Pattern Software???

[NewWood80]

Can anyone tell me what they use for designing patterns, I'm planning on cutting some jigsaw puzzle christmas trees for next year and would like a good free design package. I have been trying to use Inkscape but it's a load of rubbish! I want something like coral draw. I might have to bite the bullet and spend some money this year for something decent but in the meantime thought I would ask what other people use.

 

[stevebuk]

i use serif page plus, but then again most of my business is derived from customers names and painted cartoon characters so it does for me, you can find a free copy to download here : http://www.serif.com/FreeDownloads/?mc= ... wgod6isAbw

try it out..

 

[Chippygeoff]

I use photo shop and fire fox for a lot of my design work and also microsoft word for my name signs. I saw just the other day that Steve Good has done a jig saw template. I can't remember if it was free or not, if there is a charge it won't be more than a couple of quid and apparently the template is adjustable to suit any size, perfect for turning photos into jigsaws.

 

[NewWood80]

Cool thanks fellas, will have a look at all of those

James

 

[martinka]

Hi James. Inkscape is a vector graphics program, along the lines of CorelDraw and GIMP is a bitmap graphics program same as Photoshop. Both are freeware and there's video and text tutorials all over the internet for both of them.

 

[powertools]

You can do this in Word.
http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_8704234_creat ... isher.html

 

[thirsty]

I also use Serif Page Plus along with there Draw Plus and Photoplus Great programs once you find your way round them