1. Open a an image in photoshop 6
that has a pattern you want to use as fill. For this example we will
use a tiling background, but you can use any texture you have.
2. Select the Marquee tool from
the tool bar.
3. Draw a marquee around the
area you want to use as a fill. Since this example is a tiling
background the entire image was highlighted with the marquee
tool.
4. Click the Edit menu
and select
Define Pattern...
5. The Pattern name
dialogue box appears. Name your pattern.
6. Click OK.
Now you are
ready to use this pattern as a fill in your images.
Click Using
a fill pattern to learn how to use the patterns.