Our new Magic repeat style can turn almost any image into perfectly seamless repeat automatically.
How to Create a Seamlessly Repeating Pattern from Any Image with Magic Repeat
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Introduction
Our new Magic repeat style can turn almost any image into perfectly seamless repeat automatically.
You can find it on our create tool, under the “repeat” option:
Here’s a quick example of what to expect:
What is it?
We have talking previously about how to create a seamless repeat in our article on How to Create a Seamless Repeat Pattern.
It can be quite difficult to make a seamlessly repeating image, especially if you are working with an existing artwork or photograph.
The traditional resolution for this would be to use the ‘Mirror’ repeat option, however, that’s not suitable in all cases:
- Any images that contain text
- Odd looking patterns that can become apparent on a large scale
- Non-abstract photographs and artworks
Magic repeat hopes to solve these problems.
It works by taking advantage of some of the properties of repeating patterns, and overlaying each tile slightly on top of the previous one in a very specific manner.
The result is a seamlessly repeating image with no harsh join lines perfect for making printed fabric.
What is it not?
Magic repeat isn’t a replacement for proper repeating patterns.
There are artefacts introduced around the edges of the image, and colours can be subtly changed by the repeat. This can be undesirable in a number of situations.
Examples
Below are some examples of images that make great seamless repeating patterns with Magic Repeat.
Snowy Bricks
Regular Repeat
Magic Repeat
Eurasian Blue Tit
Image taken from Coloured figures of the birds of the British islands, vol. 2, courtesy of Old Book Illustrations.
Regular Repeat
Magic Repeat
Dracaena Moorei
Image taken from L’Illustration horticole, vol. 14, courtesy of Old Book Illustrations.
Regular Repeat
Magic Repeat
“Summer” by Alphonse Mucha
Regular Repeat
Magic Repeat
Marble Pattern
Image taken from page 5 of ‘The history of Scotland … The thirteenth edition, with alterations and additions.’, courtesy of the British Library Flickr.
Regular Repeat
Magic Repeat
Iris Botanical
Image taken from page 23 of ‘The ladies’ flower garden of ornamental bulbous plants’, courtesy of the British Library Flickr.
Regular Repeat
Magic Repeat
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