Fab Fonts: Embroidery Effects

10/15/2010 in brushes & shapes,fonts,freebies,photoshop,tutorials

Egg Thief by Lisa Spangler

I received a few emails asking for the names of the embroidery-style fonts I used in this post. The fonts were free — all downloaded from Dafont. The names are listed below — simply click on a font name and you’ll be directed to its profile page at Dafont.

By the way, Lisa created the yummy image above. I LOVE IT. Visit her blog at Sideoats & Scribbles — check out her awesome photo tutorials! Oh, and that fabulous butterfly pin? It’s by Kitschy Digitals.

Embroidery Effects

The stitching effects were pretty easy to implement — I just created a few simple brushes. If you want to learn how to make your own, I walk through the steps of creating a zigzag brush in the screencast after the jump.

Embroidery Effects




How to create a ZigZag Brush:

If you’re a premium member, these brushes are for you — I hope you enjoy using them!

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4 embroidery-style brushes — 6 brushes total (127 KB)
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1 mv loves 10/15/2010 at 2:12 am

THANKS!! YOU ARE SO GREAT!!

2 Merissa 10/15/2010 at 3:50 am

Ooh! Thanks Katrina (^•^)

3 jan 10/15/2010 at 5:22 am

Brushes! woooot!
I really have to do something about my brushes folder. It’s a disaster.
Is there a Brushes Anonymous somewhere?
oh! and a Texture Collecting Anonymous would probably be good for me too.
LOL!
Happy Friday Katrina! Thanks! :)

4 notabilia 10/15/2010 at 6:09 am

Just signed for Premium membership to get access to these brushes! Many thanks.

5 notabilia 10/15/2010 at 6:15 am

OK, I posted too soon. What settings did you use to get an “even” stitch? Is there an optimum scatter or spacing setting I should use?

6 Maddy 10/15/2010 at 6:20 am

Thanks for the brushes!! I’m having so much fun with all your clip art, font suggestions and pointers! Loving it all ;o)

7 Becca 10/15/2010 at 6:21 am

You are such a helpful girl.

8 Krysten 10/15/2010 at 7:08 am

You rock, so pretty!

9 Karli Plant 10/15/2010 at 8:04 am

oh thank you hon!!!
love this.

those fonts rock.
i use Home Sweet Home A LOT!
now i can use the singer one. . . thanks for sharing!!!!

10 Amy 10/15/2010 at 8:21 am

Thanks Katrina!!! I get so excited every time I log on and see that you have a new post out :) Have a delightful Friday!!! And, THANK YOU!!!

11 Lisa Spangler 10/15/2010 at 8:29 am

Gah! I *love* the brushes, can’t wait to try them!

And I really love the vintage hankies too — they made my “egg thief” photos come alive! I am truly honored that you like them :)

Thanks so much for all that you do Katrina! You totally rock!

Hugs!

12 Katrina 10/15/2010 at 8:46 am

@notabilia: thanks for signing up. :) yes, to get an even stitch in photoshop, you must have some settings turned on. i go through these settings towards the end of the video embedded in the blog post. essentially, you have to go into your brushes palette. click on brush tip shape and increase the spacing between “brush impressions”. to see these steps in action, please watch the video. if you have any more questions, let me know.

thanks for the feedback, everyone!

13 jennifer young 10/15/2010 at 11:30 am

you are a wealth of resources katrina! so thankful for you!
j.

14 sophi 10/15/2010 at 3:52 pm

love it!! thanks

15 Sharon 10/15/2010 at 4:46 pm

These are such fun freebies and tutorials. Thank you for sharing, Katrina.

16 susien 10/15/2010 at 4:55 pm

these are very useful. thanks!

17 Sandy a la Mode 10/15/2010 at 7:39 pm

oh girl, these are totally awesome!!! i really need to take to download those cool fonts and all of your clip art!!

18 Piper 10/16/2010 at 10:42 am

The stitch fonts are just too cute – there’s so much you could do with them! Thanks for letting us know where to get :)

19 Tina 10/17/2010 at 12:19 pm

Oh thanks. I am a Premium member and you have the most fantastic and special downloads. You are sooooo talented. What a great idea with the hankies. HUGS and love♥

20 LensVerse 10/19/2010 at 7:18 am

Font style is such an important part of design. Many people dismiss it, but it can really add to the overall impact when chosen wisely. These are great.

21 Cassidy 10/20/2010 at 6:53 am

Love these fonts! I’m so downloading them.

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