Turn the colors of your favorite photos into unique plaid patterns with this Affinity script! Generate up to 25 different seamless plaid tiles from a single image, using randomly sampled colors to create coordinating designs. Use the tiles at any scale or angle to make custom papers for scrapbook layouts, cards, and other digital projects. Run the script again for even more variations!
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For a sampler, I used a colorful holiday photo and generated a dozen plaid tiles. I picked 6 of those tiles and am offering them to you in .jpg format. You can then use those tiles to create full-size papers, using the scale you want and the angle you want (a 45 degree angle looks great!).
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Tartan 1 brings the cozy feel of classic plaids to your projects, turning any color palette into a seamless, woven tile in seconds. The thread texture gives a realistic plain-weave look—perfect for papers, backgrounds, borders, and photo mats—so your layouts can swing from heritage tartan to modern plaid with just a couple of clicks.
For a sampler, I used a fall-themed color palette and generated three seamless tiles. Use them for larger surface with whatever scale and angle you want for your project.
Although you can create scallop patterns using a set number of solid colors or gradients, this script will let you generate a unique “shell-like” scallop design with up to three different colors in one pattern. You choose the colors, and the script will automatically create a perfectly seamless tile in just a few clicks.
For the free samples, I created several tiles using a pastel palette of yellow, pink, and blue. These tiles make perfect soft backgrounds for scrapbook pages, cards, or other digital projects. Once your page is filled with the seamless tiles, you can apply various effects to make the design sharper, more textured, or more subtle.