Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Manual (Page 363)

PHOTOSHOP CS3
User Guide
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Delete a preset pattern
❖ Do one of the following:
• Select the pattern you want to delete, and choose Delete Pattern from the palette menu.
• Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), position the pointer over a pattern (the pointer turns into
scissors), and click.
Generate a pattern using the Pattern Maker
The Pattern Maker filter slices and reassembles an image to make a pattern. The Pattern Maker works in two ways:
• Fills a layer or selection with a pattern. The pattern can be made of one large tile, or multiple duplicate tiles.
• Creates tiles that you can save as a pattern preset and use with other images.
You can generate multiple patterns from the same sample until you find one that you like.
1 Do one of the following:
• Select the layer that contains the area from which you want to generate the pattern. The layer you select will be
replaced by the generated pattern, so it’s a good idea to make a copy of the layer first.
• To generate a pattern in a new layer or file, make a rectangular selection of the image you are using to generate the
pattern, and choose Edit > Copy. Then add a layer to the image, or create a new file with the dimensions you want
the final image to have.
2 Choose Filter > Pattern Maker.
3 Specify the source of the pattern.
• Choose Use Clipboard As Sample to use the contents of the clipboard if you copied an image before you opened
the Pattern Maker.
• Make a selection in the preview area with the Pattern Maker’s Marquee tool . To move the selection marquee,
drag it to a different location.
Note: You can use the Zoom and Hand tools to navigate in the preview area. Use Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS)
with the Zoom tool to zoom out. The magnification appears at the bottom of the dialog box.
4 Specify the tile size.
• Enter pixel dimensions in the Width and Height boxes.
• Click Use Image Size to generate a pattern with one tile that fills the layer.
5 Click Generate. You can press Esc to cancel the generation.
The preview area is tiled with the generated pattern.
• To switch between the generated preview and the source image, choose an option from the Show menu.
• To view the boundary of individual tiles, click Tile Boundaries.
• To offset the tiles in the generated pattern, choose a direction from the Offset pop-up menu and specify an offset
amount in the Amount text box. The offset amount is a percentage of the tile dimension in the specified direction.
The offset has no effect on saved pattern preset tiles.
6 Click Generate Again to generate additional patterns using the same options, or adjust the options and then click
Generate Again.
Smoothness Adjusts the sharp edges in the pattern. Increase the smoothness to reduce edges.