Importing Images & Creating Image Patterns in Java FX

Process Overview

1. Create a 'res' directory in your project in same layer project layer as 'src'

2. Right click 'res' - 'Mark Directory As' - 'Resources Root'

3. Create subfolders for asset categories (e.g. images sound etc.). Copy image files here.

4. Make an image variable using Image myImage = new Image(getClass().getResource("/my/file/path.img").toExternalForm());

5. make an image variable fromImage myImage = new Image(getClass().getResource("/my/file/path.img").toExternalForm());

6. Apply the image pattern using myNode.setFill(myImgPatrn); etc...