Gray Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 i got a computer for xmas and i want to start makeing my own patterns. what programs do i need to make patterns? hopefully something easy to learn. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Hi Gray, Congratulations on the new computer. I certainly could use a new one. Anyway, there are a lot of different graphics programs that would work. I use Adobe Photoshop mostly. Unfortunately, its a very expensive program and has a steep learning curve. I know a lot of people like Corel Draw, but that is a bit expensive as well. There are a lot of freeware out there too. They might not be as powerful as these professional software, but they are pretty impressive for free software! I like Inkscape(vector based) and Gimp(pixel based). I've also heard of good things about Paint.Net(pixel based). They're all free. You should be able to find some tutorials on YouTube and Google. It'll take a little practice, but I think you'll do fine. Good luck and enjoy your new computer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 thank you. i'll give them a try. you can't beat the price at free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowshu Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hi Gray, I'm fairly new to making patterns but have been a user of Photoshop for years. Take a look at Photoshop LE which you can get for about $100, maybe less if you do some looking. It does everything you need it to and is geared to the "home" user. I've also downloaded Inkscape and have found it great in converting a pixel based pattern into a vector based based which is much cleaner and user friendly for rescaling and you can also find some free royalty free clip art to use in it or do your own designs. jowshu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowshu Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Sorry Gray I just realized it's called Photoshop Elements now, not LE anymore Hi Gray, I'm fairly new to making patterns but have been a user of Photoshop for years. Take a look at Photoshop LE which you can get for about $100, maybe less if you do some looking. It does everything you need it to and is geared to the "home" user. I've also downloaded Inkscape and have found it great in converting a pixel based pattern into a vector based based which is much cleaner and user friendly for rescaling and you can also find some free royalty free clip art to use in it or do your own designs. jowshu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 thanks. i'll look at it too. i got inkscape and watched some videos on youtbe. they go too fast sometimes. but im able to do some simple stuff. im learnin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 I use Paint Shop Pro X2 and Inkscape. But Gimp is supposed to be excellent to make patterns with............I haven't tried it yet. If I can figure it out I'm going to try to do a tutorial on it eventually. Also I've been told Kodak Easyshare is another good one for making patterns............and it's free. But, although I've downloaded it, I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. Picassa is supposed to be good too.............I think that's by google, not sure though. Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Top 10 free photo editors for windows. > http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pixelbasedwin/tp/freephotoedw.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 thanks so much Jason,i'll look into these as i'm desparete to make patterns to increase my income.your the best!Thanks again.all help is greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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