For this image, I decided to make it 4 inches wide on 18 count aida, so I resized it to be 72 pixels/stitches wide (4 times 18 = 72). There are many cross stitch calculators on the web (like this one) or if you already have a size (in inches) in mind, multiply that by the stitch count of your intended fabric. Then, resize the image so that it is as many pixels wide (or tall) as the number of stitches wide (or tall) you want the finished project to be. First, crop the image down to just the part you want to use in the design. The first thing you likely need to do is resize your image to the size you want your stitched project to be. I used this free cat clip art from Sweet Clip Art Start by opening your image in Photoshop and saving a copy as a Photoshop document. a cross stitch chart program - I have used and liked MacStitch (paid, Mac & Windows options available) & KG-Chart (free, but Windows only) there are many, many others (including web-browser based ones) - as long as they have an image-to-chart conversion feature they should work.some familiarity with using Photoshop or GIMP - there are many tutorials online for both of these programs, if my explanations are unclear: here’s a getting started guide for Photoshop & a list of tutorials for GIMP.Adobe Photoshop, (or GIMP, which is free).It’s not nice to use other people’s art without their permission an image (or images) that you want to incorporate into your cross stitch design - remember to use images that you have the rights to, even if you’re just making a design for yourself. This is how I start with pretty much every pattern I make. Hello dear readers! Today I will show you how to use Photoshop to make images that are easy to convert into cross stitch charts (using a program like Macstitch or KG-Chart).
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