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Thanks to all those with advice. Janette: Of course I'd like to know more tricks and shortcuts.  Also, you wrote "Details such as stitching lines can be created using text and applying them as patterns to use as pattern brushes on hemlines etc".  Could you explain this to me? I have been doing stitching lines as lines with 2pt dashes.  Creating my own patterns for brushes and swatches is another thing I've been trying to do.  I needed to draw a zipper and I didn't know what to do, so I found a "traintracks" pattern brush that resembled it and modified it a little.  There must be a better way though.  I tried to manually draw a few lines to save as a new pattern brush but it wouldn't save perpendicular to the lines, which is what you need for a zipper. Also, I needed to simulate the ribbed effect of corduroy and I couldn't find a suitable pattern in the swatch library.  I would like to know how to make my own PATTERN swatch(colors is easy enough). Also, I couldn't seem to modify one pattern swatch I found--the lines were too heavy and wide-spaced. Today I managed a front, back, rightside, and leftside view of a pair of construction cargo pants, with stitching lines, buckles, livettes, hammerholder, belt loops, etc.  But I still have to put in all the arrows, close up views, and spec #'s!!! I really need to increase my productivity.  Any general tricks you know for flat-sketches??? Thanks a million...  you may also email me direct at: tashazo@aol.com