Monday 13 August 2007

Pixel Patterns - photoshop tutorial

Create ornate looking pixel patterns in photoshop

Step 1
Create a new document (25 x 25 pixels) with a white background.

Step 2
Select the pencil tool (B) and select the 1 px square brush. Then select the colour you want your pattern to be (I used #2f2f2f).

Step 3
Start making a pixel pattern. For Example:


Step 4
Create a new document (50 x 50 pixels) with a white background.

Step 5
Copy and paste the 25 x 25 pattern into the 50 x 50 pixel document. Drag the pattern to the bottom-right corner.


Step 6
Copy and rotate the pattern so that it completes the 50 x 50 pixel image. For Example:


End Result

Wild West - wallpaper

Wallpaper = 1280 x 1024 resolution


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