Adobe Illustrator for Fashion (CAD II): Intermediate Technical Design

This class is a follow up to Adobe Illustrator for Fashion (CAD I): Introduction to Garment Flats. In this class I'll teach you the technical design detailing you’ll need to create professional-grade garment flats in Illustrator, including how to add construction details like darts and hems; how to add colors, patterns and textures to your flats; and how to add advanced fitting techniques like draping and shaping. 

Creating garment flats in Adobe Illustrator is a foundational fashion design skill. Garment flats are how you’ll communicate your fashion ideas to pattern-makers, technical designers, merchandisers, or manufacturers. You’ll also need them for creating tech packs or fashion design portfolios.

What You'll Learn

In this class you’ll learn how to take a basic garment flat and add all the necessary details. We'll cover:

• Construction Details. How to draw stitches, darts, hems, trims, buttons and zippers.

• Coloring Details. How to add color to your flats in Adobe Illustrator. 

• Pattern-Making. How to create swatches to communicate various textures and patterns.

• Fitting Details. How to add draping and shaping techniques to your flats in Adobe Illustrator.

What You'll Do

You'll be able to apply these skills immediately to your own project: create a high detailed set of garment flats you can share with your classmates for feedback. Looking to get your fashion design produced? Submit your design for funding on Betabrand!

• Trailer
• Unit 1.1: The Stroke Panel
• Unit 1.2: Offset Path
• Unit 1.3: The Width Tool, Adding Effects, & Unit 1 Deliverable Assignment
• Unit 2.1: Adding Color To Your Garment Flat
• Unit 2.2: Designing Block Based Patterns
• Unit 2.3: Designing Seamless Patterns
• Unit 3.1: Stylizing Your Garment Flat
• Unit 3.2: The Pathfinder Tools