Creating Camouflage Patterns: Raster/Color Pencil
About SymmetryShop Q & A Tutorials Buy Now		You can also create camouflage patterns with Artlandia SymmetryWorks. See "Creating Camouflage Patterns: Vector." Start by creating a new RGB file, say, 1500 x 1500 px, with a transparent background. Using the rectangular-marquee tool, select a smaller square in the lower-left quadrant of the artwork, say 250 x 250 px. Fill the selection with your favorite neutral color, for example, mustard. Apply the Noise > Add Noise... filter (20% amount, uniform distribution, monochromatic). You may well use other parameters, but make the noise pattern as featureless as possible. Apply one of the Pixelate filters, for example, Pointillize (cell size 20). The Crystallize filter also gives good results. Again, vary parameters to make the distribution of cells uniform. Apply the Artistic > Colored Pencil... filter (width 11, pressure 5, brightness 25). The Cutout, Dry Brush, Sponge, and many other filters are also worth trying. Select a somewhat smaller area inside your square with, for example, the magnetic-lasso tool (feather 0, width 2 px, contrast 2%, frequency 100). Make your selection elaborate (straight lines may give unwanted stripes in the final pattern); when tracing, try to avoid making long boundaries along very dark or very light areas. It may be better to cut through cells instead. When done, try Select > Feather (radius 2 px; bigger radii or no feather at all may work better in some cases). Alternatively, you can make no selection yourself, but let SymmetryShop apply the automatic selection (overlap 10-20%, feather radius 1.5 px (or more)). Finally, choose File > Automate > Artlandia SymmetryShop... to put your seed image in repeat. In the Layout list, choose the 4 x 4 grid with a vertical shift. Smaller grids (3 x 3) also work satisfactorily, as do simple half-drop repeats. If using a built-in layout, shrink the control path by 20 or 30% so that repeated units overlap without gaps. Printer-friendly (PDF, 3.3MB)

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