creating patterns with photoshop

Patterns Patterns Patterns!

Check out the following websites for pattern inspiration:

1. Spoonflower.com - custom digital fabric, click on the "explore" tab to see what patterns people are uploading
2. purl soho - wonderful fabric designs
3. volksfaden - awesome fabric site from denmark
   
4. contemporary cloth - online fabric store
5. etsy.com - fabric by the yard search

These sites contain tutorials for creating your own patterns in photoshop

1. Graphics District Tutorial
   
2. Instructables Tutorial
3. Pixblix Tutorialblog
4. Moe's Realm Tutorial
5. Janee Pattern Tutorial, 2, 3
6. creating custom pattern sets (about.com)

Here are youtube.com clips that you may also find helpful (may not open at RBHS):

1. Create a photoshop pattern (masterinstructor)
2. creating symmetrical patterns / using offset (YNMyesnomaybe)
3. radial patterns in photoshop using kaleidoscope (mehdi plugin)

Here are some tips on using mirror images in photoshop:

1. Photoshop essentials mirror image tutorial
2. using the clone source/stamp tool for mirror images
3. mirror images video tutorial

Did you run across other interesting or helpful sites related to patterns? Please add a link and short description as a comment to this post so that it can be shared with others. Thank you!