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Method one - works with any shape.
Create a no-fill, no-stroke rectangle and place a $ sign in the middle of it. $ sign must be on top of the rectangle. The amount of space between the $ sign and the rectangle edges will determine the spacing between the repeated $ signs.
Drag all that to the Brush panel and choose Pattern Brush when asked. Then click OK ...
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Jack's right - once they're created they're stuck like that forever. Like when you get that stupid "Macarena" song stuck in your head at a wedding.
What you can do, however, is create a copy of the pattern, edit it, and add it as a second version. Create an empty square canvas (you'll have to adjust the size depending on the pattern) and fill it with the ...
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A very similar question was asked not long ago: How to recreate this background in photoshop for use in a mobile app?
The one you provided is a little different with some wavy lines added. I was able to create something pretty close by doing the following:
Step 1: Create a document with the desired size and color
Step 2: As per the answer in the linked ...
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In the pattern library popup, when you click on a pattern, the tooltip should tell you what dimension it is. Start a new document with this dimension, and fill using the pattern. You should end up with a non-repeated image of the original pattern size.
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Create a new document
Select the Ellipse tool (U)
Hold shift, and click+drag out your circle
Select the Move Tool (V)
Alt+shift drag the circle layer.
This will duplicate the layer, and keep it aligned while you drag it.
Repeat step 5 as many times as you'd like.
Select the Crop Tool (C)
Select the bottom half (or upper half) of the circles, and press the ...
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It'll take some tweaking to get the result you want, but you can achieve something similar using the Crosshatch filter:
Step 1: Start a new document with a layer filled the color of your choice
Step 2: Create a new layer, fill it with black, add noise with Filter -> Noise -> Add Noise...
Step 3: Add a Cross Hatch filter to the noise: Filter -> Brush ...
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I'd use Inkscape's calligraphy tool to draw the curve, if I were you. It's way easier, and more powerful than anything you'd get with GIMP/Photoshop.
If you really have to use GIMP:
You can use curves (somewhere in the toolbox). Draw a curve (preferably without anti-aliasing). Make the thickness something large enough. Now, select the curve using the ...
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Weighted graphics on the ends of a line; the thicker/longer an arrowhead or oval is at the end of a line for the more people going in that direction.
Colored ends at a line, say red and blue to make a purple with a given color representing a direction, and the mix showing which direction people went. Full red or blue being all one direction and purple being ...
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The good ones do.
Generally a good designer has a library of custom patterns they refer to. Most "found-on-the-web" patterns are lacking something whether it's good seams, transparency, or whatever. There are some good one's out there (subtlepatterns.com being one of those). But they are rare.
There are millions of tutorials on creating patterns.
Once you ...
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The easiest way I figured out is probably this:
1) Draw a figure.
2) Select the pattern from Fill and Stroke ("Füllung und Kontur").
3) Click Extensions -> Colour -> Replace colour .. (should be something like "Erweiterungen -> Farbe -> Farbe ersetzen" in German).
4) Enter the hex code for your desired colour.
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I found this that might be of help: Create rotated tileable patterns
As you mention, there's math involved that is way beyond my understanding, so I'll only bring some of the principles that have to do with designing it.
Basically, the 'solution' would be:
Take an unrotated, tileable texture that repeats horizontally and vertically.
Tile it to a large ...
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This is a basic run down. There are a couple areas which require some choices and trial and error, but this should give the basics.
Create a new square document. I used 500x500 pixels. And add a series of horizontal lines distributed evenly.
Note: the document does not have a line across the bottom edge. The bottom of the canvas ends where that next line ...
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It looks like some noise with lines to me. While I didn't match it perfectly, this seems pretty close. Left = original, right = my version.
Step 1: Fill and noise.
Fill with a dark grey, chosen from the original, then add some noise (Filter > Noise > Add Noise). You only need a few percent of noise, and monochrome noise is probably best for something like ...
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For the complete avoidance of doubt, I might send three versions of the artwork:
A single instance of the element to be repeated, on its own.
A single instance of the element to be repeated, with "bleed" and crop marks in the margin. I'm thinking that the bleed might be really important to cover up any edge discrepancies if they are making up a physical ...
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You need 2 pattern brushes - one for the diamonds and one for the hash marks.
