Figure 3 shapes inside the square for them to line up. After a few tries, it aligned exactly. When creating patterns for this type of process, the gray values in the pattern will become darker or lighter depending on the values in the source image. This means the areas that are shades of gray will become solid or white with respect to the image against which the pattern is being contrasted. In the case of the wavy lines, they will become thicker or thinner depending on the image's value. With other patterns, the grayscale will process differently depending on how the areas in the pattern overlap the art.This all can be slightly unpredictable depending on the pattern and how it works against any value areas in your image.You may end up with an image that is too flat or dark, or you may discover exciting and fresh results. I created second and third patterns using hexagons and a dragon scale pattern (Figure 4), which were created with the artwork themes of some additional images in mind. To finalize the patterns and export them to Photoshop for conversion, it was critical to decide on a resolution. If it was too low the lines could look choppy, so I output the pattern at 400 dpi per side of the square. The other patterns were output using a similar resolution level. You may have to create a dozen patterns to get one or two that consistently work well, so be patient. Use Info*Action #15 at impressionsmag.com/infoaction See us at ISS Nashville P.54 i m p r e s s i o n s m a g . c o m MAY 2017http://tinyurl.com/stahls-cctemplates http://stahls.com http://stahls.com http://espanol.stahls.com http://www.impressionsmag.com/infoaction http://www.impressionsmag.com