how to make plaid background in DIP

[amyphelps]

For some reason my search feature is not working on this website (maybe it's a website problem??) Anyway, so hopefully I'm not repeating someone elses request. How do you make a plaid effect in DIP? I've seen tutorials in Photoshop.
Thanks. You guys are the greatest.
Amy Phelps

[NStreicher]

You can adapt most of the PS tutorials to DIP, but it is a long, laborious process. There is a plug-in available called Plaid Lite that will work with DIP, the reviews are great on it and it's only 14.95 or so. I'm going to purchase it, I'll let you know what I think.

[shelleyrae]

Hi Amy
You can create plaids in DIP in two ways
Firstly you can make your own by starting with a 1 inch by 1 inch square. Use either insert square and stretch and colour to make the lines at various widths or use the insert line. Create the pattern in the square as desired and then use the free filter from www.redfieldsplugins.com to create the plaid background. There is a tut for using the filter in DIP in this thread somewhere ( try a search for tile)
You can also use the free trial filter called Plaid Lite http://www.namesuppressed.com/design/

If you need a step by setp let me kno w:) Ill write up a tutorial