Truchet Pattern - Do you know how this was done?

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12856

And, of course, I forgot to say thankyou RobA (typical guy; single minded. lol). Another extremely cool preset. Tried a few other patterns too (not showing) and happy with that too.

Alonte · **Joined:** Jun 04, 2011 **Posts:** 254

how do you make the tiles?

RobA · **Joined:** Jul 14, 2010 **Posts:** 697

Alonte wrote:

how do you make the tiles?

I just drew them using circular and rectangular selections, keeping a consistent offset. I used guides as well.

-Rob A>

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

Rob A: I use your tile shuffle much in the same way the dude does on the link I posted, instead I tile shuffle the layer masks and PRESTO, instant game changer in results.

Thanks for the script!

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12856

That is a cool tip for random maze generation Mahvin (just did this myself).

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

Lyle, as long as your original image is square, the results are endless, using flip, rotate, layer masks. Tile shuffle just speeds up the longest part of the process.

Draconian · **Posted:** Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:08 pm **(#47)**

lylejk wrote:

OK Drac; did this one for you since you like metal things so much. lol

We all had way too much fun with a cool program called Sculpture Generator which I used to create this one (along with a hint of sparkle).

Generated by Sculpture Generator 1 by Carlo H. Séquin, UC Berkeley (and some additional tlc using GIMP).

Cool! Reminds me of chain mail armor. Someday I'll get mathmap to work on my PC or maybe on my laptop where I have win 7 installed and haven't taken the time to fool with it. Great effect Lyle!

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Hmmm. Some more fun with mail coats...

Design you own mail, by taking a Truchet tile, but extending the arcs so that they cross.
Duplicate tile and rotate 90° (or swap twice, one H and one V)
In another image, use these tiles as patterns to pattern-fill two layers
On the top layer, use layer mask done as follows:
- render a very turbulent plasma
- Filter/Blur/pixellize and use the size of your tiles for the pixels
- Threshold the result to obtain a random B&W checkerkboard.

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Oregonian · **Posted:** Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:14 pm **(#49)**

Cool ofnuts. Grabbed your chain mail pattern. Couldn't resist playing a bit with it.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Sort of streamlined the process of truchet production. I ended up with this metal plate (warning: your eyes can hesitate between grooves and ridges):

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And then since it reminded me of the steel plates for manholes in sidewalks, I added the reflection of a large local metallic object:

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mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

I like that, Ofnuts.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12856

Like the new pattern as well Ofnuts.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Yes, I have a sudden craze for waffles, I don't know where it comes from

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16256

GnuTux · **Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:38 pm **(#55)**

I ran across this script for this something old and thought it should be included in this thread.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12856

Hey Tux; believe it comes standard with GIMP (at least it was with my GIMP). It's under File>Create>Patterns.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

lylejk wrote:

Hey Tux; believe it comes standard with GIMP (at least it was with my GIMP). It's under File>Create>Patterns.

And is a nice CPU hog

GnuTux · **Posted:** Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:33 am **(#58)**

And I thought I had found something. :hoh

Uh, nevermind. :coolguy

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

, that is so funny.

Ronounours · **Joined:** Jan 03, 2011 **Posts:** 1656

Here is my little contribution to the thread, a Truchet filter in G'MIC plug-in :

Hope you'll like it.