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REPEAT PATTERN



Photoshop
File-
custom-
centimeter

Apply rulers to square

Adjust to the appropriate canvas size



Make sure guides are not locked


The template to begin the pattern making should look like this




Import necessary files and arrange them within the square as desired


Select fill in the PS dropdown menu




Once you have created the desired pattern the image should be turned in a pattern file by selecting define pattern on the dropdown menu. To add colour in the future to this design you should delete the background colour.



To continue, create a new file page to the dimensions you require for the pattern. Then insert pattern into blank document.



Select desired background colour and select the hue that you would prefer for the background



To change the hue of the skull design go to the  tool bar above layers to this icon  this will allow you to change the brightness hue and saturation of the linework

Save as a PSD 

Make sure resolution is not lower than 300

Returning to your original document, in your layers tab, to organise layers and facilitate making new patterns, you can group your entire set of layers into one folder




For repeat patterns where the edges need to be joined over a larger sequence, you begin in the same way within the lines