My first pattern

[yankeebum2]

With the help from Travis's videos at SSV I made my first attempt at making a pattern.  I would appreciate honest feedback. Pattern designers; if you see a something I should have done different please don?t hesitate to point it out to me. I understand pattern looks a bit amateurish; I would not take offense to constructive criticism.
Thanks Steve

[dgman]

Steve, I'm not a pattern maker but I think it looks great! This is a good start as far as I'm concerned!

[marmoh]

Great first try ... the only thing I would change would be to put more white in the eyes to make them stand out more  

[grampa]

WOW great first pattern, I agree the only thing that i would do is add a white drop to the eyes but thats just my thoughts it would look great cut the way it is........Well done...Paul

[yankeebum2]

I'm not crazy about the eyes either. Not sure of the technique to add white to the floaters without ruining the shape of the eyes.

[marmoh]

Just an idea ... I just added a "ball" to the points you already had inside the eye.  (hope that makes sense) ...  just go back to your pattern in Gimp and play with it until you are satisfied.

[yankeebum2]

I like that idea. Thanks for the tip.

[TomC]

I just got a copy of GIMP and am starting to try to make patterns from photos.   Great example of how to get started.  Much better than the first one i'm trying to do.