Try this different way. 1) Open texture file, and go to filter-pattern maker 2) Use this options 400x450px for width and height, smoothnes 2, check the tile boundaries box. 3) With marque tool select the area that you would like to be youre future texture pattern, and click generate. 4) It will produce pattern based on youre selection, the grid will help you to see where is the edge. 5) On the bottom you can click button generate again as many times as you like and it will produce new random pattern, also you can go back to the prewious state by pressing little arow on the left. 6) When you find the pattern that you like click on the save icon, name it and press CANCEL because you dont want to use it on the curent picture. 7) Open new transparent document, set the grid, choose youre brush and open brush pallete (F5), go to texture and choose youre pattern in the box on top (its the last), for mode choose multiply, you can also scale the texture with the slider to get more random result. 8) Double click on background layer and click OK to unlock it, now you can lover the transparency. Hope this will help you, let me now if you`ll have some problems ;) Tihomir

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