OC Alagart Sadmore WIP - 02

I really love this character, that is why can't wait to finish this piece. Even tho' the scene is getting more and more complex. I combine every knowledge I have in composition, design, art style, colors, perspective, architecture, etc.
Don't know how many more WIPs will I share. Hope you don't get bored. ^^'
I'll try to be as entertaining as possible.

Today's part is related to fabric pattern. ^.^
So hop on and enjoy this quick and useful (probably) tutorial.

Let's start first with the latest version from my previous post. If you're interested how I got to this point, feel free to check it prior to this post. ;)

During my hard drive cleaning and rearranging the folders, I found some really interesting patterns done for a client of mine last year.
The first one was perfect for the fabric in my opinion.

For a reference I used a design on Freepik

My brother suggested I should divide the pattern into different parts, each with different direction. That way it doesn't look like it's one flat piece.

I didn't want to just place it on top without some tweaking tho'. ^.^ His robe has a lot of folds, so the pattern should follow them as one. So I found this easy technique that helps me achieve the effect.
I made a selection from the light part of the fabric that I drew (on a separate layer).

That selection then was used for making a mask on the pattern.
I just had to switch the black and white areas of the mask (with ctrtl+I), because the mask was inverted (it showed the dark areas, not the light ones).
You can see the difference.

Well, it needed a bit more work, but the overall feeling of the patterned fabric was achieved. ^.^
Here's the final version with the lights and golden edging added.

Next time I'll be showing you how I made the wall decorations... ^.^

Hope you like my progress so far.
Have a great day, everyone!
Thanks for stopping by!