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**ChaoofNee** · 13 Jun 2006, 03:20 PM

Say I wanted to make an image look like one of those old "There's no place like home" needlepoint pictures. Has anyone got an idea as to how to do this in PS or Illustrator?

**Dolemite** · 13 Jun 2006, 03:26 PM

In PhotoShop, try Filter > Brush Strokes > Crosshatch.

If you play with the settings it might give you the kind of effect you're looking for.

**Kidnemo** · 13 Jun 2006, 03:29 PM

Mess around with the pixelate filter in photoshop.

(filter > pixelate > mosaic is probably a good start).

Something along these lines here

Mess around with that and you should be able to get something decent with a bit of tweaking.

Originally Posted by Dolemite

In PhotoShop, try Filter > Brush Strokes > Crosshatch.

If you play with the settings it might give you the kind of effect you're looking for.

Try Filter > brush strokes > crosshatch > then select the patchwork filter too.

**Dolemite** · 13 Jun 2006, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by Kidnemo

Mess around with the pixelate filter in photoshop.

(filter > pixelate > mosaic is probably a good start).

Something along these lines here

That doesn't look like needlepoint.

Try Filter > brush strokes > crosshatch > then select the patchwork filter too.

If the version of PS he's using actually has the patchwork filter, although IMO that functions a lot like the mosaic filter. I think plain old crosshatch should work okay.

**Kidnemo** · 13 Jun 2006, 05:01 PM

None of the filters look like cross stitch IMO.

You need to do some kind of cubed effect like pixelate/mosaic, then give each "stich" some texture and dimesion, then add a cloth texture to the entire image.

IMO of course.