Seamless images

[thebestguest]

Hello everyone. I was wondering if anyone knew of a cool way to transform an image into a seamless tile. I looked at photoshops offset filter but it just makes the seams in the middle of the picture and it's hard to cover the seams up when the tile has a lot of detail.

Example of a seamless title:
http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/569/6076/162966.gif

[mlk]

use the high pass, offset filters and the magic stamp tool...

http://www.creativecow.net/show.php?page=/articles/polevoy_george/texture_tiling/index.html

[Pasquale]

I remember there was a thread posted here a while ago about making seamless tiles too (or maybe that was on another forum) :(

[thebestguest]

I did a search and found that DDD posted a link to this (http://www.luxology.com/whatismodo/imageSynth.aspx) earlier this year. That looks awesome but $99 is a bit much for what little I plan to do with these tiles.

Thanks Mlk, I'll mess around a bit with it.

[mlk]

you Might want to check MaPZone as well http://www.mapzoneeditor.com/index.php?PAGE=HOME I haven't used it enough to tell you if it can remove seams from tiles but it's a wonderful tool to create shaders (and free)

[iLikePie]

there's also the pattern maker tool in PS. I haven't used it often but there have been a few times where it's been really handy. I can't quite remember why i needed it though...

anyway, the offset method (painting up the seams) is what I use, i guess if it's REALLY complex it might be too hard but i've always found it ok.

[Pasquale]

OH yeah^ that's right. If I remember correct (dont bash my skull in if I yam wrong) mtsix was involved in some thread about that very topic.

[hybrid101]

weird, all i do is make four layers, then flip them horizontally and vertically, and just lighten the layers:lol:

[boohaha]

hey cool idea hybrid! ^^^

also it's worth giving a shot at M.C. Escher's way of creating patterns (http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/gallery-symmetry.htm) (-:

[thebestguest]

Thanks everyone. I'll do a bit of searching on the forum and take a look at your suggestions.


weird, all i do is make four layers, then flip them horizontally and vertically, and just lighten the layers

That is what I usually do but that leaves an obvious pattern in some images instead of making it look like it all flows together like the wood pattern in my example.

[ronnie]

I've always gotten good results with Photoshop's Offest filter and the rubber stamp tool with a soft edged translucent brush. It helps to start with a large pattern and make sure it is an even number of pixels across and down. I usually have to run the offset filter several times, cleaning up obvious edges as I go. But it works well.

[hybrid101]

well, yeah, my process does have a weird pattern, so i'm used to offset too:P