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Terri34733012zs9n
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February 27, 2024
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rotating a flower

  • February 27, 2024
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I'm struggling with everything i touch in photoshop.

MY computer isnt compatible with photoshop.

I am trying to rotate a leaf in my pattern and when I can by opening photoshop a 3rd time finally able to rotate the leaf.But when i do it . there is a pink line appearing around it?

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    Correct answer Leslie Moak Murray

    Yes I see now that the problem is indeed that the pattern is not isolated, but fixed on a white background. Try this:

    -Layer>New Layer

    -Change Foreground Color to White

    -Edit>Fill with Paintbucket

    -Place the new white layer under the pattern

    -Do not merge the layers

    Now when you rotate things in the pattern, the white layer underneath will show instead of anything unwanted.

    -edit typo

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    Terri34733012zs9nAuthor
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    February 28, 2024

    I tried again using a new pattern,so now i tried to rotate and it changes bg?

    What do you suggest. Im not having any luck figuring this out>

      Leslie Moak Murray
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      Leslie Moak MurrayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      February 28, 2024

      Yes I see now that the problem is indeed that the pattern is not isolated, but fixed on a white background. Try this:

      -Layer>New Layer

      -Change Foreground Color to White

      -Edit>Fill with Paintbucket

      -Place the new white layer under the pattern

      -Do not merge the layers

      Now when you rotate things in the pattern, the white layer underneath will show instead of anything unwanted.

      -edit typo

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        Terri34733012zs9nAuthor
        Known Participant
        February 29, 2024

        Just want to thank for all your help with this,Leslie.

        at this time i could not get it to work, i dont know if ill ever learn photoshop.

        I'll have to try again later.

        But I also have another question:

        Assuming that i have a created a seamless pattern  as in photo  attached,after testing it.

        It's not seamless.Can you tell me why? As you can see, I added more flowers on sides, top and bottom.

        But they do  not appear in the tested pattern? What am i doing wrong?

          Leslie Moak Murray
          Community Expert
          Leslie Moak MurrayCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          February 27, 2024

          Is there another layer beneath the leaf layer? If there's a pink layer under it and the leaf is on a white background, the pink will show through when you rotate something on the white background.

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            Terri34733012zs9nAuthor
            Known Participant
            February 27, 2024

            I just do  not recall adding a background color,how can i fix it?

              Leslie Moak Murray
              Community Expert
              Leslie Moak MurrayCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              February 27, 2024

              Are the pattern elements isolated on a transparent background? That's the ideal situation. If not, then what I do is select the leaf and go Edit>Copy>Paste and then rotate the copy , and that way you can go behind it and fill in any extraneous colors with white and then merge it with the rest of the pattern. This pattern looks very blurred around the edges though.

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