My friend Amy is having a special event next fall in Scotland, and she has asked me to make a dress for her. She really dug my Peacock-print Bombshell Dress, and wants something similar. And being an artsy gal herself, she's designing the fabric and having it printed via Spoonflower.com. Her designs are all based off of photos she took while on a trip with her sweetheart, and the event is a meet-the-parents, not-exactly-a-wedding type thing, so the personal print will make it super special.
Anyway, to help Amy make her decision, I was inspired by Mika of Savory Stitches' cool Photoshopped illustrations that combine the line drawing from a pattern with the fabric she intends to use for a particular garment. She helpfully pointed me toward this easy-to-follow tutorial at The Curious Kiwi,
which tells you step-by-step how to make a mock-up of your garment. Here are a few of the ones I made for Amy's dress:
This illustration combines the line drawing of the bodice for Burdastyle.com's Bustier Dress With Draped Detail and the Linda Skirt. Cool, right? I'm totally hooked now on this technological advance.
In other news, my crushing allergies seem somewhat abated by last night's rain, which is a relief. I've been so ill. I hate the Spring.
I love making these - I find them so helpful. I'm jealous that you got your hands on (legal!) Photoshop - I'm using GIMP instead.
ReplyDeleteThey truelly look great. I can't wait to see what the dress will look like in the end :) Mika if you're feeling unhapy with Gimp you coul also give pixlr.com (online, no download neccesary) and piant.net (the download website is a bit confusing but it works very well) a shot. I personaly prefer pixlr for most things but I switch to paint.net too sometimes.
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