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Creating tileable textures from reference images :D

Sometimes tiled textures are not provided or are not yet available. In these cases, it can be necessary to create your own textures from existing reference images.

Gimp

Method one: Map Filter

  • Choose a appropriate area of your reference image to use as a base. The section should be clear, with no blurriness and no harsh differences in lighting.
  • Cut it out to your preferred format. For most cases, this will be square. In Gimp, this can be done with the 'crop tool' or the shortcut shift + C. The desired size can be further adjusted In the tool options.

  • Click 'Filters' → 'Map' → 'Tile Seamless'. Your texture is now tileable.
  • Adjust the resolution as needed.

Method two: Clone tool

  • Click on 'Layer' → 'Transform' → 'Offset'
  • Click 'By width/2, height/2' and confirm with 'OK'

  • Select the 'Clone' tool (shortcut 'C') and choose a soft brush
  • Press Ctrl + LMB to select a source area around the seam that is similar to the one you want to blend it with.
  • The selected source area will move proportionally to your mouse, so you will have to alternate between selecting a source and blending the seam.
  • Repeat until all seams are blended and you are happy with the result.
  • Adjust the resolution as needed.

Checking the tiling in Gimp

  • Click 'Filters' → 'Map' → 'Tile' and set the size to be a couple of times larger than your texture.
  • This will create a new image which you can use to check the seamlessness.
  • The example shows a 2667×2667 texture tiled in a Canvas size of 8001×5334

IMGonline

  • Again, cut out a part of your reference image in the format you want your texture to be tileable in.
  • Upload your cut out part and adjust the settings to your liking.
  • Click 'OK'
  • You can now view and download the generated texture.
  • The site has a built-in option to tile the texture, where you can check the seamlessness.
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