For my second version of this, I changed the underlying gradient and colors, added a second layer of the pattern and used the multiply mode at 15% opacity for it. Added an inner shadow here also with a dark brown.

I also made a second layer of the stitching coloring one black, shifted it slightly for a shadow, put it behind the brown one. For the clasp, this was originally a rounded 2 pixel-corner rectangle; for the top layer I used the tiger stripes. Added a shadow below the purse. Feedback welcome, I'm trying to now learn illustrator - thank goodness I know some photoshop! (5 years and 3253 days ago)

For my first attempt at this, I used the cheetah pattern in ai. For the horizontal hinge piece, I found a woodgrain in ai and used that, I prefered it over the metal look. For the clasp, I first drew a rounded rectangle, then warped it to an arc to get that shape, then applied the cheetah pattern, but I changed the scale of the pattern. Underlying layer has an inner shadow also. Good tutorial, thanks! (5 years and 3253 days ago)