Get pattern style from file?

[sigug]

Hi there,

I made a specific pattern style in Photoshop, it's applied to some layer.

Now, with a new computer, I obviously can open that file and the pattern style is there. I also can copy that style to other layers.

But, how can I use that specific pattern style on a new layer? (If I didn't backup the main pattern file from the Windows directory)

Thanks.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Have you tried creating a new Style (Window > Style)?

Other than that you can extract the pattern from the file manually.

[sigug]

What do you mean by new style? Yeah, I could create it as a style, but I just want the pattern for the blending options.

How would I extract that pattern?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I just want the pattern for the blending options.

What do you mean?

How would I extract that pattern?

Apply the pattern to a Layer, set it to 100% size and create a rectangular Selection of the Swatch’s original dimensions (which one can get by hovering over the Pattern in the dialog window) and define a new Pattern.

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

What do you mean by new style?

In the Styles Panel you can save the Layer Styles applied to the active Layer as a new Style.

Please post a screenshot including the Layers and Styles Panels.

As for finding the Pattern Swatch’s dimensions:

I expect there should be ways of extracting the Pattern swatch from the file data itself, but that is beyond me.

[sigug]

Ok, then apparently it's not possible. Thanks in any case

(Yeah, I know how to manually recreate it, but I thought there should be an option to just save the pattern "automatically", if it's already in the file.)

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Ok, then apparently it's not possible.

I did not say that, but I think our communication is hounded by misunderstandings anyway.

Can you »Save Patterns« from the flyout-menu in the Layer Style dialog?