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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: TopAce on September 25, 2004, 11:35:41 am

Title: Land texture .. old
Post by: TopAce on September 25, 2004, 11:35:41 am

I made this texture (more than?) half a year ago. The only problem is that it doesn't look fine when it is used as a tiled texture.

Title: Land texture .. old
Post by: aldo_14 on September 25, 2004, 12:24:03 pm

That's cos you're edges won't line up and, if they do, it'll look pinched at the join.

Title: Land texture .. old
Post by: TopAce on September 25, 2004, 12:34:01 pm

What to do to fix?

Title: Land texture .. old
Post by: vyper on September 29, 2004, 03:16:54 pm

You could add bevels to make it look like a floor tile - then the edges would match...

Title: Land texture .. old
Post by: aldo_14 on September 29, 2004, 03:58:30 pm

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Originally posted by TopAce
What to do to fix?

Now that, is a toughie.  Offhand, I'd say to make sure your cloud (?) edges are at something like a 90 degree angle, so it's not drawing to a point.  Now, the really iffy - but often only way - is simply to manually tile it.  i.e. create a new image 4 times the size of that, paste it in, mirror it and paste the mirrored copy at the side, etc - i.e. making sure the edges line up.  Problem is that it can look contrived, and any shadows you have are going to be screwed up.

Title: Land texture .. old
Post by: Sheepy on September 29, 2004, 05:21:54 pm

there is a soloution to this in photoshop, but as i dont have it open right now, i cant tell you how to sort it out, at some point i will look into and tell you, but right now i really cant be arsed.

Title: Land texture .. old
Post by: ZylonBane on September 30, 2004, 10:05:06 am

If you have a copy of Paint Shop Pro 7 or newer, you can do Selection -> Convert to Seamless Pattern.

Title: Land texture .. old
Post by: Carl on October 02, 2004, 02:00:14 pm

in Photoshop 7 there is a pattern maker.

Title: Land texture .. old
Post by: TopAce on October 03, 2004, 03:47:08 pm

I can hardly understand this feature. :doubt:
It changes my whole image!