Most of the time, default Adobe Photoshop’s patterns just could not satisfied designers needs. Minutes later you will be creating your own custom pattern for buttons, interfaces, photo scan-lines, etc.
1. Create a pattern image
Fire up a new canvas. It should be small (in terms of height x width). Image you are creating here will duplicate itself to form your pattern in the later stage. For this example, I’ll be using 8×8 pixel canvas, zoomed them up and create a small pattern like this.
Pattern at 100% view
Pattern at 1600% view
2. Define as pattern
Let’s define it as pattern so it can be used at anytime. Select Edit ->Define Pattern.
Rename it to something you can remember (especially useful when you have a lot of custom patterns in future). I’ll call it Stripe5x because it will give me a stripe effect and 5px is how thick each stripes are. Click OK and you’ve just have your custom pattern defined.
3. Using custom pattern
Create a new canvas to try out the custom pattern. With your new canvas selected, Select Edit -> Fill.
In the Fill dialog box, select Pattern from the dropdown, find the pattern you’ve just created in Custom Pattern and click OK.
The canvas will now be filled with pattern you’ve just created. Tweak the colors and it should look fine.
Misc: Alternative way to call custom pattern
Another way to call up the custom pattern. (Right Click) layer name -> Blending Options
Check Pattern Overlay, select your pattern
Misc – Delete custom pattern
Anywhere in the pattern selection box, (Right Click), choose Delete.
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Posted by hongkiat in Photoshop Tutorials , at 12.21.06
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Comments
JtuneD December 21st, 2006
Thanks for the tutorial…haha!!
Replyjerry farina January 4th, 2007
thanks for the tips!
ReplyET January 5th, 2007
This tutorial does not teach any one how to “create” a custom pattern…
Replyusing your custom pattern, is not creating a “custom” pattern..It’s telling us how to use and color YOUR custom pattern.
Would you like to tell us how you made the pattern we have to download in your tutorial?
Aleks January 18th, 2007
Uh, sure it does. make 8×8 canvas….color as shown….edit -> define pattern
ReplyFabian January 20th, 2007
i agree with ET
im [uber] novice at PS CS2 ¬_¬
- what i wanna know is how did you get the pattern on the 8×8 cause that is what i want but i can’t do it at all.
Replyhongkiat January 20th, 2007
The title could be a bit mis-leading, I’ll have a tutorial on “create custom pattern” in a short while. Thanks for the feedback.
Replytechconet February 3rd, 2007
Thanks a lot….
ReplyMarko February 9th, 2007
Nice tutorials for beginners. You could explain in more details how to make striped pattern.
ReplyRomica March 3rd, 2007
Nice tut. Please, give me PSD Files. TAnk`s
Replyhongkiat March 4th, 2007
Romica, both the PSD (Sampls and Tutorial) links are on this page. :)
Replysandy March 19th, 2007
Ok….to explain to others HOW to save a defined pattern.
Start a new projet at the size you want..like 8×8 or 4×4…whatever..
Use the pencil tool and zoom in at 1600px.
fillin each pixel with the color u want..
when done, go up to the tabs up top and click on Edit/Define Pattern. Then save the pattern with whatever name you want to call it… then close out that project and don’t save it when closing it out.
Now you will have the pattern u made saved in your patterns.
ReplyBuddy April 3rd, 2007
Didn’t work out right for me someone help please!
Replyhongkiat April 3rd, 2007
Buddy: What seems to be the problem?
Replykyokokujo April 5th, 2007
hope to more in fotoshop
Reply12monthsOFwinter August 24th, 2007
I would appreciate you removing the links to my pattern- hot linking is not appreciated by the DA servers and I would rather people go to my page http://12monthsofwinter.deviantart.com/ than simply grabbing off your site.
ReplyShahZ February 7th, 2008
Hey there, what is the canvas size for the pattern (third from the left, third from the top) the one with gradients on both size..I bet that one gives a fiberglass effect doesnt it?
Replyhongkiat February 13th, 2008
Shaz: That’s 1×2 (width x height)
ReplyRaj July 11th, 2008
This tutorial is really helpful. Thanx a lot m8 :)
Replykozeyar July 15th, 2008
thanks man! i always wanted to know that
Reply:D
Angga Rifandi August 9th, 2008
I really need this tutorial to building my site. Great job dude
ReplyErdosam August 28th, 2008
Thanks for the tutorials…
Replybynge October 22nd, 2008
i can’t see the new pattern i create anywhere.
i followed exact steps till saving it with a name.
there isn’t any “custom pattern” option in the list of patterns .
this is the first time i’m creating any custom patterns. so , is it required to have a folder or file by the name “custom pattern”
Replybefore starting itself ??
please help
silence October 25th, 2008
Thanks awesome site and awesome tutorials.
Silence
Replyvespagap November 25th, 2008
tks for tutorial. Great job
ReplyEnergia Solar January 3rd, 2009
este tutorial complementa al de los botones, de nueva cuenta gracias por el mismo, es de mucha ayuda.
ReplyAmature Photograper January 30th, 2009
I am an amature and this was easy enough to follow. To get the image I wanted in the new canvas I just copied and pasted it in there and croped the canvas to fit then resized. It was a simple solution but it served the purpose I needed. Very helpful tutorial!!! Thanks a bunch!!!
ReplyAnnie March 6th, 2009
Very helpful, thanks a lot.
ReplyJehzeel Laurente March 10th, 2009
this is exactly what I am looking for. thank yewww :D i couldnt fine the define as pattern before, thanks for this post. It was just under Edit button, oh my I’m so dumb. haha! :D
thank you once again :D
Replyseeal March 12th, 2009
thx for tutorial
ReplyMarcelo Pires March 19th, 2009
thank you so much, I was looking for that.
ReplyArun Verma May 27th, 2009
Thanks that helped me alot
ReplyCechas May 29th, 2009
thx ;]
Replytinef June 9th, 2009
Great thing. Thanks for this tip!
ReplyAnja June 19th, 2009
Very easy to understand and useful, thank you!
Replyrhay June 30th, 2009
thanks for the info….
Replythanks…..
:)
Megan July 8th, 2009
This didnt work :(
ReplySunny Frimley August 3rd, 2009
Great little tutorial. Just what I was looking for. Can’t believe how rude and arrogant some of the comments are.
People, if you can’t even work out how to draw a dot on the canvas then you shouldn’t be looking for tutorials on anything other than basic photoshop usage. Drawing a dot is about as basic as you can get.
ReplyVishnu August 22nd, 2009
thanks for the help ! nicely written :)
Replyhemant joshi August 24th, 2009
thanque very much for the help .
i want to join u r comunity but how i dont know ?
if u know about this, then pls mail me &
onces agin thanks for the help
Replyhemant joshi August 24th, 2009
how to make the custom shepes? if u know about the custom sheps how to make this then pls tell me somthing
ReplyDimaz August 25th, 2009
very good and nice tutorial… thank you very much….
ReplyAris September 22nd, 2009
Print screen, paste in PS and crop the 100% view of the pattern in the tutorial. Worked for me.
Replyandrii October 16th, 2009
amazing easy steps… :) i like it!
ReplyJean November 3rd, 2009
Hi
Im a beginner user to PS. Can I ask , how do you create a A-frame canvas size in PS?
Thanks!
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