Working on Photoshop

During computer studies we have been looking in to filling patterns.

Christine gave us instructions on how to take patterns from something we like or a certain fabric and putting on to an outfit or a working drawing (sheet provided by Marie)

Instructions:

1. Find an image off somewhere such as google get the pattern you want and print screen. (CMD+SHIFT+4)
2. The image will then appear on your desktop, click on the image and drag it on to the Photoshop logo. This will automatically bring it up in a Photoshop window.
3. Click on the ‘rectangular marquee tool’ and crop the image to the pattern you want.
4. Once it has a certain square around it, click on to edit and go on to define pattern. The pattern box will come up and type into it the pattern’s name (such as big print) and click ok. This will automatically take it in to the fill section.
5. When you have done this, find an image which you want such as a working drawing, take it and put it onto a photoshop page. Decide which piece you want to fill, such a top. Use either the ‘magic wand’ or the ‘magnetic lasso tool’ to get the piece you want to fill.
6. Once you have the piece you want to fill, go back on to Edit and click on ‘Fill’. This will bring you on to the fill window. In the window it has a box saying contents you need to press on to the box and scroll to find patterns. Click on to the word pattern, this will then highlight a box underneath saying patterns.
7. Press on to that box and scroll down to find you pattern which you have saved. Once the pattern is found click on to it and then click ok. This will bring up the pattern you want to use in that cropped area you chose. If the pattern is small it will replicate the pattern to fill the area. As you can see I have tried it myself, and this is my results. I enjoyed the process and once i had done it a few times it was easy to replicate, I like the fact most of them are bright and are eye-catching and the textures all look completely different, so if for example you were doing a working drawing and wanted to fill it with the fabric you were using you would have the option to. It is a simple way to get a professional finish.

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