New tips for tiling textures ?

Noors

Hey guys.
Each time i have to make a tiled texture in photoshop, i'm thinking that tools are very poor.

Really after all this time we still have to use the offset filter ? Only one instance, no real time feedback, still glitches to fix on the sides, doesn't work on multiple layers...

I've been trying the "new tiled painting" with CS5 extended version. The idea is here but there's a lot of issues. Artefacts when overlaying strokes. Stamp makes things blurry. I guess it's because it's 3d based and the texture is reprojected every time.

I've been trying a grid of smart layers, but it's kinda useless. You can't edit directly, no instant feedback aswell.

So do you guys have new methods ? Other 2d software ? Zbrush maybe but it certainly doesn't have the flexibility and power of photoshop yet.

Thanks for inputs.

Blaisoid

I've beem wondering about this as well, since most of contracts I'm getting recently are all about tiling textures.

I made a bunch of PS actions that make the job easier but even when I use them the process still feels quite archaic.

Synaesthesia

Mudbox has a very impressive tiling plane that you can use to create tiling textures. Give it a shot!

repete

I use PixPlant, it's a very good plugin for textures but it's only as good as what you put into it.

Could not do without it: http://www.pixplant.com/