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Roof tiles - sl60 - 02-17-2020
Is there a way to create a repeating series of rectangles that would look like roof tiles or shingles (just a simple outline drawing, no texture)? The idea would be to fill up an outline drawing of a roof staggered with rows of shingles with a thickish line separating each course.
Thanks in advance!
RE: Roof tiles - denzjos - 02-18-2020
- make a tile or get one from the internet
- select the tile (fuzzy select) and copy the tile (Edit / Copy) It is now a brush
- make a new image ( File / New)
- with the Path Tool draw some parallel lines from left to right / up down on the same path layer
- with the 'roof tile' brush : stroke / path (values in the Paintbrush dock - see image below)
- done
PS : all the values depend on the dimensions of the roof tile image
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RE: Roof tiles - rich2005 - 02-18-2020
@sl60
Not exactly what you are asking for, taken from a photograph of some shingles. I like the irregular shapes rather than pure rectangles. Making a repeatable pattern can be a bit of an art but for a simple pattern Layer -> Transform -> Offset and width/2, height/2 will make it repeatable. (Does not always make the middle suitable but that is another story)
Then there is applying the pattern to an image. Unlike a brush, a pattern size is not immediately scalable, so that needs a transform tool. The unified-transform tool can make any corrections all in one go. All depends on the image.
My take on making and applying a pattern https://youtu.be/XMV0Kvv2Qy0 only 3 1/2 minutes so no great epic. Might be bits in there that you can use.
RE: Roof tiles - Pat625 - 02-19-2020
Thank you Rich for the video with explanation of the unified transform tool. Best explanation and video. I love your videos. Very clearly stated and to the point. Thanks again!
RE: Roof tiles - Ofnuts - 02-20-2020
For some reason I read this thread title as "root files". Must be spending too much time on Linux
RE: Roof tiles - rich2005 - 02-20-2020
Yes, you must get out more
So must I, fed up with winter gloom, hurry up summer.The video was about making a repeating pattern of roof tiles and extended to applying in a drawing to provide perspective. Hence the reference to the unified transform tool. You can of course use other tools, scale / rotate / perspective transform but hey....why not demo the unified transform tool.