How to Add Patterns to Clothing in Photoshop

How to add a pattern or texture to clothing in Photoshop so it looks like it was actually printed on the fabric — not just pasted over it. This covers scaling a pattern into place, cutting the clothing out precisely with the Pen Tool, using Liquify to warp the pattern around folds, and rebuilding the original highlights and shadows on top so it reads as real fabric. CHAPTERS 00:00 What we're making today 01:21 Scaling and inverting the pattern into place 03:41 Cutting out the clothing with the Pen Tool 08:32 Liquify: warping the pattern to fit the fabric 16:10 Adding shadows with the Multiply blend mode 18:16 Adding highlights with the Screen blend mode 22:06 Final review THE STEPS 1. Drag the pattern into your document, scale and rotate it into place, and invert it (Cmd/Ctrl+I) if the color needs to flip. 2. Cut out the original clothing precisely with the Pen Tool, turn the path into a selection, feather it slightly, and load it as a layer mask for the pattern. 3. Use the Liquify Tool's Forward Warp and Freeze Mask to bend the pattern so it follows the folds of the fabric. 4. Duplicate the background layer, clip it to the pattern layer, and set it to Multiply to bring back the original shadows. 5. Duplicate the background again, clip it, set it to Screen, and use a Levels adjustment to isolate just the highlights. 6. Lower the pattern layer's opacity slightly (around 90%) so it blends naturally with the fabric underneath. Read the full step-by-step tutorial: https://phlearn.com/clothing-patterns... PHLEARN PRO: Every technique in this video is just the start. PHLEARN PRO gives you full multi-chapter courses on retouching, compositing, coloring, and visual effects — the deep version of what you just watched. https://phlearn.com/pro ― What is PHLEARN PRO? ◦ 200+ In-Depth Courses & Masterclasses on Photoshop, Lightroom & Photography ◦ 1,000+ Downloadable PSDs, RAW Images & Project Assets ◦ 4K Streaming, Ad-Free, on Any Device ◦ Cancel Anytime — 100% Money-Back Guarantee Tap below, join PHLEARN PRO and SAVE 20% with Code PRO26 https://phlearn.com/subscribe/ ― Follow us on social! Instagram:   / phlearn   Facebook:   / phlearn   Twitter:   / phlearn   #Photoshop #PhotoCompositing #PhotoshopTutorial