Make a Graphghan from a Photo using the Grid Designer

In this video two facial photos are converted to graphghan patterns using the Grid Designer. These graphghan charts were used to create pillow tops for 24 inch portrait pillows. See my blog post: https://www.freese-works.com/portrait..., for more information on how to construct the pillows. This video covers only the construction of the patterns for the pillow tops.

Two new palettes containing a mix of different brands of worsted weight yarn are used to create the patterns. The first palette contains varying gray tones and the second palette contains varying sepia tones. The use of gray scale and sepia palettes greatly reduces the number of colors in the graphghan, making it easier work a pattern created from a photo.

00:00 - 00:17 music intro
00:17 - 00:40 Grid Designer intro
00:40 - 01:52 video intro
01:52 - 02:19 start the Grid Designer tool
02:19 - 04:21 load/crop first image
04:21 - 05:11 select gray scale palette
05:11 - 07:07 brighten first image
07:07 - 09:13 set gauge and sizing for pattern
09:13 - 09:49 set digitization type to smooth
09:49 - 12:49 reduce number of colors
12:49 - 19:44 clear out background
19:44 - 25:46 edit to reduce color changes
25:46 - 27:08 load/crop second image
27:08 - 28:02 select sepia palette, adjust brightness
28:02 - 28:30 sizing and digitization type
28:30 - 32:27 reduce colors
32:27 - 35:59 clear background
35:59 - 44:01 edit to reduce color changes
44:01 - 45:14 review of gray scale and sepia palettes
45:14 - 45:39 music ending

Throw away your graph paper and get started with the Grid Designer! If you enjoy crafting of any kind where a grid-based drawing is used, the Grid Designer will be of interest to you. Knitters, crocheters, latch-hookers, cross-stitchers and more can use the Grid Designer to create your own projects. The designer is free to use and easy to learn.

Happy Designing!
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