

Now copy the selection to clipboard with Cmd+C (make sure the layer is active) and paste it into a new document with the size of the final texture. Avoid selecting too dominant parts whith irregular structures like shadows or other interfering spots. Now we select an area from the grass texture – Photoshops basis for the pattern filter. Step 02: Selection from the grass texture In this tutorial we create a seamlessly tileable grass texture and therefore I chose following photo: Make sure that the photos structure is not too irregular because the pattern maker works best with homogeneous images. The pattern filter works as follows: Select an area from your photo and Photoshop will create a seamlessly tileable texture or pattern on this basis by Photoshop pulls the photo to pieces and rearrage them to a new homogeneous pattern. Step 01: Selecting a basic photo for the Pattern FilterĪfter completed installation you will find the pattern filter here: Filter/Pattern Filter. Therefore you have to reinstall it if you can not find it under the „Filter“ menue. You can not find the pattern filter in your current Photoshop release? Do not panic! Note that nearly since Photoshop CS4 the pattern filter is not installed by default. Where is the pattern filter in my current Photoshop release?!

But we also can use the pattern filter to create high resolution textures for architectural visualizations. I think the pattern filter is primary implemented to quickly create a lot of pattern for the internal pattern library. With the Photoshop pattern filter you can easily create seamlessly tileable textures and pattern based on a photo of your choice.
