Week 34: Textile Design - Part 2 Creating Print Textures

Draw two designs in illustrator that are a pattern of objects and can be layered.

Beginner

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Draw your objects in Illustrator using the brush tool and play with different brush strokes. Create two separate designs on different artboards.

Intermediate

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Now take your two patterns from Illustrator and place them in Photoshop to create layers.

Advanced

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Use an image of texture and create the texture just over the patterns you have created. Do this separately to each pattern to create depth.

Time Allocated

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Allow 30-45 minutes for concept and sketching. After that we recommend 60 minutes for a beginner designer, 15 minutes for intermediate and 30 minutes for advanced.

Design Goals

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Create a textile print with two patterns.

Constraints

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Make sure you make a sketch first, before turning to the computer.

Resources

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Software

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  • Adobe Illustrator

    Brush Tool, Trace Tool, Textile Design

  • Adobe Photoshop

    Mockups

  • Other

    Sketching

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