pattern brush

[Dreamer]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me the best way to fill my background layer with a pattern? I have downloaded brushes into my patterns stamp tool that I would like to use but I am unable to make the size large enough to fill the entire page with "one click". If I click multiple times on my page I get seams. I know this is probable really simple but I just can't figure it out! I know I can do an edit< fill with pattern, but I don't really like the patterns that are in there. The patterns that are in my pattern brush palette don't show up when I do "edit< fill with pattern". Hope I'm not being too confusing!:o I'm on PSE6.

Thanks!
Dreamer

[Martha]

It's easy to make a selection into a pattern: Select your square, Edit>Save Selection as a pattern. Here are some links on articles you might find helpful. About.com has a lot of information on pattern fills.
http://www.escrappers.com/seamless.htm (http://www.escrappers.com/seamless.htm)

http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31673&highlight=Making+pattern+fill (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31673&highlight=Making+pattern+fill)

http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19426&highlight=Making+pattern+fill (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19426&highlight=Making+pattern+fill)

http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8400&highlight=Making+pattern+fill (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8400&highlight=Making+pattern+fill)

.If you want to make your pattern tile nicely, You can use the Offset filter or, much easier, Use the Quick tile filter in Simple Filters
http://www.btinternet.com/~cateran/simple/ (http://www.btinternet.com/~cateran/simple/) --a free download.

I hope this is what you are talking about and that some of this information will be helpful

Martha

[Dreamer]

Thanks, Martha! I'll get busy working on it.

Dreamer