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fairylov3dust
fairylov3dust
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February 10, 2019
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Pattern Fill

  • February 10, 2019
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I'm looking for a way to create a Photoshop action that will allow me to preview my defined patterns. I have created my pattern tile, defined as a pattern and filled a new layer with said pattern within my action. For some reason however, the pattern NEVER defaults to last pattern made. When I run my action, it creates the pattern that I made IN the action every single time, and not the newest pattern that I had been currently working on. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Correct answer fairylov3dust

So for those of you looking for an answer to this question as well, I believe I found some sort of workaround. In my case, I want to see the pattern previewed at 50% and 25%. I set my grid units to percent first. I created my pattern tile and merged all of the layers and then scaled the remaining layer to 50%. I then proceeded to copy the layer as many times as needed.. moving it 50% in all directions and then again merged all of the layers. This created my 50% repeat without having to "define pattern". The same goes for 25%. Do all of this is an action recording session and you've got yourself a pattern preview action.

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fairylov3dust
fairylov3dustAuthorCorrect answer
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February 10, 2019

So for those of you looking for an answer to this question as well, I believe I found some sort of workaround. In my case, I want to see the pattern previewed at 50% and 25%. I set my grid units to percent first. I created my pattern tile and merged all of the layers and then scaled the remaining layer to 50%. I then proceeded to copy the layer as many times as needed.. moving it 50% in all directions and then again merged all of the layers. This created my 50% repeat without having to "define pattern". The same goes for 25%. Do all of this is an action recording session and you've got yourself a pattern preview action.

fairylov3dust
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February 10, 2019

I know nothing about scripting or how to add one to Photoshop, but have seen this pattern fill done through actions. Hence the reason I am trying to create an action for it. It would make sense to me as to why the pattern doesn't change because of recording that specific pattern, but the action is to define as a pattern (whatever I am currently making) before filling with any pattern.

c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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February 10, 2019
For some reason however, the pattern NEVER defaults to last pattern made.

You recorded filling with that pattern, so obviously the Action uses that Pattern.

Whether it is the last Pattern on the list when recording the Action is irrelevant.

You could try creating and using a Script instead of an Action (or in an Action).

    fairylov3dust
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    February 10, 2019

    Also, didn't mean to reply to myself. LOL

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