When you create the pattern brush for the diamonds you want to ensure you select "Approximate Path" for the fitting method. This will prevent stretching and distorting to fit the path. Fitting method for the hash marks isn't as critical.
This is a quick mock up.....
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In Photoshop, create your gradient from one color to another. Then select the flattened gradient and use Filter ⇒ Sketch ⇒ Halftone Pattern. Something with a small size, moderate contrast, and pattern type "dot" should achieve a result very similar to your example.
Edit: Here's a quick attempt using Halftone size 3, contrast 30, pattern Dot:
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I don't think there's an official name for it but line morphs fit the description. If you take it a bit further with gradients instead of line strokes, you can call it digital smoke.
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Generally yes, In my experience the designers will create most texture effects like that on their own, if they feel confident they can do it. There are of course alternatives like free image sourcing sites, and paid sites as well like istockphoto.com etc.
When I'm designing a website, I tend to make the textures myself to avoid copyright violations on ...
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Once you've overlaid the texture as a pattern change the blend mode on the pattern overlay window – screen will make all black become transparent and white remain visible which I think is what you're asking for. You may want to try some other blend modes such as lighten or overlay which can also be useful.
In terms of scaling the pattern I'd try it with the ...
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The basic technique is to create a background color or gradient, add a 50% Grey layer above it with its blend mode set to "Overlay" and add some noise to that layer using whatever method your program provides. In Photoshop it's a filter, and I seem to recall it's much the same in the gimp. Adjust the amount of noise (which should be monochromatic) and ...
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Dover publications are the long-time go-to source for historic imagery in reproducible formats:
http://store.doverpublications.com/by-subject-clip-art-and-design-on-cd-rom.html?_s_icmp=XDxPnsR1
Veer also has plenty of stock art collections including patterns:
http://tinyurl.com/43fydv7
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A good hierarchy is critical - DA01's suggestion about using cards is excellent since it lets you visually organize your categories before starting to code.
Plan for accessibility - controls that enable the largest group of people to easily use it make for the most popular designs. Stuff like redundancy (icons AND text), color coding (yes, it's less useful ...
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The Animal_skins.ai file was saved as patterns. The textures were manually added to the Swatch Panel, Named, and then the file was saved.
The Skins_.ai file creator did not make the effort or take the time to drag the patterns to the Swatch Panel and name them. They simply created squares and saved the file. You can manually do this if you want the same ...
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Read/view tutorials to learn the tools and intricacies of creating the visual elements needed for a pattern/texture.
Texture is merely a pattern with a perceived depth. So learning what tools and how to add depth to flat objects will assist in texture creation. So look for items covering depth, lighting, and shadow. If viewing a tutorial on a specific ...
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Sorry I somehow can´t just comment under your post, what do you need this for exactly? There many ways to attract the viewer but it´s easier if you know what you´re building for :)
In general you can say the user reads from the top left corner to the bottom right (Gutenberg Diagram)
So the bottom left corner is a very weak area, putting something there ...
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The top part, which contains the darker blue stripes, was most likely made using a background color and a pattern overlay (a part that repeats itself along the image, making it look like it was put together nicely).
I couldn't hardly notice the specs you mentioned, but it's quite easy to add "noise" in Photoshop using the noise filter. It does exactly what ...
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If you choose another colour system
You'll have to speak to your printer about which colours they accept. They may even match to a physical object, paint sample or something else. It's worth noting that in a situation like that, they're probably just going to pull out a Pantone book and match as closely as they can to your sample.
If you choose to use a ...
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The patterns are fine. They are very subtle noise and speckle patterns.
They will appear to be simply transparent patterns in the present manager. However, if you create a black (or white) layer, then apply a pattern overlays to that layer, you will see the pattern.
This is actually exactly how these types of patterns should be constructed. It allows the ...
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Looks good is a very subjective description...
I like to make connecting lines so the end result looks woven. I also keep keep colors to a minimum, typically just 2 or 3.
Why don't you start by collecting a few samples that you like, then recreate them with a few small touches of your own?
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Brushes are exactly how to do what you want. In fact, it's really the only way.
Create a custom brush, then simply apply it to your paths.
This may be helpful when creating pattern brushes.
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