Applying Color and Patterns to an Object with Photoshop
To follow along, you’ll need a t-shirt image and a pattern. Know that Photoshop has a set of default patterns that you can choose from. You can also download patterns for use. Before making this shirt, I downloaded a free set of plaid patterns. To download this plaid pattern and other free patterns, and also learn how to install them for use in Photoshop, click on the below links. To learn how to create your own custom patterns, continue on. You don’t need the file to remain open, so select File > Close. The Quick selection tool works like a brush to quickly select areas. Click and drag on the shirt. If you miss an area, simply continue painting to add to the existing selection. If you paint beyond the area, press and hold the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key to paint what you want to delete. And, you can change the size of the tool by pressing repeatedly the right or left brackets. The Fill dialog box also allows to scale the pattern to a desirable size. You can either type a number into the Scale field, or select the arrow just to the right of it to adjust the size with a slider, then select OK.
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Create a Custom Pattern
Apply the Custom Pattern
A custom pattern is applied just like any other pattern. See step 13 to apply your custom pattern but select the one you created instead. You can keep creating multiple shirt colors and patterns to your hearts desire.
