Textile & Surface Pattern Design short course - 21 August - 9 October
Ink & Spindle
Description
The SURFACE 122 Design School’s Textile and Surface Pattern Design short course offers a comprehensive overview of surface design, starting with traditional art-making and digital skills using Adobe Photoshop.
Built up over eight weeks we will start with traditional art-making methods, and move into learning and applying digital techniques. We’ll study colour theory and colorisation techniques, as well as research and analyse trends. We’ll look at the differences in design between home product and fashion textiles and how to design for a market segment.
This immersive is perfect for those wanting a holistic overview of textile and surface design practices, geared towards professional development. Our course is a practical, hands-on learning experience. While we love online learning, sometimes it helps to have clear instruction from someone in the room to communicate with one-on-one.
Week 1: Research / Market Segments / Art Making / Motif Design
Week 2: Digitisation / Digital Re-colouring
Week 3: Pattern Structures / Direction / Basic Block Repeats
Week 4: Colour Trends / Colour Libraries / Hand Colourisation / Colour Theory
Week 5: Basic Units / Mirror Repeats / Tossed Repeats
Week 6: Drop Repeats / Seamless Repeats
Week 7: Composite Repeats / Overlays / Blending Modes
Week 8: Colour Matching / Preparing Artwork for Digital Print
What you will learn
Traditional art-making methods and colour theory
How to create repeat patterns using Adobe Photoshop
How to prepare and use ready-to-print digital repeat artwork
What you will get
A comprehensive overview of surface pattern and textile design
A practical, hands-on learning experience from an industry professional
The confidence to create your own patterns, in your own style for your own projects
Digital print samples testing your repeat patterns on fabric