DIGITAL TEXTILE DESIGN COURSE AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS
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This course will help you explore the creative possibilities of digital textile design techniques, tools, and processes, from the design brief through to the completed collection, and will introduce you to the basics of colour, drawing, composition and repeats with step-by-step exercises and examples.
Through a series of creative projects, the course will provide you with an invaluable insight into the techniques and practice of digital textile surface design, and covers the latest digital print technologies as well as both hand and traditional techniques.
You will use digital technologies to create and develop exciting designs and patterns, and then process them into output files which can be used in different methods of fabric printing and garment manufacturing. Throughout the course you will receive personal feedback on your work from the course tutor.
Topics covered
Working with a brief
Design development
Working with trends
Colour space studies
Creating a colourway
Using photoshop and illustrator packages
Drawing with brushes and working with layers and filters
Developing your drawings and forms with texture, composition and scale
Mark making with an iPad
Repeats: block/half-drop/allover/seamless
Placement/engineered print
Technical information: types of printing/dyes
Specialist materials/fabrics
Sustainability: reduction of waste
Slow fashion/upcycling
Digital portfolio
Digital bureaus: file preparation
Outcomes
By the end of the course you will be able to:
Research colour and materials
Demonstrate an ability to locate and evaluate information from a range of visual sources
Refine research and design development with an introduction to Photoshop and Illustrator
Create a successful repeat print design
Create a colour palette
Produce a digital folio including visualisations of designs
Work to a brief and develop a collection of printed textile designs for sustainable digital print output
Who is Digital Textile Design (Online Short Course) for
This course is ideal for textile designers, fashion designers, digital artists or anyone who works or who would like to work in creative roles in the textiles, fashion, or interior furnishings industries. No previous experience is required.
Level: All levels welcome
Please note: This course is for learners aged 18 and over
Why choose a Central Saint Martins Online Short Course
Our online learning short courses allow you to experience Central Saint Martins wherever you are in the world. Additionally all CSM Online Short Courses include
Live sessions with expert
Lesson recordings
Practical assignments
Personal feedback
VLE with course content
Forums for support
3 months online access
CSM Certificate upon completion
Available dates
04/10/2023 - 25/10/2023
13:00 - 14:30
4 weeks
Online
£420.00
Wednesdays
04/11/2023 - 25/11/2023
11:00 - 12:30
4 weeks
Online
£420.00
Saturdays
13/11/2023 - 04/12/2023
17:00 - 18:30
4 weeks
Online
£420.00
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