Update!

Here's an update on my mini project!

So I've taken my drawings and placed them into GIMP (gimp is a free and legal version of photoshop) where I was able to experiment.

Today I've experimented with my drawing 'Garfield' and what I've done in these images is highlighting the lines with the lasso tool and copying them on to a new document. Copying and pasting with the lasso tool doesn't allow you to see what you have copied till you have filled in the areas with colour. (This usually happens when you are copying from an image and not from a digital drawing)

By doing this you're able to see the outline as a digital piece.

Digital VS Original     

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You can't really see much detail of the bodice of the drawing in the digital image but with the lasso tool it does pick up the shading and allows you to have white areas in the image.

WHAT DID I DO AFTER???

So what I've decided to do with this is to duplicate it a numerous amount of times to view it as a pattern that could be used as a print. To make sure that they were all aligned and straight in their columns I pulled down the top grid to create a ruler which would be used as a guideline. Once I had a row I pulled another ruler but this time from the left hand side, this again would be used as a guide but down the left hand side. I then copied and paste a few more times to have a repetitive pattern.

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The outcome of this was very impressive which then gave me a thought of how this would be used on a t-shirt. Well, it could be used a centre piece of the top or it could be a repetitive pattern all over, using dyes.

Looking at the outcome of this then gave me another idea for another pattern.

Using the same method with the lasso tool, I decided to paste on to a black background and fill with a different colour. I went for a mustard yellow, I was going to opt for a brighter yellow but this seemed more suited and easy on the eyes. It seems blurry and fuzzy but that may be due to it being copied from a drawing.

WHAT DID I DO AFTER???

Just like the other pattern I used the grid and rulers as a guide but this time rather than having the full image on show, why not make a continuous pattern going across.

I made one row and copied below a few more times. 

The out come was indescribable and change the perspective of the drawing completely.

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Again this could be used as an overall pattern or as a centre piece. But what we could do here is change the centre piece, narrow it down to maybe just one or two rows long the chest.

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The difference between the first and the second print is clearly noted, although there are a pair of eyes in the drawing. Joining them together has made 'Garfield' have large eyes and becomes more alienated than the original drawing.

There is more to do! What I need to do now is create a flat  of a t-shirt and place this pattern on to the flat, thus giving the idea for my very first t-shirt.