Seamless tiles tutorials ?

[Skjoldbroder]

Hiya.

I guess the most common approach is to use the offset filter found in filters>other. This lets you see how the texture edges look when put next to each other (for lack of a better explanation), where you can then fix the seam where it doesn't match up.

for seeing how the tile looks on a larger scale, you can do a 'select all', define it as a pattern, create a large new file, and use the fill tool in 'pattern' mode.


hope that helps!

/M

[simmsimaging]

Check out the pattern maker filter/tool in Pshop as well. Works pretty well and gives you some decent controls over the process.

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[Guiguitte]

Thanks both of you,

I'll give it a try :)

[Chrisdc]

Neil Blevins has a couple of tutorials on this topic over at his website. This (http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_education/offset_filter/offset_filter.htm) is a good introduction to the offset and clone method and this (http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_education/high_pass_filter/high_pass_filter.htm) tutorial explains what to do if the original photo is unevenly lit.

[itsallgoode9]

In regards to getting rid of un-even tone, i am not a fan of the process that Neil Blevins shows in his tutorial. I generally find that using the high pass filter like shown distorts the look of the image as well as not giving you much control at all over the end result. Here is the method I use:

1. original image
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9103/highpass1fp0.th.jpg (http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=highpass1fp0.jpg)

2. Image offest along one axis
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/9687/tut1zz2.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut1zz2.jpg)

3. Create a "Levels" layer adjustment and and just move one of the "output levels" sliders to create a drastic/noticable change. (this won't fix anything at the moment, we just want visual feeback for our next step)
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/4268/tut2fg0.th.jpg (http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut2fg0.jpg)

4. Create a black to white gradient on the layers level that start on one side of the image and goes all the way to the other

5. Select the Levels layer and offest using the same settings you just used. (ctrl + F is default to run the previous filter used"
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/5443/tut3qv2.th.jpg (http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut3qv2.jpg)

6. The right half is now too dark. (if the offest affected the wrong side of the image it means your gradient is going the wrong direction. just select the layer and press ctrl+i to fix this)
Two ways to adjust this. The quickest is to play with the opacity of the levels layer until it matches well. Iif you need more control go back into the level layer and change the sliders till the value and contrast matches.
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/4262/tut5gu9.th.jpg (http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut5gu9.jpg)
the values are now pretty similar

7. This image also has a value shift from top to bottom so we will repeat the process in the vertical direction and end up with a result like this:
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/4769/tut8cg4.th.jpg (http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut8cg4.jpg)

8. Add one more levels layer to adjust the entire image value range to where you want it and you end up with a good starting point to start your cloning and stamping.
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/3984/tut7aq3.th.jpg (http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut7aq3.jpg)

this technique can be applied with many different layer adjustments and is a common problem that needs fixed on an image. A good majority of the time I use this technique on a saturation layer after I go through this process.







(http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tut1hm5.jpg)

[Guiguitte]

Thanks again to the last couple of people dropping in !

I find this much easier in Painter than in PhotoShop actually ....

How much I'd like to be able to do this in PhotoShop, I feel that I have much, much more control in Painter ....

[tomt]

I agree regards Painter's method, although there is no "Automatic" way to do this in any program or filter I'm aware of. Still going to take some work.

[Quadart]

"imageSynth" by Luxology is a Photoshop plugin that automatically and adjustably produces seamless tiles.

http://www.luxology.com/whatismodo/imageSynth.aspx

[berniebernie]

another tut: http://www.creativecow.net/show.php?page=/articles/polevoy_george/texture_tiling/index.html

[EricChadwick]

This tool is amazing, and it's only $25.
http://www.seamlesstexturegenerator.com/

[BlueFlare]

This tool is amazing, and it's only $25.
http://www.seamlesstexturegenerator.com/

Amazing? Mmm... have to see that first...downloadig the demo, thanks.

[soulburn3d]

In regards to getting rid of un-even tone, i am not a fan of the process that Neil Blevins shows in his tutorial. I generally find that using the high pass filter like shown distorts the look of the image as well as not giving you much control at all over the end result.

Well, there's more than one way to skin a cat :)

The technique I outlined does have some drawbacks, I've had several instances where it doesn't work on specific images and I've had to use more manual means, but it also has some advantages such as working on the whole image at the same time, and is very fast to perform when you have a lot of textures to adjust.

However, I'll make a note of your technique in my tutorial, so that people have a choice of techniques to try. Thanks.

- Neil

[rybeck]

Thanks for good info~

[itsallgoode9]

Well, there's more than one way to skin a cat :)

The technique I outlined does have some drawbacks, I've had several instances where it doesn't work on specific images and I've had to use more manual means, but it also has some advantages such as working on the whole image at the same time, and is very fast to perform when you have a lot of textures to adjust.

However, I'll make a note of your technique in my tutorial, so that people have a choice of techniques to try. Thanks.

- Neil

:) yeah, feel free to mention it since gradiated value shifts are extremely common in photos, this works really well for that.

yeah your technique is quite fast and effective in alot of situations. My technique can be a bit of overkill sometimes :)

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