Step 7
To finish the tile so that the river infinitely repeats, you need to join the matching pieces up. Delete the parts you don’t need, leaving the parts you do.
Step 8
Next, rearrange the parts that are left to create the tiling image. Re-draw the background tile.
Step 9
Now we’ve finished the river – the focal point of the pattern – we can start adding the details. Stick to the middle of the tile at this point – this saves you from having to worry about making things match up. I’m using simplified natural shapes or icons but how you choose to illustrate your map is up to you.
Step 10
Now we’ve finished the river – the focal point of the pattern – we can start adding the details. Stick to the middle of the tile at this point – this saves you from having to worry about making things match up. I’m using simplified natural shapes or icons but how you choose to illustrate your map is up to you.