Master class. How to make seamless texture.

[paper]

At first we need Photoshop or any other raster graphic editor. With experience in future you could notice that you don’t need definite program, you could use any of them. But I’d prefer Photoshop because it is installed at my workstation :)

The second step – is to find the donor photo. Google photo search (http://images.google.com.ua/imghp?hl=uk&um=1&btnG=%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%88%D1%83%D0%BA&aq=f&oq=&start=0) will be helpful for you. But I prefer my own photos.
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/zho/21/01/01-web.jpg

Open it in your editor.

Make it more eye-candy-like with <image-adjustments-levels>, <image-adjustments-contrast>, <image-adjustments-curves>. Do you like it? If yes, the next step is to
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/zho/21/02/02-web.jpg

Define the pattern: Just crop image to get the accurate picture. If we are making stones of other regular texture we have to make it really regular, without diagonal lines or other noises:
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/zho/21/03/03-web.jpg

If you need use the transform tool <edit-transform>

Seamless.

If we try to use this image as pattern, we’ll see that seams are visible. We have to delete them.
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/zho/21/04/04-web.jpg

1. Find the center if image.
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/zho/21/05/05-web.jpg

2. Separate images for 4 parts. It’ll be better to place every part in its own layer.
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/zho/21/06/06-web.jpg
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/zho/21/07/07-web.jpg

3. And move parts:
Right top part – at left bottom place
Right bottom – at left top place.
Left bottom - at right top place
And the left top – at the right bottom place (oh, hope, all correctly :)
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/zho/21/08/08-web.jpg

Using stamp and brushes, delete the seams:
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/zho/21/09/09-web.jpg

Merge layers <layer – flatten image>.

Create from image pattern <edit – define pattern>

And… The finish… Create new image…
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/zho/21/10/10-web.jpg

Define place for fill and <edit – fill - pattern> chose pattern and… Hurrah! The miracle:
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/zho/21/11/11-web.jpg

[Alcides]

Very interesting. I've to try it.

Thanks for posting.

[JT Fox]

I use Photoshop so this is interesting to me.

Cheers JTF

[paper]

Very interesting. I've to try it.

Thanks for posting.

Thank you! Feel free to ask questions.

[paper]

I use Photoshop so this is interesting to me.

Cheers JTF

So good luck :)

[cgutzmer]

great tutorial! Thanks :)
Chris

[elliott]

Seems understandable even to me :D. Think I'll try this in GIMP in the next week or so if things ever slow down. Thanks for taking the time to post this. :)

[paper]

great tutorial! Thanks :)
Chris

Thank you :)

[paper]

Seems understandable even to me :D. Think I'll try this in GIMP in the next week or so if things ever slow down. Thanks for taking the time to post this. :)

Thank you! If you have questions, I'll be happy to help :)