Patterned Apple

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Source Files

This apple image can be found in Microsoft Word’s clip art. You can grab it here:

Apple Source File

I found this pattern image at hooverwebdesign.com, a source of free patterns and designs.

Source Pattern

Create and Apply the Pattern

1. Open the pattern file.
2. We need a redder pattern. Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation.
3. Click on the Colorize checkbox. Move the Hue slider into the red area.
4. Increase the saturation. I used a saturation of 82.
5. Click OK.

Hue/Saturation

6. Go to Edit > Define Pattern…
7. Give the pattern a name (I used “apple”) and click OK.

Define Pattern...

8. Make a selection around the apple’s red area. I used the Pen tool.

Selection around the Apple

9. Press Ctrl+J (Mac: CMD + J) to copy the selection to a new layer.

Copy to a New Layer

10. Ctrl+click (Mac: CMD + click) on the layer thumbnail for the new layer to recreate the selection around it.

Reselect the Apple

11. Click on the Create a new layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel.

Create a New Layer

12. Go to Edit > Fill…
13. Select Pattern for the Use dropdown.
14. Click on the dropdown box for the pattern.
15. Select the new pattern you created.
16. Click OK.

Fill with the Pattern

17. Ctrl+D to deselect.

Apple Filled with Pattern

17. Save your file.

Warp the Pattern

1. Hover your mouse over the border between the top two layers in the Layers panel. Then press the Alt key (Mac: Option key). You should see an overlapping circle icon appear where your mouse was:
2. Click to create a clipping mask. This will assure that the warped pattern stays within the apple’s outlines.

Create a Clipping Mask

3. Make sure you are still on the top layer. Ctrl+T (Mac: Cmd+T) to access the Transform command.
4. Right-click (Mac: Ctrl+click) inside the transformation box to access the contextual menu.
5. Select Warp.

Transform > Warp

6. Use the Bezier handles to warp the sides of the pattern into a rounder shape.
7. Press Enter to complete the transformation.

Transform > Warp

8. Save your file.

Warped Pattern