One of the themes with these posts is that we are all given the same tools in Studio, so anything you can do to change up from the template in a creative way will make your items stand out. Here I’m going to layer two different prints on one bag. I’m going to start with a bag where we’ve already set up the shading:
Next I’m going to pick the predominant pattern by going to the fabric icon and “Pattern.” For this one I went to the animal prints and picked the one with elephants walking in a line.
Then on the right, under “Lower Part,” I’m going to right click on “Pattern” and click “Transform.” This will show a box over the pattern that I can use to resize and move the pattern where I want it to be. I’m going to make the pattern larger and center the elephants I want to use as the main focal point of the bag. I also changed the pattern to a matching dark blue color.
Next I’m going to change the pattern to a brush, so I can isolate the parts I want to keep. Right click on “Pattern,” and click “Copy as Brush.” Then delete the “Pattern.” This will leave the pattern as if it is painted on. Then we can go into “Brush 1” and, on the left side, choose the pencil icon and “Eraser.” This will give you an eraser brush to remove the parts of the print you don’t want.
Once I have isolated the part of the pattern I want as a print, I’m going to add another pattern to the “Lower Part” as the background for the elephants. For the best look I like to use a contrasting pattern (here a soft floral) in the same color family. This will keep it from looking too busy despite the multiple patterns.
Studio gives us a ton of patterns, play around with them all to find interesting combinations!
