How to Add Patterns to Clothing in Photoshop

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Scale Pattern into Place
Start by scaling and rotating the pattern into place. In this example, we also invert the pattern to change colors by pressing CTRL/CMD + I. Make sure to make the pattern a bit larger than the piece of clothing so it can be warped into place.
Use the Pen Tool to Cut Out Clothing
It is important to have an accurate cut out of the clothing, so the pattern looks seamless. In this example, we use the Pen Tool to cut out the original shirt. Create a pen path around the clothing by clicking and dragging to create curves.
After completing the pen path, right-click and turn it into a selection and feather the edge by 0.5 pixels. Next, load the selection as a layer mask for the pattern, making it only visible where the original piece of clothing is.
Liquify the Pattern to Fit the Clothing
To make the pattern look like it flows with the fabric, it must be warped into place. Use the liquify tool to bring in the edges of the pattern, making it look like the pattern wraps around the piece of clothing.
To re-create folds of fabric, use the freeze mask tool to paint over one-half of the fold. Then use the forward warp tool to push the pattern under the freeze mask. If done correctly, it will look like the original pattern curves around the folds of fabric.
Add Highlights and Shadows from Original Photo
The last step is to blend the pattern into the original image. In this example, we change the blend mode to ‘Multiply’ and lower the opacity to 90%.
Next, add shadows and highlights from the original piece of clothing. Duplicate the background layer and place it on top of the fabric layer. Right-click on the layer and select “create clipping mask”, then change the blend mode to ‘Multiply’.
To add highlights, duplicate the background layer and clip it to the fabric, just like the previous layer. This time set the blend mode to ‘Screen’. If needed, adjust the brightness of this layer by using a Levels adjustment - CTRL/CMD + L. Drag the black point slider to the right until the layer only appears over the highlights.
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*big thumbs down on this one.* you could use displace filter for fabric distortions but, seriously, absolutely a simple double click to bring the highlights in from underlying layer through blending options, with perfect control and realistic rendering. No extra layers, perfect outcome. Multiplying shadows on an already multiplied pattern is again plain wrong flol. Wonder what you smoked during this one, because your other tutorials are, smoking ;) greetings.

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to automate this for multiple patterns non-destructively using a smart object, you can use puppet warp and it's push/pull pins front/back to simulate the in front and behind fabric folds.

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PRO PS TIP: 2:40 -- Copy the newly sized pattern image (CNTRL/CMD + J), move it near to where you want the repeating to occur, change the copy layer's Blend Mode to DIFFERENCE, zoom in so that you start to see pixels, select Move Tool and use arrow keys until all that you see is black. Change Blend Mode to NORMAL. Zoom out and repeat if needed. Shift-click to select all pattern copy layers and the original pattern layer then hit CNTRL/CMD + E to merge them into one layer. IMPORTANT -- DO NOT change the opacity at any point during this process! Continue Phlearn tutorial as normal. ***ALWAYS SAVE OFTEN!***

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cmd+enter (on a Mac) does the same but without the option of having a feather. I don't know what the shortcut would be on a PC, but I assume CTRL+enter

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Great Video Tutorial! In fact, it's the first one I've seen where a Photoshop Instructor is not trying to cram a "Displacement Map" technique down our throats to do the same thing. For all you FX Sewing Costumers out there, what Erin just did to a Dame in a T-Shirt, you can do some "brick-stone & rock" stuff to a Fantastic 4 "Thing" Comp. Or a costume breakdown sketch comp of "Mystique" from X-Men, if you need to build one or two this Halloween. I'm using Photoshop 7 on a Windows 7 Laptop, and I believe I just saw my Liquefy Brush. Thanks!

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Aaron -- Please show us how to choose when to use this technique, as opposed to using a Displacement Map technique?

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