Silk Embroidery Texture

[lynxster4]

 

 

This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it

 

Here's the next installment in my 'Sewing' series. Adapted from the PS tutorial found here.  The PS tutorial had a pre-made, pre-colored texture supplied.

 

I will show you how to make your own. I simplified this as much as possible. This took me over 2 months to figure everything out.

 

You will need these plugins:  Clouds (built-in)      Motion Blur (built-in)       Sharpen+       Dragan Effect

 

The Texture ----------------- we will be making this:

 

 

Spoiler

 

1)     Open new canvas, 3520 x 2300, resolution 120

2)     Set primary color 64,64,64 (404040), secondary color 160,160,160 (A0A0A0)

3)     Render --> Clouds  360, 1.00

4)     Blurs --> Motion Blur  45.00, 160

5)     Photo --> Sharpen+  Amount 500, Radius 12, leave everything else at default

6)     Photo --> Sharpen+  Amount 500, Radius 2, leave everything else at default

7)     Artistic --> Dragan Effect  10, 0

 

                                        You should see this on your canvas:

 

 

😎 New transparent layer on top, change blend mode to Color Dodge

9)     Brush size 900 – Hardness 0% - Color 64,64,64, make (2) two highlight lines diagonally

 

                                         You should now see this on your canvas:

 

 

10)     Merge layer down and save as png

 

Now you have your base texture file.  To add color, open png file and add a new transparent layer on top.

Set blend mode to multiply and use the paint bucket to fill the new layer with the color of your choice. In our tutorial, we will be using color 00FFBF.

Then,  Adjustments --> Brightness/Contrast, Brightness (-15), Contrast 0.

 

Merge layers down and save as png.  Now you have a colored version of your texture!

 

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Now, on to the application. I am using the PS tutorial example, which is text. This can be used on any shape as well.

 

Download this font:  AR Julian.           We will be making this:

 

 

Spoiler

 

1)     Open a transparent canvas 2800 x 1920

 

2)     Select a shape or make some text on the transparent background; color it white

        We are going to use the font AR Julian, 600pt, bold, center it on the canvas

 

3)     Duplicate the layer 2 times, name layers 1, 2 & 3, keeping 1 on the bottom

 

4)     On Layer 1, use the following:

         a.     Set layer to Multiply

         b.     Effects --> Object --> Inner Shadow at -60, 7, 2, .50, black

         c.      Effects --> Object --> Drop Shadow at 0, -2, 0, 1, 102, black

 

 

5)     On Layer 2, use the following:

         a.     Set layer to Multiply

         b.     Effects --> Object --> Inner Shadow  at 110, 20, 9, .60, black

         c.      Effects --> Object --> Bevel Object (BB’s) at 12, white, black, .55

 

 

6)     On Layer 3, use the following:

        a.     Set layer to Multiply

        b.     Effects --> Object --> Drop Shadow at 2, 0, 2, 0, 191, black

 

 

7)     Open your pre-colored silk texture in PDN

        a.     Select all (Ctrl+A)

        b.     Copy (Ctrl+C) to the clipboard

 

😎     Add a new transparent layer at the bottom

          a.      Make selection with Magic Wand at 69% from layer 3, invert, move back to your bottom transparent layer, then Effects, Fill, From Clipboard your chosen                          color of ‘silk’, play with the ‘placement’ controls if you wish. Name layer ‘Texture’

 

9)     You can also make an outline of your letters on another new transparent canvas. Use layer 3, again, as your outline guide, color 00FFBF, and make a 1px outline. Insert this new layer between layers 1 & 2.

 

 

10)     You can finish up any way you prefer. I chose a blue denim texture for my background, cut out an oval and applied one of my ‘stitches’ with TR’s Paste Frame.

 

 

 

A couple more examples of what you can do with this technique:

 

 

 

I hoped you enjoyed this tutorial!   

[Seerose]

Hi Dear  @lynxster4! I have a few questions: (Resolution 120???

