How to Create Seamless Pattern Tiles with Kai's Power Tools version 3.0

The directions here are for Photoshop, but any paint program that works with KPT 3.0 should work for these instructions, too.

1.Select File/New, and create a new image about 100 pixels by 100 pixels in RGB color. Select Filters/KPT 3/KPT Texture Explorer. Experiment by clicking on the different settings until you find a texture that you like, then select OK.

Explore the interface until you discover a texture you like, then select OK.


2.Now you have a nice texture, but it isn't seamless. To create a seamless pattern, first make a selection using the Selection tool. This selection should be in at least 10 pixels away from the sides of the image. Then, select Filters/KPT 3/KPT Seamless Welder 3.0. Next, select Edit/Crop in Photoshop 3, or Image/Crop in Photoshop 4. The resulting cropped image will be a seamless pattern.

3.Chances are that the texture you selected is too intense to use as a background on a web page and have text that's legible. To fade the tile, select Image/Adjust/Levels. Drag the left Output slider to the center.

4.Select Mode/Indexed, and save this as a gif file.