You like to take pictures, and you love embroidery. But, you don’t know how to combine these two hobbies? You want to embroider original, truly unique pictures according to your own embroidery patterns that surely no one else in the whole world has, don’t you? Nothing could be easier! Using the Photoshop software package, you can create your own embroidery patterns from photographs. It is not difficult at all, and it does not require serious skills in working with this graphical editor, as everything is very simple, and can be made, literally, in only several clicks. First, open the photo you like in Photoshop. On the top panel, select the “Image” tab, and then “Adjustments,” followed by “Posterize“.
In the dialog box, set the desired value using a slider, or enter it directly. In this case, note that the smaller the value is, or the farther to the left you move the slider, the more color will be lost in your image.
Now in the top menu, select “Filter” tab, then “Pixelate” (Layout), and then “Mosaic.” In the pop-up window, again set the required value, noting that the higher the value is, the larger the cell will be, and, respectively, the embroidery stitch.
Now we have to make sure that the squares become clearer, and sharper. To do so, go back to the “Filter” menu, only this time selecting “Sharpen Item,” and then choose “Unsharp Mask.”
Select the appropriate values, and click OK.
Your embroidery pattern is almost ready. Now for convenience, you can split the image into smaller square areas. To do so, simultaneously press Ctrl and R. Rulers will appear in the Photoshop workspace that you can use for adding lines to your pattern.
In addition, you can adjust the size of the canvas, by selecting “Image”, then “Image Size” on the top tab. A dialog box will open, where you can set all required parameters. You can also recall this dialog box by pressing Alt, Ctrl and I.
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