How to create Photoshop pattern?

Lot of you might be curious on how to define your own cool Photoshop pattern and use it to your own ease.  Well don’t be bother because this is very easy and after knowing it you can create thousands of pattern of yours and share it to the community. Now let’s start.

Steps:

1.       Open your Photoshop (I’m using CS5.5 and it works perfectly on CS4 too).

2.       Now, open the image you want to create a preset of your pattern. Use the keyboard shortcut “CTRL + O”.

3.       Now select Rectangular Marquee tool. Use keyboard shortcut “CTRL + M”. 

4.       Define the part you will going to use as your pattern. If you want you can select it all 

by just using the key shortcut “CTRL + A”.

5.       After that, go to Image tab/option.

6.       Now find for Define Pattern on the drop down. It must be between Define Brush Preset and Define Custom Shape (depends on PS version).

7.       A new small rectangular window will pop out. Now you can name your pattern by just entering your desired one on the Name textbox. Now click Ok button.

8.       Now you can close the image and you can now try your pattern.

9.       Open up a new workspace. Define what ever name, width and height you want. Use the keyboard shortcut “CTRL + N”.

10.   Try to type some words by using the Horizontal Type Tool. Define your own font type. Use the keyboard shortcut “CTRL + T”.

11.   Now on the Layer panel, double click your Text layer to open up Layer Style. Or you can right click on it and choose Blending Options.

12.   After that, you should be able to see different Styles. Now, browse for the Pattern Overlay, just right between Gradient Overlay and the last style, Stroke (depends on PS version).

13.   If the Pattern Overlay is successfully check you can now able to define your own pattern. You can change the default pattern set to your text by just clicking on the inverted triangle on the Pattern box at the middle. You can see different pattern, now you need to choose your pattern you have created.

14.   Try playing on it. Better add a Bevel and Emboss and Drop Shadow. Now click on Ok button if it is great for you. Now you can save your cool image to whatever image file type you want.

15.   To navigate to your Pattern file, go to this address C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5.1\Presets\Patterns.