[Pro] Embroidery Effect?

I want to take a logo I created in Adobe Illustrator and give it an embroidered effect for use in a printed piece. I searched for a tutorial on how to do this in Illustrator, but all I could find were a few Photoshop tutorials on the subject. I did manage to find some software that does this, but it’s PC only. DRAWings embroidery software - Embroidery Effect

Can somebody guide me in the right direction?


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Do you want it to look exactly like it was stitched? You may be able to create a pattern fill using alternating line colors to simulate highlight and shadow, and then use your logo outline as a clipping path. If you have the time and want the verisimilitude, I would send your logo to Land’s End, tell them you want some shirts stitched, and ask for a sample. They do this for free – send you an actual stitched version on whatever shirt material you select. Photograph that, and you have something that will look exactly right. (The shirts are really nice, too – I only got rid of my Macworld '93 Softpress shirt a year or two ago!)

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On Oct 30, 2013, at 11:36 AM, RavenManiac wrote:

I want to take a logo I created in Adobe Illustrator and give it an embroidered effect for use in a printed piece. I searched for a tutorial on how to do this in Illustrator, but all I could find were a few Photoshop tutorials on the subject. I did manage to find some software that does this, but it’s PC only. DRAWings embroidery software - Embroidery Effect

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Thanks Walter. The only problem is I need to apply the logo with the embroidered effect on top of an existing photo of a football jersey. I tried a technique I found online, and it works pretty well on logos, but not very well on logo type.


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Yes, that would become complex, especially if you wanted to make the stitching change direction as they often do. How high-quality do your results need to be? You may be able to make a single stitch pattern that sits in between any logo and the “shirt”, and use the masking effects to clip it to the dimensions of the type. Or use Type / Convert to Path to use the other technique (probably a lot of work, but high quality results).

Walter

On Oct 30, 2013, at 11:49 AM, RavenManiac wrote:

Thanks Walter. The only problem is I need to apply the logo with the embroidered effect on top of an existing photo of a football jersey. I tried a technique I found online, and it works pretty well on logos, but not very well on logo type.

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On 30 Oct 2013, 4:03 pm, waltd wrote:

How high-quality do your results need to be? You may be able to make a single stitch pattern that sits in between any logo and the “shirt”, and use the masking effects to clip it to the dimensions of the type. Or use Type / Convert to Path to use the other technique (probably a lot of work, but high quality results).

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Not extremely high. Anything will look better than simply dropping a vector file on top of a photo of a football jersey. Not sure I’m following you on the stitch pattern idea.


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Well, imagine you were doing this in Photoshop. You have a base layer that is the jersey. Above that is a type layer (or any other art in vector format). Above that is a repeating pattern of cross-stitching. Select the cross-stitch layer, and clip it to the art underneath it (option-click the divider between the two layers). Now you should have cross-stitching shaped like the logo. Fiddle with the layer modes and opacities to suit.

Walter

On Oct 30, 2013, at 3:44 PM, RavenManiac wrote:

On 30 Oct 2013, 4:03 pm, waltd wrote:

How high-quality do your results need to be? You may be able to make a single stitch pattern that sits in between any logo and the “shirt”, and use the masking effects to clip it to the dimensions of the type. Or use Type / Convert to Path to use the other technique (probably a lot of work, but high quality results).

Walter

Not extremely high. Anything will look better than simply dropping a vector file on top of a photo of a football jersey. Not sure I’m following you on the stitch pattern idea.


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You can get a fair approximation using just the Scribble tool in AI. For a little more realism combine with compositing on fabric photo in Photoshop.


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On 30 Oct 2013, 8:37 pm, chuckamuck wrote:

You can get a fair approximation using just the Scribble tool in AI. For a little more realism combine with compositing on fabric photo in Photoshop.

Embroidery Effect with Illustrator and Photoshop

Yes, that’s the example I posted a few links back. I think my problem is that’s okay, but the DRAWings embroidery software is AWESOME, but unaffordable for a single project. I guess I just need to get this done and move on. :slight_smile:


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