Star patterns for Photoshop, PSP, Painter, Elements, GIMP, CC CS6 CS5 CS4 etc

Updated: February 27th, 2014

Star patterns for Photoshop etc images

The star patterns for Photoshop etc include many different abstract star patterns

A sun themed star pattern for Photoshop etc The design was applied as a fill layer pattern (via the Photoshop patterns PAT file palette)

Chunky star patterns for Photoshop etc are also in the set

Stars and more stars in this Photoshop pattern

Star patterns - opening and loading patterns in Photoshop

The star themed patterns set can be opened in a variety of ways. The star PAT format files are opened via the patterns palette in Photoshop. The PNG (or JPG) files are opened via the file open command in Photoshop or via the file place command (so the designs can be used as layers). The star pattern files can be located anywhere and can be accessed in Photoshop from any location; though the PAT files are best used via the presets patterns folder. All the star patterns are seamless tile designs for any size of work.

Star patterns - layers in Photoshop

If you open the star PNG files via the file place command in Photoshop you can use the star designs as basic layers and the layers can be combined and merged and blended in 1000s of ways using the powerful blending modes (lighten, darken etc) in Photoshop and Photoshop elements. The star patterns can also be used as layers in Photoshop via the layer menu fill layer command and these also can be combined in millions of different ways. The star pattern layers can be used to create ever more complex pattern designs as well as even more amazing unique patterns for use in Photoshop (as well as other applications). With the star pattern layer, you can even scale the designs (the fill command can also be applied to a layer so the star patterns can be used with the new scripting features)

Star patterns for Photoshop and convert to Photoshop styles

You can also use the star patterns via the layer style menu and the powerful pattern overlay. You can also use the patterns with the stroke section in the layer style dialog. The star patterns can also then be saved as permanent styles ASL format for future use

Star patterns and transparency in Photoshop

Many of the star pattern sets for Photoshop include transparency - what use is that you may ask ?? well, you can combine the star patterns so much easier when they contain transparency. One star pattern can be placed above another and the lower stars can still be seen. If you don't want to use the transparency, you can quickly remove the transparency (it is a lot harder to add in). The star patterns can also still be applied as Photoshop layers / PSP layers etc and blending modes applied such as lighten and darken and difference. You can combine the same star patterns as well as different star patterns as well as other patterns to create ever more complex or simplicity to your designs.

Star patterns as brushes

The star pattern sets all include the patterns in PAT format but they are also in PNG format. The PNG format star patterns can be used as a great source for brushes. Easy to use, simply open the PNG star pattern file and then go to the edit menu and define brush. The design will lose any color. You can also, of course, apply effects to the star pattern or smudge or blur or apply black and white adjustments to create ever more unique star design brushes which can be used throughout Photoshop as well as PSP and other applications

Star patterns applying in Photoshop ?

You can apply the star patterns purely as layers, as pattern layers, via the scripted patterns, fills, pattern stamp brush layer styles pattern overlay, bevel textures etc. You can also use the star patterns PNG files as a source for brushes, displacement maps and more. Each of the tools mentioned here also have many different options so the star patterns can be applied as is but they can also be modified in 100s of different ways to create many different star pattern designs in Photoshop and Photoshop elements. For example, the new scripted patterns feature can apply the designs as random fills, along paths, in spiral designs, brick fills, cross weaves and more and even those different options include many different settings such as scaling and rotation and color and brightness settings

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Star patterns - add a pattern to a pattern layer

You can use the star patterns as is but you can also add star patterns to the patterns in Photoshop - use smart objects

Star patterns - and use with gradient maps for great color effects

The gradient maps feature of Photoshop is a very useful way to introduce a lot of great color designs to any pattern (which are often already super colorful)