How to Create a Versatile Herringbone Pattern with Twill Weave Texture in Procreate

1. Introduction & Class Project: Herring bone, also called a broken twil weave, describes a distinctive V shaped weaving pattern usually found in twil fabric. The pattern is called Herring bone because it resembles the skeleton of a herring fish. Hi, everyone. I'm Giangl an artist, illustrator, Sanka painter, and surface pattern designer based in the beautiful coastal state of India, GA. In my previous class, how to create a Herring bone weave pattern in Adobe Illustrator, I explained the basics of twill and Herring bone weave structures. If you would like to learn more about them, I recommend watching that class first. Today, I'm excited to guide you through creating a versatile herring bone weave pattern using Procreate. Whether you are a beginner or have some experience, this class is designed to help you easily follow along as I break down each step. For the class project, you will create a herring bone pattern with a twelVave effect using Propriate. Experiment with a few color and design variations. Export your final designs as JPEG. Share your patterns in the student project gallery. I can't wait to see the amazing designs you come up with. Let's dive in and start creating. 2. Creating a Herringbone Weave Pattern using Procreate: Once you understand the basic structure and construction of the weave, creating the pattern inappropriate becomes quite simple. The first step is to decide on the file size. I recommend keeping it on the larger side and using a higher DPI. A good starting point would be a square size of at least 100 pixels or 1 " if you prefer working in inches. Next, based on the weave type and square unit, create a canvas that is at least double the dimensions on each side. For example, if you are making a three by three twill, set your canvas size to at least 600 pixels by 600 pixels or 6 " by 6 " at 300 DPI. If you prefer a wider stripe, you can follow the same approach and increase the canvas width accordingly. I will show you how to do this at a later stage. For now, I'm using inches as my unit and creating a six by six inch file at 300 DPI. Step two is creating the grid. Open the Canvas settings, enable drawing guides and select edit drawing guides. Keep the two D grid selected, then adjust the grid size to 1 " or 100 pixels depending on your chosen Canvas preference. You can also customize the opacity, thickness, and color of the grid as needed. Don't forget to enable drawing assist. It will help you align the squares accurately. Step three involves filling the squares with color one. There are two methods to do this. Let's start with the first one. Select your first color and draw a square that perfectly fits the grade size. That is 1 " by 1 " or 300 pixels by 300 pixels. There are a few ways to do this, but let me share how I usually do it. First, select the fill color and drag to apply it to the layer. Then choose the transform tool, make sure magnetics and snapping are turned on and set the distance and velocity to their maximum. Now tap on the blue dot here on the bounding box. This will be our point of alignment. Finally, enter the dimensions of the square 300 pixels by 300 pixels. Next, align the square precisely to the left side of the center line. Once it is in place, duplicate the layer twice and stack the squares on top of each other. To check for gaps, you can turn off the grid temporarily. Afterwards, merge the three layers into one. Alternatively, you can draw a rectangle that is 1 " wide by 3 " tall. This would be 300 pixels by 900 pixels. Then align it precisely to the left side of the center line by zooming in because the other copies will snap to this one. If the first rectangle is even slightly misaligned, the rest will be two. After that, duplicate the layer two times, move this rectangle to the left side and offset it by one square. Repeat this process to create the diagonal line. To check for gaps, you can turn off the grid temporarily. Once you have set the basic design on one side, make an extra copy of it for later use and hide this copy for now. Next, merge the three layers and duplicate the merged layer. Flip the duplicate horizontally and move it to the right side. Then make another copy of the layer. Select one copy and hide the other. Move the visible copy upwards to create the offset pattern. For the second copy, move it downwards to complete the pattern. This will be our pattern tile for the herringbone weave. At this point, it has a transparent background. To add color, simply click on the background layer and replace it with a new color. To adjust the diagonal width of the pattern, tap on the wrench icon and open the canvas settings. Select crop and resize, then click on settings. For a three by 312, you can add either three or six more columns on each side. In this example, I will add six columns to each side, increasing the canvas width by 6 " on both sides, making the new canvas width 18 ". Next align your herringbone weave layer to the center of the canvas. Then repeat the same steps to extend the diagonal lines on both side using the original hidden layer we saved earlier. Once you have created the extended pattern on one side, merge the new layers and repeat the process for the other side. That Once you're done, save the file as Herring bone paten tile. And you can export it or save it as JPN and PNG. To check the pattern repeat and rescale it, I'm going to resize the canvas. This step is optional, but before doing that, I will make a copy of the original file. Now I will change the canvas size, open the canvas settings, select crop and resize, and now choose settings. Since I want to save the final work with a square canvas, I will enter the same value for the height as the width to make it square. For this, I will set the height to 18 ". Duplicate the broken twelv layer and move it to position it next to the first one. Create another copy and move it to fill the entire canvas. Once that is done, merge all the three layers together. If you would like, you can make additional copies and scale them down further to get a clearer preview. To change the colors of the pattern, add a new layer on top of the broken Twelvev layer and fill it with your desired color. Tap on the layer thumbnail and select clipping mask. You can either change the background color directly or add a new layer with the desired color and place it above the background layer. This technique allows you to create multiple color variations within the same file. Another great variation that you can create using the same texture is with colorful checks and stripes. Start by scaling down the pattern to match the scale of a fabric texture. Next, design a few colorful stripes and merge their layers. Duplicate this merged layer, rotate it by 90 degrees, and then tap on the N icon and reduce the opacity to 50%. This will give you a checkered design and merge the layers together. Place this layer beneath the broken 12 weave layer. Now select a broken twelwave layer, tap on the N and adjust its blending mode to soft light. You will get this beautiful checkered pattern with a herringbone weave texture. Thank you so much for joining me. I truly hope you found this class helpful. If you have any questions, feel free to drop them in the discussion page. I would be happy to assist you. Please consider leaving a review and sharing it with your friends. If you like this class, check out my other short classes on creating plats and houndstooth using Procreate. Don't forget to follow me here on Skill Share to stay updated on my upcoming classes. Until then, happy creative.