installing-patterns-tutorial

This tutorial will walk you through how to install and use a Photoshop pattern set. Yo u canfind our patterns here. 1. First off, download the pattern set. In this example, I will be uLsacinge oPuatr terns set. It will come in ZIP format, so you’ll neeudn tzoip it using your favorite ZIP extractio nsoftware. The place that you’re going to want to unzip i t isimportant. If you put it into your Photoshop Patt ernsfolder, the next time you open up Photoshop, thatpattern will be sitting there already available foruse. Very handy! So, extract the file (in this case, SS-lace-patterns.pat) into your Program Files > Adobe > Photoshop (whatever version you have) > Presets >Patterns folder.2. Open Photoshop. Click File > New.. and make it 500 by 500 pixels. You can keep theresolution at 72 pixels or whatever it is set to initially. Make sure the color mode is RGB.Set the “Background Contents” to transparent. This means you will be starting w ith acompletely transparent canvas, rather than a white background.On the tools palette, choose any foreground color. Using the paint bucket tool, click anywhere on your canvas. It sho uld fillcompletely up with that color. 3. N ow we need to make sure that your lay erspalette is visible. To do that, click on “Window” i n thetop menu, and be sure there is a checkmark next to“Layers.” If there isn’t, click on it. Your layers pal etteshould look something like this.Keep in mind that when you apply a pattern, ...