On 05/22/2013 12:01 PM, Uniklaps wrote: > Win 7 64 bit / GIMP 2.8.4 > > Or is it possible (and if how) to make an own pattern > > via scanner or by GIMP via paths and lines?
In addition to the resources & techniques already mentioned, here are a some ways to make patterns "seamless." The quick & dirty method to make an image or doodle into a seamless tile is with the command at Filters > Map > Make Seamless. If the image content you are making into a pattern is random or blurry-looking, this method can give very satisfactory results. A "better" tool for automagically making an image layer tileable lives at Filters > Map > Resynthesize. Tick the check boxes to make the output vertically and horizontally tileable, run the filter, and voila: The layer is rebuilt as a seamless tile that very greatly resembles the original layer. (I freaking LOVE the resynthesizer. It is also available via Filters > Enhance > Heal Selection and Filters > Enhance > Heal Transparency.) The precise, completely manual way to make an image or doodle seamless is to use the command Layer > Transform > Offset > Offest by x/2, y2. This command scrolls the layer 50% vertically and horizontally. Manually fix the visible "seam" that appears across the horizontal and vertical center of the transformed layer, and it becomes a seamless tile. The Clone, Heal, and Smudge tools are potentially useful here, as is the iWarp gadget in the Filters > Distorts menu. The Heal Selection filter mentioned above may also come in handy. As long as you do not change the edges of the transformed layer, it will remain seamless. In all of the above cases, you can test your result by repeating the Offset by x/2, y/2 command. :o) Steve _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list