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Creating a basic pattern: Create a New Layer. Name it 'circle 2'. Press Ctrl+V (Paste). Pick the Move tool, hold the Shift key down, and press the right arrow key 5 times. Repeat the above step 2 more times - naming the new layers 'circle 3' and 'circle 4'. And move 'circle 3' to the left, and 'circle 4' down. You should then have a simple looking flower or clover pattern. Creating a more complex shape: Turn off the Background layer (click the eye icon on the left side; see sample image), and then press Ctrl +Shift+E (Merge Visible). This merges all of our visible circle layers into just 1 layer. Rename this layer 'shapes 1'. Now click the 'eye' beside the Background layer to make it visible again. Duplicate the 'shapes 1' layer. Open the 'Numeric' transform function window (EDIT/ Transform/Numeric...) (PS6 Users: press Ctrl+T). In the 'Rotate' text box type '45'. Press OK to apply the change. We now have a more complex pattern. You can either stop here, or continue to develop the pattern further.
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A more complex pattern: Press Ctrl+E (Merge Down). Duplicate the layer, and name it 'shapes 2'. Open the 'Numeric' transform function window (EDIT/Transform/Numeric...) (PS6 Users: press Ctrl+T). In the 'Rotate' text box type '22.5'. Press OK to apply the change. We now have a pattern much more complex than our previous one. Adding extra detail: To finish off this pattern, i merged my 2 layers together and duplicated the merged layer. Then, i scaled the duplicate down until it fit into the middle of my larger pattern's center space. A radial gradient filled sphere was thrown in for good measure. ;?)
GURU TIPS:
To make this pattern even more complex, you can merge your shape layers together, duplicate the layer, and start over from step 4. Try using other shape selections. The circle works well, but a square can produce quite an interesting looking pattern also. Try using an oval shape - taller than it is wide. Use a triangular shape, that should prove interesting! How about using solid colour filled shapes instead of outlines? Could be useful right? Try it!