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Patterns
Tutorial
This tutorial
is for Jasc Paintshop Pro. (Screencaps are from PSP8, but it also works in
PSP7)
In this tutorial,
we're going to create a pattern. A pattern is an easy way of adding texture
and effects to graphics and icons. For example, the grid effect here:
Now, you can
create various different types of patterns, using photographs, artwork, and
other stuff. But to start out, we're just going to create a pixel based pattern
from scratch - please note that it isnt the same pattern as used in the example
above.
Create a new
image. Make it 20x20 pixels. Create a new layer, and delete the background
layer. You should have a transparent image, 20x20 pixels in size.
It should look
like this:
Now, zoom in
to about 1000%. Select the brush tool ( ),
and set the opacity on 100, hardness on 100, and size on 10 with the square
brush. Now, select black, and make two squares diagonally opposite each other,
and then do the same with white in the opposite squares. It should look like
this:
Now, take the
eraser tool ( ), and
select the circular brush. Set opacity on 100, hardness on 50, and size on
10. Here comes the fun bit! Using the eraser carefully, erase the middle of
the pattern - just stamp the brush, dont rub it over the middle of the pattern!
It should look something like this:
Now we're going
to add another little effect - scanlines/blinds.
Set them at Width: 2, Opacity: 40, Horizontal, Black. Then do them again with
the same settings, only changing the colour to white. Now, it should be looking
like this:
Now, that looks
okay. But I think it'll still look a bit too "chessboardy", so I'm
going to go back to the eraser, and erase the corners in the same way I did
the centre.
So now it looks
like this:
This is going
to be our final pattern. Now we need to save it as one. Go File>Save As...
you need to save it as a PSP file. Save it in aproximately the following location:
C:\Program Files\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 7 or 8\Patterns. (C:\ is
the name of the drive you installed Paintshop Pro on.)
Now you can play
with it! Here's an example of what you can do with that simple pattern, and
setting the layer with the pattern on it to overlay:
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