Creating Different Textures
Note: You may find a tip about placing graphics using the I.E. method useful. Find tip here.
SILK:
1. Make your garment white or another light color.
2. Choose the circle graphic in a different, darker color, and cover up the white or light color with it. The garment will now shine like silk.
VELVET:
1. Make your garment a shade or two lighter than what you want the color to be.
2. Cover up the garment with multiple circle graphics in the color you want the garment to be. The garment will now look like it's velvet.
SEQUINS:
1. Choose your garment and color.
2. Go to "textures" and click on the right arrow twice.
3. Choose the third pattern on that row in a color lighter than your garment.
4. Size the pattern on the smaller side.
5. Your garment should now look like it has sequins! For an even more believable effect, use the "sparkle" graphic in different sizes and place them on various points of the garment (sparingly).
ALLIGATOR SKIN:
1. Choose your garment and color.
2. In the same color as your garment, choose the flower graphic with four petals.
3. Overlap several of these graphics, working left to right, so that the middle circle of the flowers don't show.
4. Keep doing this left to right. When you get to the second row, overlap the bottom petals of the first row with the top petals of the second, and so forth. Your garment should now look like alligator skin!
SNAKESKIN:
*Use the alligator skin technique above, but use the shiny heart graphic instead of the flower.
LACE:
*There is a lace pattern (click to the left twice, and it's the third from the left on that row), or you can make your own lace by placing several daisy graphics side by side.
FUR:
1. Use the rip detail in the same color as your garment.
2. Start with large rips to get a base, then layer smaller ones over the base.
3. Make sure you let some of the rip edges go slightly past the garment edges. Your garment should now look like fur!
KNIT:
*Either overlap the rose detail or the bow detail (without the strands) side by side for a knitted effect.
:) tmck18
Thank you so much, Tracy. The Textures section is by far one of my favs, as these tips can instantly make a drab design absolutely fab! Will be keeping the Silk and Velvet Textures with me at all times, they are definetly my personal favourites.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Yes, texture really elevates a design to higher levels of beauty. I'm glad you like this section. :) tmck18
ReplyDeletewow!this is so much better than just reading the tips!one can actually see which graphic/detail you are referring to.
ReplyDeleteThanks anonymous! :) tmck18
ReplyDeletei dont understand how you can divide the dress in two colors
ReplyDeleteAnonymous-
ReplyDeleteNot sure if you read the instructions or just looked at the pictures? If you read the instructions, it says to use the circle graphic in whatever color you want the garment to be, and cover up the garment with those circles. On the pictures, I left one half of the garment uncovered so you could see the difference that base colors make when layering circles graphics over them.
Hope that helps.
:) tmck18