Tessellation and prints Mrs Ras’s How To

Open Photoshop File>New

Choose the Rectangle shape tool Make sure there is a color in the fill and no stroke Then Hold SHIFT and pull a square

Layer > Rasterize> shape

Go to google and search for a vector image that you would like to use the shape of for your cutouts Right click image and save to H drive Open it in Photoshop

using the selection tool select the whole image then Edit > copy

In the rectangle file (the first file) Edit <paste

Move and size the image (cat) onto the top side of your shape to your liking

Make sure you are on the image (cat) layer and choose the magic wand tool. With the magic wand tool select the area of your image

once the area is selected click on the shape layer and Edit >cut

Edit paste move the new paste on the bottom side of shape, directly below.

Move the original image/cat to the left side of the box.

Using the magic wand again select the image choose the original shape layer edit>cut

Edit> paste move the pasted item directly across on the other side

For decorative purposes you can cut and of the middle out or add shapes but DO NOTHING TO THE OUTSIDE

when you are completely happy with your “tile” Delete the image/cat Merge the layers/shapes select all the layers and right click > merge layers