Select a square brush

To make our striped pattern we need to use a square brush. To select your brush, click on the brush on your tool bar. Then at the top you will see a flyout menu to select your square brush.

Adjust the size of your brush

Adjust the size of your brush. We set ours to 100 pixels.

Paint straight lines on your canvas

Use your square brush to draw lines on your canvas. Use the grid to space your lines evenly. To draw a straight line hold down the shift key as you draw your line.

Change brush size and draw brown lines on your canvas

Adjust your brush size to 50 pixels. Select a brown color and draw brown lines between the orange stripes. Use your grid as a guide.

Change your brush size and draw dark orange lines on your canvas.

Adjust your brush size to 25 pixels. Select a darker orange color and draw orange lines between the orange stripes. Use your grid as a guide.

Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Creating a Simple Striped Pattern Page 1

(Tutorial written for Photoshop 6.0 and higher)