Photoshop
Photoshop Fundamentals: Using the Pattern Stamp Tool
Dateline: February 21, 2008
Version: Adobe Photoshop CS3
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This
creative tool allows you to paint on an image
using pre-defined patterns. You can use the
patterns that are already in the Photoshop
pattern libraries or you can create your own
patterns, like the yellow rose in this tutorial.
When you click on the Pattern Stamp tool
from the Photoshop toolbar, the options
for the tool will show across the top of the
screen. The options bar allows you to change
the brush and brush size. You’ll then pick the
rose pattern created earlier in the technique,
select a layer and start painting.
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Launch Photoshop and download patternstamp.psd. Press F7
to show the Layers palette.
Click the Create New Layer
button.
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Choose Edit > Define
Pattern. In the resulting
Pattern Name dialog box, rename the
pattern “yellow rose” and
click OK. Select Layer 1
and set its opacity to 60%.
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Select the Pattern Stamp
tool. In the resulting Options
bar, use the options shown and click the Pattern
swatch to open the Pattern
picker. Select the yellow rose
pattern that you just created.
Click the Pattern swatch
again to close the picker.
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Choose Window > Brushes
(F5). Click Texture under
Brush Presets on the left
side of the palette. In the
resulting Texture dialog
box, use the options shown and click the Pattern
swatch to open the Pattern
picker. Select the Molecular
pattern. Click
the Pattern swatch again to
close the picker.
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Click Dual Brush under
Brush Presets on the left
side of the palette. In the
resulting Dual Brush dialog
box, click the Chalk 17
pixels brush and use the
options shown.
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Select Layer 2. Paint the
rose petals using smooth
strokes, leaving some white
space in between petals
so that the brush strokes
don’t overlap each other.
Adjust the size of your
brush accordingly.
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Drag Layer 2 to the
Create New Layer button
to duplicate it and increase
the color saturation. Drag Layer 1 to the Trash
to delete it.
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Our final effect is shown at left (click to enlarge).
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