Trouble with a strange recolor

[TomJimJack]

I have this template for a sofa and wanted to give it some leopard or lion fur as maxi's sofa, instead of the nasty zebra stripes but coldn't do it. Can anyone lend a hand and do this recolor?

[bluetexasbonnie]

What kind of difficulty did you have? What was it not doing 'right'?

[TomJimJack]

What kind of difficulty did you have? What was it not doing 'right'?

Well I'm pretty green in this thing of recolor so any tip on changing that damn zebra part will be useful!

[bluetexasbonnie]

Find a suitable size animal print. Then as a first trial, lay it in as two rectangles, with the same general orientation relationship as the zebra (i.e. at right angles to each other). Keep the back as it is. Don't worry about the shading you see in the zebra one. I've found that for most recolors with a strong pattern that shadowing on the texture is not needed.