I love patterns.

I mean, who doesn’t? They can be classy, fun, playful, monochrome, super colored, and they fit on basically everything, from home decoration, to phone cases, and fashion. Besides, they are easy to be assembled on virtually any graphic editor on the market, and a single motif can be reused several times, with different effects every time!

Lips Tie by BeeBeeDeigner	Lips MacBook Pro Sleeve by BeeBeeDeigner	Lips MacBook Pro Sleeve by BeeBeeDeigner
Lips Poster by BeeBeeDeigner	Lips Bath Towel Set by BeeBeeDeigner	Lips – Motif on Both Hands Minx Nail Art by BeeBeeDeigner

I mainly work on my Ubuntu Studio machine, therefore I create my patterns with GIMP, my favorite graphic editor: I like the fact that, since this software is available for Linux and Windows, I can create my matrix files on Linux and then re-use them on Windows, and vice-versa.

Let’s see how I use GIMP to create my patterns.

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