Drawing a custom fabric pattern
In this recipe, we'll create a pattern inspired by fabric and save it as a material. Then, in the next recipe, we'll use the Mesh Transformation tool to make this pattern more realistic when applied to drawn clothing.
Getting ready
We'll need a pattern to look at, for inspiration, and a blank canvas. In this recipe, we'll be using the grid on a 350 dpi square canvas, and we will be making an argyle pattern.
How to do it…
The following steps will walk you through creating an argyle pattern and saving it as a material:
Go to View | Grid to turn the grid on. This will make it easier to draw a precise repeating pattern.
Draw one straight line horizontally and another vertically to mark the center of the canvas, as follows:
Tip
To make working with the grid easier, turn on Snap to Grid in the top toolbar, or go to View | Snap to Grid. Then, any tool used will snap to the lines and intersections of the grid.
Create a new raster layer.
Select the foreground color to be used...
