[img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7299/9562586737_4c5ee85290_o.jpg[/img] Making striped and plaid papers is really easy! In this first part of the tutorial I'm going to show you how to use the shape tool to make a simple stripe pattern. (text and photos follow video) [center][youtube]C1LAu7CR8m4[/youtube][/center] To make stripes I use either the line tool or the rectangle tool depending on how exact I want to be. With the line tool you can specify how wide the stripe will be. With the rectangle tool, you can just draw until it looks good.