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In my last article, I explained how to create a tessellating tile pattern--that is to say, a pattern that repeats seamlessly, with no flaws and with guaranteed results. Here's the spoiler: It all hinges on the Offset filter. Really, that's all there is to it. Choose Filter > Other > Offset, and everything falls into place. For more information, check out the previous article.

At the end of that article (honestly, how many links do you need to it?), I promised to share with you some interesting ways to employ your seamlessly repeating pattern. And true to my word, that's precisely what I'm going to do now. Two ways to use a repeating tile pattern. Nothing more. Nothing less. Nothing more to say. Read more » 

In my two-part article "Creating a Photo-Realistic Line Drawing," I walked you through a flexible and highly effective technique that enables you to convert a photograph into a black-and-white line drawing, the results of which appear below. (Both Part 1 and Part 2 are available here in dekeStuff.)

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