On this article we’re going to study the creation process behind digital patterns in Photoshop, from its construction to the exporting as PAT files.

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We will show you how to use a pattern and if none of the patterns provided with Photoshop suits your needs, you can create your own using one of two methods.

Create amazingly detailed patterns in Illustrator. Without this technique it would take you hours to create this effect by hand! Step by step tutorial as well as a video.

In this tutorial I show you how to create a psychedelic pattern. I use the pathfinder and the pattern tool!

Learn how to create wood text using patterns.

Make a starry glitter pattern, then paint a glitter frame in Photoshop Elements.

Be a hep cat and learn how to make a cool fifties pattern, Daddy-O. Download and use free fifties brushes, color swatches and fonts for the pattern.

This tutorial will teach you how to create new patterns and save them in libraries for use with different tools and commands.

Learn how to harness Photoshop CS3 to create unlimited patterns. These are truly an understated secret of Photoshop because it gives you the power to create more..