My fascination with vintage floral patterns never seems to end. My first attempt to make one was a bit of a hassle, because I didn't really know what to do.
Photoshop is an artist's best friend. So if you're crafty or artsy and want to transform what you do on paper to a computer screen, making something such as a pattern is a good way to start.
Before I move on with this post, a couple of things you might need:
- The tutorial I used to help me create my custom pattern HERE!
- And for those there who aren't familiar with the pen tool,but want to get started, another useful tutorial: HERE!
This post if for every person out there who wants to turn their sketches into digital art.
I took it to the next level by sketching out a floral pattern, which was a bit complicated than the last one, but looks way better.
The sketch has two parts:
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| Sketch No. 1 inspired by Corn Cobs! |
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| Sketch No. 2 Just looks like half a normal floral pattern. |
Now the question is: What do I do what two half sketches?
This is where Photoshop or Illustrator come in handy. Both sketches were traced on Photoshop using the pen tool, like so:
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| You can also see that I've used a grid to be more accurate. |
After tracing, you'll end up with a shape that is identical to your sketch, if you are really accurate, or maybe even better, because sketches sometimes can be a bit all over the place. It's up to you if you want to stay close to the original sketch or make a few amendments while tracing with the pen tool.
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| I decided to stick as closely as possible to the original sketch, and did the same with shape 2. |
So now you just duplicate the shape and put is side by side with the first one you already have. You'll end up with something like this:
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| Looking at it now, I see .. a Jelly fish! |
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| This one still looks like corn. |
After that you just duplicate the shapes, and crop according to what you see best. You can check out the tutorial I've posted at the beginning of the post is you aren't familiar with this process.
After duplicating and putting sketches 1 and 2 together like pieces of a puzzle, the final pattern looks like this:
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| Fun idea: You can print this on a stencil, cut it out with an Xacto Knife and paint your wall with it. That's exactly what I plan to do! |
Before defining the image as a pattern, remove the background. Then go to Edit > Define Pattern > and save it.
Open the background you wish to fill the pattern with and go to Edit > Fill > Pattern > Custom Pattern and look for the pattern you've created. The result will be .. something like this:
Hope you liked this post and use is as inspiration to create your own vintage looking floral patterns! as always, this wouldn't be a freebie without a download link, so grab it HERE!
