Roof tiles

[sl60]

Is there a way to create a repeating series of rectangles that would look like roof tiles or shingles (just a simple outline drawing, no texture)? The idea would be to fill up an outline drawing of a roof staggered with rows of shingles with a thickish line separating each course.

Thanks in advance!

[denzjos]

- make a tile or get one from the internet
- select the tile (fuzzy select) and copy the tile (Edit / Copy) It is now a brush
- make a new image ( File / New)
- with the Path Tool draw some parallel lines from left to right / up down on the same path layer
- with the 'roof tile' brush : stroke / path (values in the Paintbrush dock - see image below)
- done

PS : all the values depend on the dimensions of the roof tile image

   

[rich2005]

@sl60

Not exactly what you are asking for, taken from a photograph of some shingles. I like the irregular shapes rather than pure rectangles. Making a repeatable pattern can be a bit of an art but for a simple pattern Layer -> Transform -> Offset and width/2, height/2 will make it repeatable. (Does not always make the middle suitable but that is another story)

Then there is applying the pattern to an image. Unlike a brush, a pattern size is not immediately scalable, so that needs a transform tool. The unified-transform tool can make any corrections all in one go. All depends on the image.

My take on making and applying a pattern https://youtu.be/XMV0Kvv2Qy0 only 3 1/2 minutes so no great epic. Might be bits in there that you can use.

[Pat625]

Thank you Rich for the video with explanation of the unified transform tool. Best explanation and video. I love your videos. Very clearly stated and to the point. Thanks again!

[Ofnuts]

For some reason I read this thread title as "root files". Must be spending too much time on Linux

[rich2005]

Yes, you must get out more So must I, fed up with winter gloom, hurry up summer.

The video was about making a repeating pattern of roof tiles and extended to applying in a drawing to provide perspective. Hence the reference to the unified transform tool. You can of course use other tools, scale / rotate / perspective transform but hey....why not demo the unified transform tool.