Profile for Mikko Terva - Creating patterns

Mikko Terva aka tervaja is a 26.93 year old boy, has been a member since April 11, 2006, has scored 2749 submissions, giving an average score of 2.72.

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Dec 14 '08 by Mikko Terva

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Creating patterns

Hey guys, I'm looking to make patterns, in PS mostly. Anyone know of good tutorials on the subject, or even a recommendable book? The biggest problem I have is with creating a seamless pattern (like in the photos below). Any tips? Thanks in advance.

I know of the way to use the offset filter in PS to make simple patterns but I was wondering if there's a more sophisticated way to do it.

bobobob1230 on Dec 14 '08 at 11:45am

photshop confuses me

angelito on Dec 14 '08 at 11:47am

offset is the only way I know too :/ Maybe ask Julia? She's done some awesomely intricate ones...

sonmi on Dec 14 '08 at 11:47am

i made a tutorial once... let me see if i can find it!

Mikko Terva on Dec 14 '08 at 11:50am

cool!

band-it on Dec 14 '08 at 11:52am

oh i wanna know too

Bramish on Dec 14 '08 at 11:53am

Julia made a tutorial once... let her see if she can find it!

sonmi on Dec 14 '08 at 11:59am

i found it i found it! it's just for photoshop, but i'm sure the same logic can be applied to illustrator. one SECOND.

sonmi on Dec 14 '08 at 12:01pm

kayceislost on Dec 14 '08 at 12:02pm

Gah, I also have a few sites, lemme look em up

Mikko Terva on Dec 14 '08 at 12:04pm

awesome, thanks julia.

ginetteginette on Dec 14 '08 at 12:04pm

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Steve The Great on Dec 14 '08 at 12:05pm

hello
joey
hello
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ginetteginette on Dec 14 '08 at 12:05pm

steve gets it.

sonmi on Dec 14 '08 at 12:06pm

joey joey joey joey
hello hello hello hello

bobobob1230 on Dec 14 '08 at 12:07pm

i've got two dumb questions-
first, do you layer v. cut into a new layer, or layer v. copy?

and is teh directional pad the arrow keys?

Steve The Great on Dec 14 '08 at 12:07pm

maybe it's zoey?

sonmi on Dec 14 '08 at 12:08pm

you cut it into a new layer, and directional = arrow keys

Mikko Terva on Dec 14 '08 at 12:08pm

kayce, go ahead and post'em here. :)

kayceislost on Dec 14 '08 at 12:13pm

this is how to do it by hand but it is still useful in understanding how it works.

bobobob1230 on Dec 14 '08 at 12:14pm

hmm ok,
my arrow keys don't do anything, do i have to press the move tool button then do it?

roadkill3d on Dec 14 '08 at 12:16pm

zhuliah yo' daman!

sonmi on Dec 14 '08 at 12:16pm

oops yeah, click the move tool first!

spacesick 2 on Dec 14 '08 at 12:17pm

julia made a tutorial about it a while back, but I have no idea where to find it.

sonmi on Dec 14 '08 at 12:17pm

spacesick is probably a far-sighted woman in her 80s, tell her to get off the computer

ginetteginette on Dec 14 '08 at 12:17pm

mitch is funny.

Mikko Terva on Dec 14 '08 at 12:18pm

kayce that's really cool, thanks for sharing! I guess you need a scanner for that...

spacesick 2 on Dec 14 '08 at 12:18pm

I meant a different julia

she posted it on photoskillet.net

sonmi on Dec 14 '08 at 12:19pm

photoskil.let

spacesick 2 on Dec 14 '08 at 12:20pm

photoskill.it?

spacesick 2 on Dec 14 '08 at 12:20pm

that's the one!

ginetteginette on Dec 14 '08 at 12:20pm

juliajustgotfotoskill3dbymitch.biznet

sonmi on Dec 14 '08 at 12:21pm

spacesick 2 on Dec 14 '08 at 12:21pm

brb gotta eat my blintzes

kayceislost on Dec 14 '08 at 12:22pm

You can still take the same concept from that site and instead of doing it by hand do it IN photoshop.

Mikko Terva on Dec 14 '08 at 12:34pm

yep that's the offset filter technique I was talking about...what's cool about the tutorial you linked to is making the pattern without a computer. I feel like trying that.

sonmi on Dec 14 '08 at 12:39pm

old schooool

ginetteginette on Dec 14 '08 at 12:40pm

i want some more blintzes. that rainsoaked breakfast was damn good.

spacesick 2 on Dec 14 '08 at 12:42pm

I agree. and I'm glad I tried that grozz blintz, because now I know never to try a blintz againz!

ginetteginette on Dec 14 '08 at 12:44pm

blintz tour '09!

spacesick 2 on Dec 14 '08 at 12:51pm

yeah, boy!

ginetteginette on Dec 14 '08 at 12:54pm

blintzin' with mr cooper.

spacesick 2 on Dec 14 '08 at 12:55pm

lol @ that was what I named it

blintz buddies 4 lyfe!

SoldierofGondor on Dec 14 '08 at 1:01pm

Woah, I've also been wondering this. Thanks a ton Julia. *Bookmarks*

bobobob1230 on Dec 14 '08 at 1:08pm

wow this is actually super fun! thanks

ISABOA on Dec 15 '08 at 11:25pm

HI JULIA!!

Goldendust on Dec 15 '08 at 11:29pm

Oh wow. That tut solved every problem I ever had.

Thanks Julia!

sonmi on Dec 15 '08 at 11:31pm

lol @ i can't tell which julia is being thanked, because the person who wrote in kayce's link is named julia too! or maybe it's all julias. thanks julia.

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