making patterns with the computer

[EmbossingDieCompany]

I just ran across this thread......this concept is fairly easy to do.

I went to Tandy's website, downloaded a few stamp pictures, cropped them and then you can manipulate them any way you want to create your design......then convert it to outlines and print. Obviously you need a CorelDraw, Illustrator or Inkscape to do this.

[TwinOaks]

This very interesting thread has been reawkened, and now I'm curious...I checked out the Tandy app, and it apparently no longer exists...at least, the app store doesn't find it. Any app writers wanna volunteer to jump on this?

[Cyberthrasher]

This very interesting thread has been reawkened, and now I'm curious...I checked out the Tandy app, and it apparently no longer exists...at least, the app store doesn't find it. Any app writers wanna volunteer to jump on this?

Several months back I had a computer programmer living with me and we were working on doing this, mostly for an Android app. But, he got behind in school work and we dropped it. I had no idea this thread even existed at the time. Basically what we wanted to do was get some of the basic tool images to be able to design patterns on a phone or tablet. I had found the Tandy app mentioned (no idea if it's still available, but it was at the time), but nothing for Android - so I didn't want to be left out. Keep in mind, I AM NOT a programmer at all - really the only aspect of IT work that I don't do, my Achilles heal when I want to do stuff like this.

[stingray4540]

I would definitely be interested if anyone ever accomplished this! Dissapointing that 6 years would go by and no one has done it.

I would love to be able to create a pattern on the computer, then do all the stamping/carving/coloring on it. This way I can see if my idea in my head actually looks good in practice!

[Scott Ebersole]

The possibilities of using this technology to create patterns is exciting- please keep us informed!

JustWakinUp- I can't believe Tandy has never thought of doing geometric CraftAids! It would be one way to get basketweave designs with guidelines, and make quilting patterns a snap.

I'm not familiar with Corel Draw either, and I know Adobe has more features than I know how to use, but even I can create patterns like this, so I don't think this is too much of a stretch for leatherworkers.

Keep talking, guys, I'm listening!

Johanna

(the tech side of me has my head spinning with ideas!)

I create my own stamps using CorelDraw X6 and then I use my Epilog Laser to cut them into 1" nylon rod. The results are wonderful.Works great when you can't find the right stamp. If I new how to put a picture in here I could show you a picture of a stamp I made and the results in leather.

[danky01]

It has been 7 years since this thread started. Has anyone made any progress on this, or is anyone still interested in it? Did you find that it was to big a task to complete? I would LOVE to have the stamps on my computer. I might just start on this myself. PLEASE let me know what happened.

Thanks

Dan

[WyomingSlick]

I fooled around with this a bit in Adobe Photoshop

[Dirt4fun]

I've been playing with a 3-D printer to make pieces for stamping... Here is a Font from Photoshop that I did a name on a dog collar on...

Edited May 26, 2014 by Dirt4fun

[Fonzarellis]

Having a little experience in the graphics field, I wanted to offer my thoughts(2 cents worth)on this subject as well.

All the programs mentioned (with the exception of Inkscape) are expensive to buy and can be daunting at best to use.

If it needs to be vector graphics, for resizing without loss, then I would also recommend Inkscape as

your best bet and it's free.

For simple image manipulation I use Irfanview (also free) like slight resizing, cropping or rotating. For

those of you who are inclined to more complex programs, may I suggest GIMP with is basically the free open

source version of PS. I like to take a picture, posterise it to black and white or use one of the many tools

or filters to create a linedrawing effect for use as patterns. For making the B&W images for tool impressions,

the idea of creating a "brush" is intriguing. The brush can then be used to make circles, lines, patterns and

even rotating brushes.

I for one would love to see a repository for these images. Sure would make layout a lot easier. Spacing issues could

easily be resolved to make your stamping come out even without the gaps at the end you sometimes get. Interesting idea.

Edited January 21, 2015 by Fonzarellis

[Jeep1967]

Hi all! First post for me.

This has been something I have been very interested in. I took a few minutes and imported some tooling impressions into Inkscape, then used the "trace bitmap" function. The result is pretty rough, but definitely still useful for experimenting with tooling design.

Here is a sample:

Using "duplicate", "flip", and the "alignment" functions in Inkscape took me about 20 seconds to make the simple pattern above.

Edited February 19, 2015 by Jeep1967