Creating Backgrounds, Textures and Patterns in Paint Shop Pro

Learn how to create the red and white check pattern many of us are familiar with seeing on the popular "Better Homes & Gardens" cookbook. This seamless pattern tile can be used for webpage backgrounds, email stationery, custom text, CD covers, calendars, greeting cards, scrapbooking, or many other things!

This lesson shows you how to make a seamless wallpaper for your desktop using native picture tubes in Paint Shop Pro 6.

This lesson shows you how to make a seamless bordered background for your Web page using layers and native picture tubes in Paint Shop Pro 6.

Create a trendy abstract background for wallpapers, splash pages and more. Intermediate level for Paint Shop Pro 7.

You can create a variety of backgrounds very easily with just one texture and the Convert to Seamless Pattern command in Paint Shop Pro.

How to make background borders, seamless tiles beveled backgrounds, embossed backgrounds, and background sets.

Select a portion of a photos and apply a blur to create simple textures.

Use the spray tool with a texture and the hot wax coating effect to create a brick wall background texture. Ver. 5 or 6.

Use the bezier curve tool in PSP5 to create a wavy border edge background for your Web page.

A simple way to add a grid to your images using the tiles effect. Can be adapted to create a wireframe sphere. For PSP 5 and up.

Tutorials on techniques for creating 28 different textures, most using only PSP's native effects. A few techniques require plug-in filters.

Use the Straw Wall effect in PSP 7 to create an interesting shattered effect.

Create a left edge border that looks like folds of fabric.

Create custom paper textures and install them to your papers directory in PSP.

A simple technique to create swirled marble patterns with the airbrush and smudge tool. The final example shows the patterns used in a logo for a stained glass effect. PSP5.

How to make a country plaid gingham pattern in Paint Shop Pro.

"This tutorial will show how a photo may be used to create a texture. It will also explain one way that the texture can be used." Uses Paint Shop Pro 7 and FM Tile Tools.

Use gradients and image effects to create a rough rocky texture in PSP.

Create a satin background texture in Paint Shop Pro 5 or 6.

How to create a border background that tiles seamlessly, using tubes in PSP5.

One way to create seamless tiles to use as a Web page backgrounds or desktop wallpaper. For Paint Shop Pro 7.

Start with any image and transform it to a soft pastel background that will tile seamlessly. PSP5.

Create a rusty screen texture for interfaces or other uses. For PSP 6 or higher.

Learn a simple way to create a textile background texture.

Learn how to create a Web page border background that looks like torn paper. PSP 5.

Create woven patterns from scratch in PSP5, without the use of plug-in filters. Infinite variations are possible.