: How to paint tileable I want to paint an image that needs to be tileable from the beginning. Converting it to a tileable later on would look weird. How can I tell Photoshop to paint the

@Berryessa866

Define a custom pattern

The easiest way to create a pattern is to create a new document at the size you want, but you can create a pattern from a selection too. The easiest way to do that is to create a rectangle at the desired size first and work from that.



Draw your pattern on a new layer



CMD ⌘ + Click the layer thumbnail of the guide rectangle you created to make a selection. Then go to Edit → Define Pattern...



Set a layer style on the layer you want to fill with your pattern. Apply a Pattern Overlay set to your new pattern.



Note—The pattern overlay will is only an overlay so it needs something to overlay (i.e. it won't fill an empty layer). So you will need to overlay a shape with an existing fill or you can use a solid color layer etc.

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