Some images have basic patterns that are easy to tile.
The amount of labor involved in tiling a texture can vary depending on the outcome you need. If you are looking for a pattern that is already available in Photoshop, the process is simple and the tiling is done for you. Tiling a texture from a chosen image takes more effort. Creating a seamless image for a pattern involves the most steps.
Instructions
Using Photoshop Patterns
1. Create a new image by clicking on "File" and then "New." Enter the size and resolution of your image into the appropriate boxes. Click "OK."
2. Click "Layer" from the top of the screen and then "New Fill Layer." Select "Pattern."
3. Choose the "Blending" mode if any options besides "Normal" are desired. The amount of opacity controls how see-through the layer is, in case there is another image below that you would like to have partially visible. Click "OK" when done.
4. Pick the pattern by clicking on the square at the left of the "Pattern Fill" dialog box. A sample of patterns will appear, but others are available by clicking the arrow in the circle in the upper right corner of this box. Select how large you want the pattern to appear by dragging the sliding scale to the desired percentage. Click "OK," and the pattern will automatically tile.
Tiling an Image
5. Open the image you want to turn into a texture by clicking "File" and "Open." Select the file from its folder.
6. Figure the scale of your texture. From the top of the screen, click "Select" and then "All." Click "Edit," "Transform" and then "Scale," which allows you to make the image larger or smaller. Hold down the "Shift" key as you pull on the bounding box if you want to maintain the proportions of the image as you change its scale. Press "Enter" when done.
7. Paste this texture into a new image to begin the tiling process. Create a new image as close as possible to the size of your final image by clicking "File," "New" and entering in dimensions and resolution. Click "OK." Return to your texture image, clicking "Select" and then "All." Click "Edit" and then "Copy." Return to your new image file. Click "Edit" and then "Paste." Drag this new layer to the upper left corner of your new image with the "Move" tool.
8. Duplicate this layer by right-clicking on it in the "Layer" dialog box, which should be in the lower right corner of your screen. Select "Duplicate this layer" and press "OK." Use the "Move" tool to drag this new copy to the right of the original layer. Photoshop will help you align the layers by snapping the new one into place next to the original.
9. Repeat the duplication of layers until you have created a solid row of images. Select this whole row of layers by clicking each one in the "Layer" dialog box while holding down the "Control" key. Right-click on these and choose "Merge Layers."
10. Duplicate this row in the same manner until it fills up your image. Select all these layers together and merge. Some experimentation with the "Blending Modes" and "Opacity," found at the top of the "Layers" dialog box, may enhance the image's textural qualities and seamlessness.
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