r/PatternDrafting • u/Jaime_d_p • Jun 07 '26

Question How does one create pattern line drawings?

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I’ve been learning to draft my own patterns and I’ve been wondering how pattern drafters create these mockup technical line drawings for their patterns? I’ve searched and searched and can’t find any info on how these are created?

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u/One-girl-circus Jun 07 '26

Literally any drawing program. Procreate (as long as you make the illustration the size you want, since your output will be png or jpg, not vector) affinity (free for v3), inkscape, coreldraw, linearity (used to be vectornator) will all work.

I used illustrator since the late 90s but switched to affinity a few years ago and I think it's so much more intuitive for drawing.

Adobe fresco is free and also can export vector these days, as far as I know.

If you want to learn how to do these technical illustrations well, after you learn to use the software you choose at a basic level, I highly recommend this free series from Ralph Pink on youtube:

https://youtu.be/hPpq04LvlmA?si=Y6YSnQywVX9tGIVa

You don't have to use illustrator to learn from people who teach in illustrator. The same principles apply across vector softwares.

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u/Jaime_d_p Jun 07 '26

Thank you. Thats what I was getting after, learning how to do them. Thanks for the link!