Merge all of the layers so you can tile this easily.Ĭopy and tile these squares until you cover the whole canvas. The square made out of 4 triangles by mirroringĭuplicate this square and place it directly underneath the original one.ĭuplicate it again, and rotate it by 90 degrees.ĭuplicate the third square and place it in the way that will result in a new, larger, and – most importantly – tileable square. Merge the layers in the same way you merged the previous two. Press Ctrl + T and rotate the layer by 180 degrees.Īfter you confirm the transformation by hitting Enter, align the triangles so they create a single square like in the screenshot below. Now duplicate this freshly made triangle in the same way as before. Place the mirroring triangles side-by-side so that they form one larger triangle, then merge their layers by selecting both of them (hold Ctrl while clicking on the in the layer window), right-clicking, and choosing Merge Layers from the menu. Right click the triangle and select Flip Horizontal. With this new layer selected, go to Edit > Free Transform (at this point you might want to adopt that Ctrl+T shortcut, as you’ll be using this tool repeatedly). Copy the triangle by right clicking the layer it’s on and selecting Duplicate Layer from the menu. It doesn’t matter what the colour is as it won’t be visible in the final piece. If there are white areas close to the edges of your triangle, you can add colour to your background to make it more visible. It doesn’t matter which order you do this in, as long as you cut out an isosceles triangle (one with 90-45-45 angles), like in the screenshot below. Press Enter to confirm the transformation, then cut a triangle shape out of the tile with the Marquee tool: select the top part of the square and hit Backspace to delete it, then Cut the remaining half of the triangle. With the tile layer selected go to Edit > Free Transform (or Ctrl+T) and rotate the tile by 45 degrees. At this stage, all you need to have on your canvas is a square shaped tile, like the one in the photo below. You can delete the layer with the remains of the scribble, or simply paint it a solid colour, as you won’t need those any more. Right click the selected area and click on the ‘Layer via Cut’ option. Selecting the square shape with the Marquee tool You can do that with the Marquee tool from the tool box on the left (Shortcut M), holding Shift while selecting to keep it square. This will bring you back to the main canvas, where you’ll need to cut the scribble into a square. Once you’re happy with what your random scribble has become, click OK on the right hand side to save it. If you think you’ve made it too complex, just click on Reconstruct All on your right hand side, and start again. There’s no right or wrong at this stage, although having a couple of areas where several colours meet in thin ‘threads’ as well as places where colour is mainly solid, tends to give the best results and a good visual balance. This step makes your random scribble a bit more organic looking, which will make the pattern tiles connect in a natural-feeling way. Using the Liquify tools on the left, smudge colours and warp different areas.ĭeveloping the scribble further using Liquify filters This is where you’ll make your scribble a bit more dynamic, fluid, and interesting. Open the Liquify window by selecting Filter > Liquify (Ctrl+Shift+X). If you’re feeling especially inspired, you can even combine different brushes and hardness options for added texture. At this point your art skills really don’t matter just make sure you’re using a few different colours (or shades of one like I’m using here) and vary the brush thickness. Using the Brush Tool draw a random scribble. If, however, this is going to be a web banner or a background for your Facebook cover, you won’t need such a large canvas and a resolution of between 72 and 155 dpi will suffice. For print, you might want to choose a larger canvas and 300 dpi resolution, for example. Set the size and the resolution of the canvas according to your intended use for the pattern. Start by opening a new file as per usual. That’s right, even someone using Photoshop for the first time can do it, and you won’t need anything apart from the software itself and your imagination. This tutorial will teach you a very simple technique for creating extraordinary kaleidoscopic patterns from scratch. If you’ve been using Photoshop for a while, you’ve probably realised by now you can create just about anything in it, from photo-montages to digital paintings.
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