Editing Design

'''Designs''' are custom-made patterns comprised of 32x32 pixels that can be created in each game (excluding {{DnM}}) through an editing interface. The created design can be applied to clothing, umbrellas, hats, carpeting, and wallpaper. Designs can also be placed as paintings and, from {{WW}} onward, overlaid on the ground. Designs that are placed on the ground will prevent anything from growing or spawning in that tile and, prior to {{NH}}, cause items dropped from trees and fallen balloon [[present]]s to disappear if there is not enough space for them to land. In {{PG}} only, players can also place a design on their front door. In {{WW|nolink}}, [[Wendell]] will give out a unique design depending on the type of edible item he is given. In {{NL}} and {{NH|nolink}}, designs can be used to customize furniture. Befriending [[Sable]] in the latter game will unlock a variety of pre-made designs that can be applied to certain furniture.  

Designs can be displayed in the [[Able Sisters]] where [[villagers]] may start wearing them and other [[player]]s may copy the designs for themselves. In {{WW|nolink}} and {{CF}}, each player may hold 8 designs on them at a time, although the latter game allow 64 additional designs to be stored with [[Mabel]]. {{NL|nolink}} ups the design limit to 10 designs and Mabel will store 72 designs. {{HHD}} allows the player to hold 120 designs. {{NH|nolink}} allows up to 90 designs and 90 pro-designs to be held as of version 1.9.0 though this is shared between ''all'' players on the island. Mabel no longer stores designs, but the player can upload up to 130 of their own designs to share with other players. Unlike previous games, there is no way for the player to store designs made by others.

A design can feature up to 15 different colors. From {{PG|nolink}} until {{CF|short|nolink}} the editor has 16 pre-configured color palettes that can be selected, however the exact colors within each palette are fixed and cannot be changed. {{NL|short|nolink}} has 12 pre-configured color palettes and {{NH|short|nolink}} has 14 palettes, but in both games the individual colors in the palette can be fully customized from an expanded range of shades. {{NH|short|nolink}} introduces a full HSV color spectrum, allowing for a vastly greater selection of possible colors.

Transparency is displayed in {{NH|short|nolink}} as an additional color selection that cannot be modified, and does not appear on the palette when creating pro designs. Transparency will be rendered as white if the design is applied to certain objects, such as the {{I|Plain Wooden Shop Sign|NH}} or the town's [[flag]].

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Beginning in {{CF|short|nolink}}, '''pro designs''' (formatted as '''Pro designs''' in {{CF|short|nolink}}), which are comprised of multiple different patterns that are applied to different parts of clothing, can be created. Tops can be comprised of separate patterns for the left sleeve, right sleeve, front, and back. {{NL|short|nolink}} introduces new styles of pro designs, such as sleeveless and long-sleeve shirts, dresses with all three options for sleeves, and designs that can be applied to the face-cutout standee [[public works project]]. The categories of pro designs that can be created in {{NH|short|nolink}} is greatly expanded from previous games, with the addition of sweaters, hoodies, coats, round and balloon-hem dresses, robes, baseball caps, and wide-brim hats. The [[Animal Crossing: New Horizons/Update history/1.9.0|1.9.0 Free Update]] introduces umbrellas, uchiwa fans, and handheld flags, and reintroduces face-cutout standees.

It costs 350 [[Bell]]s to create a pro design in {{CF|short|nolink}}, 500 Bells in {{NL|short|nolink}}, and is free in {{HHD|short|nolink}} and {{NH|short|nolink}}, though in the latter the {{I|Custom Design Pro Editor|NH}} upgrade must first be purchased for 800 [[Nook Miles]]. Variety goods can only be created after purchasing the {{I|Custom Design Pro Editor+|NH}} upgrade introduced in 1.9.0.

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