: Creating tiles from rotated elements I have visited a page discussing the calculations required to rotate an image for tiling purposes. I am still very stuck. I've even tried using the automated

@Nimeshi706

For Photoshop....


Create a selection around the upright bucket.
Choose Edit > Define Pattern
Create a new layer in the document you want the pattern applied to.
Fill the new layer with any any color and then set the layer Fill opacity to zero
Choose Layer > Layer Style > Pattern Overlay
Select the bucket pattern you just defined, and click OK
Choose Layer > Smart Objects > Convert to Smart Object
Rotate the pattern smart object layer


If you find after rotation that your pattern does not cover the entire document area, simply double-click the smart object pattern layer and increase the canvas size in that document.

Unfortunately Photoshop offers no ability to rotate patterns. Hard to believe. That's a feature that should absolutely be implemented but until it is this workaround has been good for me. There's no real reason to create a pattern at a specific angle in this case. It's often easier to simply apply a straight pattern, then rotate the layer or smart object.

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