Patterns and Textures

[phyllis stewart]

Here are a few patterns that can be used as pattern overlays or as textures, depending on where you put them. I believe textures must first be made into PSD format, right? But patterns may be JPEG's, and you can load them with edit menu>define pattern.

• If you would like to add some favorite patterns that you use a lot and want to share, please post them here.

• If you know of links to some good patterns/textures, please post those links here.

Here are two versions of my Van Gogh paintstroke pattern:

http://www.innographx.com/forum/download.php?id=3667
http://www.innographx.com/forum/download.php?id=3666

Below is the pattern I made forthis tree pic posted in one of Kudbegud's members' challenges.

[phyllis stewart]

Here an extremely useful one that I apply to just about every "oil painting" I do. It's an embossed version of a photograph of actual canvas cloth that Steve (Trimoon) gave us at one time.

[Graphicsmanip]

Thanks Phyllis...

[kaiman]

Some patterns at Adobe web site.

http://share.studio.adobe.com/axBrowseSubmit.asp?t=15

[kudbegud]

a ton of patterns and textures, all free:
http://www.grsites.com/textures/

a couple possibles below

[GoldCoin]

Have open a gallery...


These are four, one is a background, with matching paint brush stokes texture. Help yourself...

http://www.pbase.com/goldcoin/backgroun ... re_fot_you

[cybia]

Hi all,

Don't forget there's a pack of 400 free "mini mono fill" greyscale textures available at my site here, if you haven't already got them!

http://www.cybia.co.uk/mmfill.htm

Steve

PS. I also have some CG texture packs available at my Renderosity store. See the page on my site for more details ...

http://www.cybia.co.uk/synthgen.htm

Oh, and don't forget my Mutation and Abstraction CDRoms available from the Pluginsite.com! See here for more info ...

http://www.cybia.co.uk/mutation.htm

Sorry for the shameless plug of my products, but just thought I'd keep you informed of what's available! He, he.

[manjula]

Hello All,
Any idia where to find water color textures!!!!!!!!
p.....l.........e........a......s........e..........!

[don majoros]

Hi gang there are numerous patterns and textures at { mayangs .com}
There are hi res so it will take awhile to dl.

Don

[The Zen Monk]

The address Don gave would be http://www.mayang.com/textures/

Found a slew of great textures there...Thanks Don !!!

[manjula]

Thx a million Don+ Red

[phyllis stewart]

I think it would be fun to make your own watercolor textures. Just brush with one of the watercolor brushes in low opacity on a white background, and save as a pattern and/or texture. Usually, rather than using the texture filter, I prefer adding patterns in overlay mode from using the "layer styles" menu...more flexibility I think. And very quick and easy to do as well...just save your finished work as a pattern and name it, and it goes right into the list.

[phyllis stewart]

Here are several from PamSav, stones she photographed herself. Good idea!
Click for gallery of Pam's Stone Textures!



Attached below is the one Kath Martin used in the Arches Photo Art Challenge... thanks, Kath!

[cat bounds]

Phyllis asked me to post this texture tip here. It was originally in the Pretty Cottage thread.

Phyllis, the textures I've been playing with lately are from taking the photo, desaturating, save as PSD, then go into Texture, browse to your psd copy, set at 100%, and then you can make the depth however you want it. I've experimented with adding that texture at the beginning, like in this painting, or at the end, either on top of another texture or under it. Sometimes I'll add to Painter's impasto look by using this texture technique at the end. Or you can even get some far out textures by using psd copies saved from other projects, or by using percentages higher or lower than 100%.

In the hydrangea pic, I applied Posterize and then made the texture.

hydrangea


For the cottage, I applied the texture technique first, then Phyllis' watercolor tutorial.

cottage

[vwluvrs]

Lots of em Here

[vwluvrs]

View them at Textureking.com

[phyllis stewart]

Thanks so much.. great bunch and sooo many!

[lylejk]

This is a canvas that GIMPressionist uses that I have used a lot in the past. I created a crop and cleaned it up in a way to make it seamless so you all can use it for whatever reason you want. Just tile it up to the size you like. If you have GIMP, then use the Tile filter under Maps.

Also, just figured out how and created a custom pattern in CS2 but it's too big to post. lol

[Swampy]

Sometimes a pattern or texture can enhance an image as an actual element of the image. This photo was of some drift wood that just begged for Photoshop's snakeskin texture to be applied to selected areas to create a snake.

[phyllis stewart]

Bob Galka had a good tip on USING textures:

http://www.innographx.com/forum/viewtop ... 659#113659

[lylejk]

Since I really like this new texture that I concocted, I decided to make a seamless texture out of it. I hope you will like it too.

[sylvia_dg]

Hmm, nothing is showing, Lyle...
Sylvia

[phyllis stewart]

Swampy, I don't know how I missed that fabulous snake above! Awesome!

Sylvia, it shows up for me. Nice one... thanks, Lyle.

[sylvia_dg]

Sylvia, it shows up for me. Nice one... thanks, Lyle.

Oops, sorry, Lyle!
Hmm, that's weird...
Sylvia

[lylejk]

Da Vinci Paper Texture

I mentioned earlier that I couldn't find any Da Vinci paper texture. I just created this seamless one using my fibrous texture that I did earlier and some other maniputions. Still not 100% happy with it, but maybe some of you might be.

[Swampy]

Thanks, Lyle... I'll give it a try.

[phyllis stewart]

Lyle, nice paper...thanks!
Swampy, your snake seems to have gotten away. Up on chairs, ladies! Brave gents, get your snake sticks and catch the sly slitherer!
(Or maybe Swampy can remember where she stored the file.)

[sylvia_dg]

Lyle, nice paper...thanks!
Swampy, your snake seems to have gotten away. Up on chairs, ladies! Brave gents, get your snake sticks and catch the sly slitherer!

What did I miss??? Snakes? Where?
Anyway, don't tell me you're afraid of snakes, Phyllis?
Sylvia

[fmr]

Lyle , thanks for the fibrous paper and Da Vinci paper .
They look great ; I will try them .
fmr.

[phyllis stewart]

Swampy had a picture of a snake using a snakeskin pattern, but now it's gone. (Scroll up a ways.) Guess she deleted the image from the link. Too bad.

And, yes, I am afraid of some snakes, if I can't tell what kind they are, although I once had a pet garter snake.
See him here: http://www.pbase.com/pstewart/image/25051685
His name was Barney.