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 Fabric Scanning
--a How-To Tutorial
Part Two: How to Add Fabric to the Canvas Ink Palette
If you don't have Canvas, but would like
to try it, visit the Deneba
web page to download a free 15 day full working version.
- While in Photoshop, select the entire
image (Command-A).
- Switch to Canvas (no need to quit Photoshop).
Paste the image onto a blank document in Canvas (Command-V).
Tip! I
start with a blank document in Canvas and cut and paste each
fabric onto it that I plan on loading into the ink palette. Later
I save the document with all of the fabric pastes in case I need
to later change a color or tweak it more for a different project.
- Mouse click and hold on the Fill Ink Palette
and drag it to "tear off" the Ink Palette. Click the
Texture bar to show the Texture Palette.
- Mouse click and hold on the fabric fill
and drag it to the white window (called the Preview Box) on the
lower corner of the Texture Palette. When you release the mouse
button, the window will fill with the fabric fill.
- To add the fabric to your Texture Palette,
mouse click and hold on the fabric fill in the Preview Box and
drag it up to the grid of textures window and release the mouse
button. The fabric is now a permanent fill selection of your
Textures Palette.
Tip! If
you made a mistake and don't want the fabric in your Palette,
select the fabric and then drag it to the trash can that is under
the grid of textures windows (not the trash can on your desktop).
- To use a fabric in your drawing, select
it as a fill pattern. If you have any questions about using fill
patterns and working with the textures palette, see your user's
manual. Or see The Quilter's Computer Companion.
- To continue adding fabric to the Texture
Palette, return to Photoshop to copy a new fabric. Then switch
to Canvas and repeat the above directions.
If your fabric tiles in a way you don't
like, here's a way to correct it using some tools in Photoshop
(it's also how you create seamless backgrounds for Web pages):
- Create a new document in Photoshop that
is 80 pixels by 80 pixels.
- Copy and paste the fabric fill into the
document.
- From the menu, select Filter then Other
then Offset.
- Enter 1/2 the width (or length) of your
document; in this case 40; then select Wrap Around.
- To make it easier to work, enlarge the
image to 200%.
- Use the clone (or rubber stamp) tool to
blur the seams in the middle of the image. Be careful not to
touch the edges or you may create another line. If you're unsure
how to use the tool, refer to your manual.
- Copy and paste the image into Canvas.
Note: Use the clone (or rubber stamp) tool
to fix imperfections in the fabric scan.
Return to Part
One
Go to Part Three: Scanning Resources
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