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£35
£35
On-Demand workshop
1 hour
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN + NICKY SIMPSON
ONLINE ON-DEMAND
FEES: FULL COURSE £35
WHAT THE COURSE IS ABOUT:
A great short course, led by textile artist NICKY SIMPSON. This course introduces you to repeat patterning using PowerPoint, with video tutorials and comprehensive step-by-step guides.
Whether you are using this in school, wanting to print for fashion or furnishing, or simply printing a T-shirt, this is a great way to get your own artwork or photographs into a repeat pattern for printing. It can also be used to print on paper for cards or letters and much more.
This course shows how you can easily do repeat pattern designs, layering designs, inserting your designs into shapes and fashion illustration, with lots of exemplars and some inspirational designers.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR:
This course is suitable for anyone. You may be a teacher wanting to up-skill, a student who wants to further your current knowledge, or anyone who would like to be more creative with very limited equipment!
All these tutorials can be used directly with students in schools.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
This comprehensive course offers a series of 6 short video tutorials, where you can practice alongside Nicky, working in your own time, at your own pace. Each video can be paused and rewound, using step-by-step guides.
Introduction: Welcome to the training room
Video Tutorial 1: How to use the Picture Format Tool Bar
Video Tutorial 2: Creating Repeat Patterns
Video Tutorial 3: CAD from your own primary images
Video Tutorial 4: Layering images
Video Tutorial 5: Inserting Your Repeat Patterns Into Shapes
Video Tutorial 6: Fashion Illustration
PDF: Designers & Exemplars
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Learn and practice a new and exciting skill.
Develop confidence and enhance your IT skills with free tools!
Create exciting repeat patterns that can be used for fashion, interiors or stationary.
A creative activity to get your own photographs into a repeat pattern ready for printing.
YOUR TRAINER:
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