How to make tiling fill patterns

hardlec

I am trying to make maps for a miniatures game. I am savvy enough to know how to take digital pictures of the miniatures and use them as "pieces" on the map. I have also made photos of terrain pieces which do not have to move.

I want very much to make fill patterns of tree canopies, fields with various crops, and the dreaded martian "red weed" (as this is a game that involves HG Wells martian invasion.)

Placing items on a map is not a problem. filling areas is not a problem if I have the tight fill pattern.

I would like some instruction on how to create tiling fill patterns, or point me at tutorials. Once, I could find lots of them with an image search, now they all seem to be "for sale" and pretty pricey.

Ed_NBOS

Tiled fill patterns can be pretty difficult to make because they have to wrap correctly. You might want to look around for Photoshop or Gimp tutorials on the subject.

hardlec

Thanks. I use Gimp. Badly, but I use it.