deedub opened this issue on Mar 02, 2004 ยท 7 posts
deedub posted Tue, 02 March 2004 at 7:01 PM
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Hi Folks: Does anyone have a link to a good tutorial on how to make a jpeg file infinitely tileable in Photoshop? Thanks. Deedub.
falconperigot posted Wed, 03 March 2004 at 2:06 AM
It's not difficult. Open the file in Photoshop. Crop it so that it is square and note the pixel dimensions. Let's say you now have an image which is 60 x 60 pixels. Now choose Filter>Other>Offset. Put half your pixel dimension in both Horizontal [ ] pixels right and Vertical [ ] pixels down boxes (so in this case 30 in each box. Make sure the Wrap Around button is checked and click OK. Your image will now have a horizontal and vertical line where it has been offset. Using the clone tool carefully work over these lines so that they disappear, being careful not to go off to the edge of your image (it's important not to change the edge pixels). When you've done you can test your tile by selecting it (Ctrl+A), choose Edit>Define Pattern. Open a New document (Ctrl+N) and make sure the pixel dimensions are much bigger than your pattern (such as 600 x 600 pixels). Then choose Edit>Fill and select Pattern from the Contents Use drop down. Click OK and admire your work. HTH Mark
Hoofdcommissaris posted Wed, 03 March 2004 at 2:30 AM
It is not really necessairy to make the file square (for wood I would want long planks(?) to prevent too much repetition), as long as you use the half of the pixel dimensions for the offset. Any rectangle will do. Otherwise you are forced to use rather flat-looking wood, in my opinion. Layering tiles of different sizes can break up repetition too. Good luck!
falconperigot posted Wed, 03 March 2004 at 2:37 AM
Good point! I think I just find the math simpler with squares ;-)
deedub posted Wed, 03 March 2004 at 8:37 AM
Falconperigot, Hoofdcommisaris: Thanks! I'll open a woodgrain in Photoshop and start experimenting. deedub, David
deedub posted Wed, 03 March 2004 at 8:55 AM
I just want to say how very cool it is to have a Carrara users community out there to help solve the little problems I encounter! I tried the photoshop technique and spoke "BEAUTIFUL! JUST BEAUTIFUL" out loud. I'm modelling a 'virtual kitchen to demo different wood finishes on a cabinet builder's product. This tiling is essential, and I'm very thankful. I'll post the result when it's done. BTW, I find my modelling skill has taken a giant leap with Cararra Studio 3 as compared to the old RDS days. David
falconperigot posted Wed, 03 March 2004 at 9:26 AM
Glad to be of help. I look forward to seeing some of your work! Mark