You can probably create scallop patterns the loooooooong way and add individual circles, one by one, using a guide to align them perfectly, but that is so tedious.
This Paintshop Pro script will do all the calculations needed to align all the circles and create a seamless tile.
You can choose a solid color with an outline (obviously, without an outline, a solid color scallop won't show much!), or use a gradient. And furthermore, you can use linear, radial or sunburst gradients for very unique effects.
You can get this time saving script in the store: Scallop Pattern 1 script.
Do you want a chance to win this script? Tell me, in the comments below, how you would have made a scallop pattern before using this script (template? manually? other?) I'll pick a winner next week and it will be announced in the newsletter. Not a subscriber yet? Not a problem. You can register here and it is free (and you only get one email per week).
For a sample, this week, i made 3 different tiles using the script.
For the first tile, i simply used a solid white and a black outline. The script did the rest.
For the second tile, i just used a linear gradient, going from black to white and no outline.
For the third tile, i used the exact same gradient as for the second tile, but i inverted the colors (so it went from black to white instead of white to black)
Isn't that simple?
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Well in fact I did it once, and I followed the creative class tutorual; Bargello. And than changed it a bit to have the same effect as the scallop pattern
And sure it was easy to follow but very long to make a whole paper like that, so this would be a time saving script
I just got PSPx7.
I can see this script would be a great timesaver. I have lined up D shapes before to make a scallop border, but never had the patience to do a whole paper.
This would be cute as a roof for gingerbread houses, or birdhouses, as well as fish scales.
OH, I have a lot to learn!
I have never ever made a scallop pattern. The work it would involve just makes me exhausted thinking about it! This looks like a fabulous script!
Thanks for the chance!
This looks to be very versatile and much easier than doing it manually – I have never tried as the amount of work involved put me off.
I would have no clue as to where to even start on making something like this. This is a must have script for me. Thanks for the chance to win it!