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Saturday, December 15, 2012
Graphic Artist
Do we have a real-life graphic artist among us who would be willing to do me a small favor?
I need a digitized swatch of original Vietnam Tigerstripe pattern in 300dpi.
Here's the kicker: When the fabric company uses it, the sample must be large enough that when it repeats the pattern lines up sufficiently. Example: When you tile a small graphic on your computer monitor background, you can see the misalingments clearly. You can experiment and see what I am talking about. Use the picture above as your screen "Background" and set it to "Tile" & "Repeat".
See how choppy it looks? We need to eliminate that choppy look.
So I need a digitized swatch large enough that when it does, in fact repeat (it must at some point) it will repeat with as little mis-alignment as possible.
Physical dimensions: The roll of fabric is 60 inches wide, so your swatch should be 62" to be safe. I think if the first repeat is at 36 inches we'd be good, 48" would be even better. Consider such a size laying on the table of a seamstress, and she has to cut out the back panel of a coat for a big man - she can cut it without being in the "repeat" zone, so the final coat looks good, not "choppy".
I hope I explained that adequately. I could really use some help with this from someone with skills and, of course, a good graphics software set-up (because we are going to add a few little details that will make it trade-markable).
Kerodin
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There are Photoshop filters that will blend the edge of tiles. Give me a few days and I'll post a link or a tile.
ReplyDeleteAnon: Thank you - do you have a large sample of the entire pattern? The snippet above is just a portion of the pattern.
DeleteIf you go looking for larger samples with the full pattern on display, be sure to look for: Original Vietnam Tiger Stripe.
K