6. Set up the Third Layer
Select yet another layer and go to Filter > Other > Offset. Now flip the Horizontal and Vertical values. For our case Horizontal will be 100px, and Vertical 0px. Click OK.
Select all the layers except Background in the layers panel and use the hotkey combination Ctrl+E. The selected layers will be merged.
First, use one more hotkey combination Ctrl+A (select all).
Name it and press OK. Ta-da! Your pattern is ready!
How to Apply the Pattern
You have the pattern, fine. Now let’s see how to use it in the background. 1. Create a New FileMake it bigger than your pattern tile to see the result. Ours is 800x600px.
Double-click on the Background in the layers panel. Click OK in the pop-up window.
Select your newly created pattern in the pop-up window and click OK.
3. Enjoy Your Pattern!
Sources with textures for Photoshop
Fixthephoto.com
Patterns and Textures have a positive impact on web design. Check out the Spacebar Counter. Even the very plain dot texture has changed the mood of the website drastically. Further Reading Creating a Christmas Background Pattern in Adobe Illustrator How to Recolor a PNG Icon in Photoshop Try free tools for creators by the Icons8 team Icons8, a library of about 120K+ free icons and free clip art images 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 Pichon, the desktop app to download icons and clip art and use them offline Icons8 Photos, the big collection of free stock photos designed to work together Ouch!, a library of free clipart images and vector illustrationsAlso, get the lists of free vector software and free photo editing software.
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