Finding layer patterns

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comppro1
Nov 26, 2006
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< http://www.adobe.com/uk/designcenter/photoshop/articles/phs8 lyrstyl.html> selected "rust", which I don’t have among my mere 12 patterns. Where do I get more patterns to work with? Photoshop CS2 [v9] and ver 7.

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Mike Hyndman
Nov 26, 2006
"D. Abram Miller" wrote in message
< http://www.adobe.com/uk/designcenter/photoshop/articles/phs8 lyrstyl.html> selected "rust", which I don’t have among my mere 12 patterns. Where do I get more patterns to work with? Photoshop CS2 [v9] and ver 7.

The patterns available in layer styles, reflect you current choice of loaded patterns. On the options bar, you will have a pattern thumbnail when either the pattern stamp or fill tool, selected to pattern, is in use. To the right of tis thumbnail is a down pointing arrow, click on it to open the current patterns box. You will see a right pointing arrow at upper right, click on this to open the dialogue box, choose and load "Patterns"

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Donald_Reese
Nov 26, 2006
Not sure about cs2,but in cs,you opened the layer styles,clicked on pattern overlay,and then click on the little pattern window,and your pattern choices opens. then you click the little arrow at the top and you see a list of patterns that you can append to make your list much longer. you can also make your own pattern very easily.
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comppro1
Nov 26, 2006
Since mine only came with 12, I am asking where to get more. Do you have a ref for making my own? thnx
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Phosphor
Nov 26, 2006
" Since mine only came with 12,…"

12..what? Have a dig around the "Presets" folder inside your Photoshop folder. There are other things in there, like in the "Textures" folder. If they didn’t get loaded when you installed Photoshop, have a look on the install disk. But Textures aren’t the same as Patterns.

That "rust" image you refer to isn’t a pattern, per se. It’s just an image. I would consider at pattern an image that can be tiled so that the edges blend seamlessly, left to right and top to bottom.

Now, if you’re after images that you can use for texture and overlay, there are plenty available.

Here are a couple of good ones, for starters:
<http://www.textureking.com/>
<http://textures.forrest.cz/>

Keep in mind that not every image you find online is free for your use in any commercial work. (See the notice at the bottom of the "textures.forrest.cz" link, above.) Some are, some aren’t. To know, you must explore the site and read. Usually, people who offer images will say very explicitly whether they are free or not.

If they’re just for your own personal, not-for-profit amusement, well, nobody can stop you from doing anything you want with anything you find, right?

And if you truly want patterns, well, that’s a different search entirely.

Try Google, eh? Maybe enter the search string Photoshop patterns free or something similar.
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Donald_Reese
Nov 26, 2006
Did you look in the layer styles for more libraries of patterns like i told you? if you want to make your own from an existing photo or file, you select the rectanglar marquee,and drag around the area you want to make a pattern from,and then you go to edit-define pattern,and name it what you want.it will then be on your list.
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comppro1
Nov 26, 2006
Thanks for responses to date.
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YrbkMgr
Nov 27, 2006
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