making patterns

[IRMSRUS]

How exactly do some folks make patterns?

Like someone gives them a picture or something and they take that image and make it scrollable.

I've got Adobe Photoshop CS 2 on my computer, but Im not exactly the best at using it...

Are there any very simple ways of doing something like this? Like some kinda program I can download or something that makes the process somewhat simple?

Thanks for any and all information that can be provided.
~Tim Bonner

[CanadianScroller]

Coyote

Coyote software from Carving Technologies simplifies the process of making portrait style patterns.
You can also look online for lessons on your Photoshop program.