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tcbbamn · 04-11-2007, 12:16 PM

hi everyone. i'm wondering how everyone makes patterns. do you use some sort of software and what are my choices? i used to draw back in my younger days and am hoping to try my hand at some soon. any help on this matter will be greatly appreciated

Jediscroller · 04-11-2007, 12:55 PM

Drew,
There's a myriad of choices out there and everyone has thier favorites. Gimp and inkscape are freebies and a lot of folks like these two. There's also Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Illustrator, Corel Paintshop Pro, Draw and Coyote. I use the Corel products but you can get decent results with any of these. Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator (and perhaps inkscape also?) will be your best bets for converting hand-drawn patterns.

ChuckD · 04-11-2007, 08:23 PM

There is a lot of discusssion on this forum about pattern making. If you go back and check thru all the posts (or run a seach) I am sure you will find an answer to your question or give you more of an idea of what you don't understand.

tcbbamn · 04-13-2007, 01:01 AM

thank you both for your help. i was looking through my tons of software and actually found adobe photoshop elements so i'll start with that as well as look into the freebies. again thank you both for your information.

tcleckler · 04-15-2007, 01:45 PM

Hey Drew, I have just started making patterns and found a free program that works really well www.getpaint.net.
Chuck is right, there are a lot of threads on converting pics to patterns.

04-11-2007, 12:16 PM	#1
tcbbamn Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: wisconsin Posts: 8	A question about patterns hi everyone. i'm wondering how everyone makes patterns. do you use some sort of software and what are my choices? i used to draw back in my younger days and am hoping to try my hand at some soon. any help on this matter will be greatly appreciated __________________ Drew Wisconsin Dremel 1800 Scroll Station

04-11-2007, 12:55 PM	#2
Jediscroller American Crafstman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away Posts: 3,153 Blog Entries: 6	Drew, There's a myriad of choices out there and everyone has thier favorites. Gimp and inkscape are freebies and a lot of folks like these two. There's also Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Illustrator, Corel Paintshop Pro, Draw and Coyote. I use the Corel products but you can get decent results with any of these. Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator (and perhaps inkscape also?) will be your best bets for converting hand-drawn patterns. __________________ Kevin Scrollsaw Patterns Online Making holes in wood with an EX-30, Craftsman 16" VS, Dremel 1680 and 1671

04-11-2007, 08:23 PM	#3
ChuckD Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Beautiful Southern Oregon Posts: 959	There is a lot of discusssion on this forum about pattern making. If you go back and check thru all the posts (or run a seach) I am sure you will find an answer to your question or give you more of an idea of what you don't understand. __________________ Chuck D Practice random acts of intelligence and senseless acts of self-control Hegner 18, Delta p-20, Griz 14 inch Band saw

04-13-2007, 01:01 AM	#4
tcbbamn Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: wisconsin Posts: 8	thank you both for your help. i was looking through my tons of software and actually found adobe photoshop elements so i'll start with that as well as look into the freebies. again thank you both for your information. __________________ Drew Wisconsin Dremel 1800 Scroll Station

04-15-2007, 01:45 PM	#5
tcleckler Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 186	Hey Drew, I have just started making patterns and found a free program that works really well www.getpaint.net. Chuck is right, there are a lot of threads on converting pics to patterns. __________________ Troy Scrollin' with DeWalt DW788

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