[Biomecha]

Just disable sleep mode.

Sequin pants? I need to figure out how to make them more sparkly.

[Espy]

Random pixels of white? Or maybe white + signs?

[mdom]

Ah, that metallic sheen!
Good texture anyway

[Biomecha]

I tried a few different things but it's not working out very well. But I don't know what I'm doing either.

[Espy]

I wonder... perhaps a bokeh effect overlay?

[Gallagher]

my go-to when i need scattered texture patterns and i'm not getting the results i want is to make a layer of noise

layer of noise, went in and selected swatches of pixels to delete (selected at about 10% so i wasn't doing shades individually) until i was left with a scatter i was happy with, painted it all white, then set to overlay

[Espy]

Huh. That’s interesting. And cool.

[Gallagher]

that's the basis i use for several textures in my personal art

noise + motion/radial blur at long stroke settings is my go-to for baseline wood grain, too. obv adjusted as needed for differing levels of contrast and CURVITUDE

[Espy]

What about burls and stuff?

[Gallagher]

the process differs depending on the intended effect. the baseline version is good when i just need a gentle texture for, say, smooth, high quality lumber derived furniture. if it needs a lot of intimate details like knots and things, i go for a shorter stroke and use it as a guideline for making my own lines, so a level of randomness that i can't get on my own is still there.

an example where the quick method is adequate:

doesn't need the details you're talking about because it's an already subtly grained wood that's been well refined into its current state

[Espy]

Hmm, okay. That’s pretty cool.

[mdom]

So sequins aren't impossible!! *____*

[Espy]

...Oh no :|

[mdom]

You know you want rainbow sequins

[Espy]

I’d be amused to see them pixeled, but I’d never wear it.

[mdom]

Never say never!
What if it's an... avatar contest or something.
Or a 'dress like mdom' day