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Make a Tiling Image in Photoshop

Make a Tiling Image in Photoshop
Learn how to make an image that can repeat in all directions in Photoshop 7.0 or later. Tiling images are great for desktops.
 
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Step 1Get a Good Picture

Get a Good Picture
The picture you use should make sense when tiled (for example, tiles). A good example of a bad tiling image is one of a street sign, since you only need one. I used a nice picture of Bacon. You can find a good picture on Google, or you can just use my bacon.
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9 comments
Jul 6, 2009. 6:47 PMcubby40 says:
Thank you, this is very helpful, you can use this for more than your desktop, you may use it on a website as well.
Jul 15, 2008. 5:11 PMDipankar says:
You can do anything with a photograph in Photoshop. The other name for Photoshop is Photo Manipulation.
Jun 16, 2007. 9:17 PMkaren608 says:
wo! you really do 'bring home the bacon' huh? why do i now want to go to the kitchen and fry some bacon? :D thanks, really informative for us beginners.
Jun 3, 2007. 2:53 PMjak06 says:
or u could use paint and flip the image. then put then all together
May 6, 2007. 4:15 PMbetweenthelinez says:
I luv prosciutto! Just not on my desktop. Oh, and thanks for offering to let us use your bacon.....in the end it looks kinda like a partial American flag made of meat...
May 1, 2007. 5:44 AMa_d777 says:
wuff !!! u use norton antivirus!!! pretty good idea ...
Apr 30, 2007. 10:11 PMquicumque says:
Wow. That's a pretty sick (as in gross) background. Good idea though.
Apr 26, 2007. 9:27 PMewilhelm says:
Add a screenshot of your tiled background image.

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