 

21 hours ago, lynxster4 said:

Open new canvas, 3520 x 2300, resolution 120

 

 

21 hours ago, lynxster4 said:

Add a new transparent layer at the bottom

          a.      Make selection with Magic Wand at 69% from layer 3, invert, move back to your bottom transparent layer, then Effects, Fill, From Clipboard your chosen                          color of ‘silk’, play with the ‘placement’ controls if you wish. Name layer ‘Texture’

 

I didn't understand from here. When I "Fill and Copy from Clipboard" then the whole page is vol color with the writing together.

What should I do?

 

I mean, now I've done it.

 

 

 

Edited January 28, 2019 by Seerose

[Pixey]

@Seerose when you open the canvas to set the size, the Resolution is under the sizes:

 

[Seerose]

 Dear @Pixey!

 

 O jee... Sometimes I'm stupid.. Thank you so much.  

 

 

[lynxster4]

@Seerose   Select the text only on layer 3...so the 'marching ants' are around the letters.

 

Then Fill from Clipboard.  The texture should only fill the letters.  Do not mirror the image. It is big enough to fill the lettering.  

[lynxster4]

10 hours ago, welshblue said:

Another nicely written tutorial ... you'll be opening up a haberdashery soon ... knitwear and fabric

 

Haha...don't you know it!      Is your example an imagining of your post in the 'Show Yourself, Redux' thread?   (couldn't shave your head or face for weeks; beard and hair sticking out at every angle?)        Nicely done, I can still see the silk texture underneath all the 'hair'!       P.S. I've got a nice and simple 'fur' technique that looks quite nice.  (See my Christmas wallpaper post...)

[xod]

This is my quick try. Thanks  lynxster4.

 

[lynxster4]

7 hours ago, welshblue said:

A more refined effort

 

Now that looks much better than your first one.  We have a newbie sewer in the house!  

 

4 hours ago, xod said:

This is my quick try.

 

xod, that looks really, really good!  What did you use for the stitching around the letters?  

 

[xod]

Thanks. I used Jitter plugin from Pyrochild's pack.

[lynxster4]

12 hours ago, xod said:

I used Jitter plugin from Pyrochild's pack.

 

I would have never thought of that.  Very innovative thinking!  I'll have to try that.  

[Pixey]

I had fun making this today.  Many thanks for the technique @lynxster4

 

 

[lynxster4]

That is soooo cute @Pixey  

 

Now get busy on the rest of your 'squares'...or you can't finish the quilt!  

 

[Vagabondi]

Thanks for the tutorial @lynxster4! Your Gemini is just won-der-ful. What @xod and @Pixey made look totally realistic to me. Honestly people you are magicians

 

 

 

 

Edited March 7, 2020 by Vagabondi

[lynxster4]

These are great @Vagabondi!    You are so witty!  😄

 

[Icegodes]

"Mom Shelia burned the fabric again!"

Great tutorial it was blast ^^.

[lynxster4]

Thank you @Icegodes for trying the tutorial and the rep!  😊

 

Reminds me of 'Fire and Ice'... 🥵  🥶

 

[Manc]

Hi @lynxster4 Another great tutorial.

Here's my effort. Thanks.😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 11, 2020 by ipswichmanc

[lynxster4]

Excellent result @ipswichmanc!  👍  I love how the patch turned out; it looks so real!  

 

I can see a lot of work went into this one; it's perfect.  Thank you for trying the tutorial.  😀

 

[Manc]

Thanks @lynxster4 Glad you liked it. Also thanks to @barbieq25 and @Pixey for liking.😀

You're right, was a bit of work, but I decided to make another effort.

I was thinking I'd get a complicated image but...

Because of what I learnt from first effort, this took about twenty minutes.

Maybe because of resizing you can't see the detail.

I worked on 1800 x 2400.

Cheers.😉

 

 

 

Edited November 12, 2020 by ipswichmanc

[lynxster4]

Because of resizing, a little is lost, but I can still see the 'threads'.  

 

Another great job!    😊

[NormaBostic]

Thanks for the tutorial. I will follow this. I will try this on a cap embroidery machine and will share the results. Thanks

Edited October 8, 2021 by NormaBostic

[lynxster4]

You're welcome @NormaBostic.  We'd love to see your result when finished.  😊

Edited October 6, 2021 by lynxster4