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Creating Tileable Textures With Gimp

Creating Tileable Textures With Gimp
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Step 1Creating The Image

Creating The Image
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  • 2.jpg
Download And Open Up Gimp

Once Gimp Loads Click FILE > NEW

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4 comments
Oct 13, 2011. 11:56 PMadamazing says:
Cool instructable! :) FYI, A lot of sources recommend that you use powers of two, e.g. 256, 512 or1024, for textures, especially if they're going into a game.

Also, this method will result in very obvious repeating patterns especially when using a small tile size tile over a large area, which may or may not be what you want:
Oct 18, 2009. 5:19 PMPsychic Master says:
this is awesome i will be making more of my own textures now!!!
Mar 19, 2009. 8:36 PMmikedoth says:
Didn't knwo about the Make Seamless tool, very handy.
Feb 13, 2009. 10:59 AMjamwaffles says:
wow. this is a simple yet ingenius way to make tileable textures. as im workingon starting the begginning of a game, this technique will be extremely useful for texturing things. just a shame you dont have more comments :( james waples, 14 ps. hope i start a trend :P

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