Comments on: Installing Photoshop Patterns Tutorial

By: Better than mama

Better than mama — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:56:05 +0000

Thank you so much for this. They are absolutely wonderful and I am looking forward to using all the patterns :)

By: Latest PC Tricks And Tips

Latest PC Tricks And Tips — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:33:50 +0000

The way you present this post is grate. Every one can understand this post so easily with the help of proper screen shot.Now i know how to install Photoshop pattern.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:01:30 +0000

Try doing a search in your operating system? (Windows/Mac/etc) If you didn’t install it into the default place, it could be anywhere. But doing a search for a “brushes” or “presets” folder should get you where you need to be.

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:16:31 +0000

I can’t find the folder :(
I have Photoshop CS5

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:55:08 +0000

I would recommend just sticking with the extraction software that came with your operating system. Both Windows and Mac (and I’m sure Linux) comes with one. Click on “unzip it” in the first step to see how to extract them with both Windows and Mac.

A lot of it is dependant on what OS you’re using, so I can only offer so much help with unzipping, but it should help!

By: julie

julie — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:27:04 +0000

what extraction software should I use, have a bunch of zipped files downloaded and I can not figure out how to unzip them, its driving me CRAZY!!!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:13:48 +0000

Once you have it selected, try copying and pasting it onto a new layer, so that only the part you want altered is on that new layer. Then when you apply the pattern as a layer style, it will only show up where you want it to.

Hope this helps!

By: Blissss

Blissss — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:01:46 +0000

Well it gets more difficult because I selected the shape of my flag (with magnetic lasso) hoping to add the stars on my flag. The first pattern I used that’s intact were the stripes but the stars just add to the whole thing instead of whatever is selected inside of the magnetic lasso (the flag). Sorry if that’s confusing but how do I add the stars in the shape of a flag? I already have the flag selected with magnetic lasso. Thanks again : )

By: Blissss

Blissss — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:46:24 +0000

Thank you SO MUCH Stephanie :D I’ll try it, it should work. Sounds right! haha :)

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:23:56 +0000

If you want two patterns over one another, per se, you’ll have to make a new layer beneath that first one where you have your pattern. Then merge the pattern layer down onto that layer beneath. That will embed the pattern into that layer, rather than still being a layer style. Then, you can go and add another pattern as a layer style to that layer, and choose a blending mode like “Overlay” so that you can still see the stuff on the layer beneath.

Hope this helps!

By: Bliss

Bliss — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:14:29 +0000

What if you would like to add stripes and stars? So, 2 different patterns? Then what? It seems I can only allow one pattern.

By: Bliss

Bliss — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:11:34 +0000

Mercy or Marcy-

I have Vista and you’re supposed to select all files in the extract box, so highlight them all, grab them all or select them all and either drag and drop into that folder or copy and paste. I think they both work. Try them both. Vista will then ask you for permission, if you’re normally an admin on your PC you will be able to allow and, wallah! in the folder they go. If you try to extract them the way we normally would Vista will block it and you will receive errors as if the extracting program is at fault.

By: Lisa Crispin

Lisa Crispin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:09:27 +0000

Thanks. All sorted. It wasn’t coming up with the right folder when I went to choose where to unzip it to , but when I unzipped it and then went through “My Computer” and found the destination, I dragged them into there and Voila! It worked! Thanks again for the responses.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:42:47 +0000

Try doing a search for “presets” in your operating system. It should absolutely be inside your Photoshop folder, or it wouldn’t allow you to load ANY brushes, even the ones that come with Photoshop. But a search may be just what you need to eyeball it. I do the same thing sometimes!

Hope this helps!

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Er, patterns – not brushes! The Presets folder is the same one that your brushes folder is found within, though, so if you found that folder, this one should be in the same place.

By: Lisa Crispin

Lisa Crispin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:51:54 +0000

I tried to unzip the file into CS4 as instructed but cannot find the presets folder. What am I doing wrong? Have managed the brushes fine, but this one is proving difficult. Thanks so much for all your resources.