Creating Plaids in Photoshop

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Adding the Weave

The "weave" is the type of interlacing that is used to create the effect of our final plaid - it creates that woven relationship between the warp and weft threads that makes the appearance of a woven fabric so interesting.

The images / diagrams below show a configuration for a basic four pick twill weave.

Detailed diagram of a basic four pick twill.

Detailed diagram of a basic four pick twill.

Chart diagram of a basic four pick twill.

Chart diagram of a basic four pick twill.

Chart of a basic four pick twill.

Chart of a basic four pick twill.

This basic weave is the weave we will be creating in the step by step video instructions below.

Video Instructions

Using Adobe Photoshop to Create our Basic Four Pick Twill Pattern

This section should take us about 15 minutes to complete

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