Make a seamless pattern or texture from an image
A tile that repeats with no visible seam, with a tiled preview.
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Seamless Pattern Maker: how to use it
- Drop in a texture photo or a drawing.
- Choose Blend the edges or Mirror, and the blend width.
- Check the tiled preview, then download the tile.
Tips
- Even textures such as grass, stone, fabric and wood tile best.
- Raise the blend width if you can still see a seam in the preview.
Seamless Pattern Maker: what it does and when to use it
The Seamless Pattern Maker turns an image into a tile that repeats with no visible join, for website backgrounds, 3D textures, game maps, wrapping paper, fabric printing and wallpaper. Drop in a photo of grass, stone, wood, bark, sand, fabric or clouds, or your own drawing, and it gives you the tile and a preview of it repeated three or four times across.
Blend the edges uses the method texture artists use by hand: the image is shifted by half its size so its old edges meet in the middle, which makes the new edges wrap perfectly, and the original is faded back in over that middle seam. Blend width sets how wide the fade is. Mirror makes a 2 × 2 tile from the image and its reflections, which is always seamless and suits patterns and symmetrical designs.
Even textures without one obvious feature tile best; a photo with a clear subject will show it twice and repeat noticeably. Shoot the texture straight on, in even light, so one side is not brighter than the other. The tile is the size of your image, up to about 6 megapixels. For a grid of separate tiles cut from one image, use the Image Splitter.
Seamless Pattern Maker: frequently asked questions
How do I make a seamless texture from a photo?
Drop the photo in and keep Blend the edges. The tool shifts the image so its edges wrap and blends away the join in the middle. Check the tiled preview, raise the blend width if a seam shows, and download the tile. Related guide: Sprite sheets and seamless textures for games.
Why can I still see repeats?
Every tile repeats; what you can see is a feature that stands out, such as a dark stone or a flower. Pick a more even area of the photo, or a larger one so the repeat is further apart. Related tool: Image Splitter.
What is the mirror method for?
It makes a 2 × 2 tile from the image and its reflections. The edges always match exactly, which suits patterns, symmetrical designs and kaleidoscope-style backgrounds, but it shows the mirror symmetry.
What size should a texture be?
Powers of two such as 512, 1024 or 2048 pixels square suit game engines and 3D apps. Crop to a square at that size with the Image Cropper before making it seamless.