# PhotoshopElements

# Use the Pattern Stamp tool

The Pattern Stamp tool paints with a pattern defined from your image, another image, or a preset pattern.

1. Select the Pattern Stamp tool from the toolbox.
2. Choose a pattern from the Pattern pop-up palette in the options bar. To load additional pattern libraries, select a library name from the palette menu, or choose Load Patterns and navigate to the folder where the library is stored. You can also define your own pattern.
3. Set Pattern Stamp tool options in the options bar, as desired, and then drag within the image to paint.

   You can specify any of the following Pattern Stamp tool options:

   Brushes
     Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brushes pop‑up menu, and then select a brush thumbnail.

   Size
     Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size pop‑up slider or enter a size in the text box.

   Mode
     Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image. (See About blending modes.)

   Opacity
     Sets the opacity of the pattern you apply. A low opacity setting allows pixels under a pattern stroke to show through. Drag the pop‑up slider or enter an opacity value.

   Aligned
     Repeats the pattern as a contiguous, uniform design. The pattern is aligned from one paint stroke to the next. If Aligned is deselected, the pattern is centered on the pointer each time you stop and resume painting.

   Impressionist
     Paints the pattern using paint daubs to create an impressionist effect.

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