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Illustrator for Fashion Design: Advanced Drawing Flats

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Adobe Illustrator Courses Fashion Design Courses Digital Drawing Courses Fashion Illustration Courses Vector Graphics Courses Custom Brushes Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to draw technical flats quickly and efficiently. This advanced course focuses on time-saving shortcuts and professional best practices for fashion illustration.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files
1. Getting Started
  • Tools you need to know
2. Techniques for Speed
  • Setting up a start file
  • Graphic styles
  • Custom keyboard shortcuts
  • Using actions
  • Offset action
3. Creating Brushes
  • The benefit of brushes
  • Double needle topstitch
  • Cover stitch
  • Zigzag
  • Zipper
  • Brush from trim
  • Editing brushes
4. Creating Symbols
  • Using symbols
  • Rivet and eyelet
  • Buttons: Four-hole and shank
  • Button hole
  • Zipper pull
  • Drawstrings
5. Working with Pattern Fills
  • Filling, scaling, and rotating
  • Making pattern fills from fabric swatches
  • Recoloring pattern fills
6. Drawing Denim
  • Denim jacket: Front collar
  • Denim jacket: Front bodice
  • Denim jacket: Sleeves and buttons
  • Denim jacket: Back
  • Jeans: Front
  • Jeans: Back
7. Drawing Knit Tops
  • Long-sleeve T-shirt with gathers
  • Long-sleeve T-shirt back
  • Hoodie: Front
  • Hoodie: Back
  • Hoodie: Up
  • Turtle neck front
  • Turtle neck back and sleeves
8. Drawing Knit Bottoms
  • Leggings
  • Joggers: Front
  • Joggers: Back and pockets
9. Manipulating Existing Flats
  • Leggings: Straight leg to boot cut
  • Top to dress
  • T-shirt to raglan
10. Professional Workflow
  • Style guides for stroke weights
  • Style guides and organizing libraries
  • Recoloring art and using multiple sources
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Robin Schneider

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