Pattern Design with the Photoshop Extension Adobe Textile Designer

Please Note: The Adobe Textile Designer Plugin has been de-commisioned by Adobe, so you will be unable to download it for free as earlier stated (by joining the beta program). I am unable to unpublish this class. Sorry about that! All of the info is still valid if you have the plug-in, though. Thanks for considering the class!

Textile Designer for Adobe Photoshop CC is a new set of tools for fabric and surface pattern designers to help demystify the process of designing seamless pattern repeat prints. Now, from within Photoshop, there is an automated process for creating the repeats, while keeping every element editable until you are ready to send it to your printer. Adobe Textile Designer lets you create a print that repeats on a basic grid, a horizontal brick, or a vertical drop. You will see your work in situ of the repeat and the effect of changes you make are live, on screen! Do you need to fill a void on the edges of your tile? Adobe Textile Designer provides a quick fix that allows for element continuation beyond the edge of the main tile and wraps them around to the other side for a seamless result. And there are no calculations to make! It’s automatic! This new plugin includes panels for previewing patterns, experimenting with repeat styles, defining separations and setting colorways. And guess what? This extension is completely free!

In this course, you will be guided step-by-step through the process of producing a repeating pattern composition in Photoshop using the Adobe Textile Designer extension. After your tile is complete, you will experiment with different colorways. Finally, you will be guided through applying your exciting new pattern to mockups. You will use the Adobe Photoshop program for the entire course, with that extra special plugin, ATD, with a short segway into InDesign to create the mill sheet.  You will be sure to learn an abundance of helpful tips along the way!

The verbal guidance and demonstrations will help you learn all the necessary core skills that can be applied to so many of your future designs. Whether you are new to surface pattern design, or a fully qualified designer who has been using Photoshop with calculations and measurements to repeat your patterns, learning the new ATD will be pivotal in your surface pattern design adventure! Imagine the time you will save!

 

In this class we will go through specific concepts in 6 lessons that cover:

• Installing the Textile Designer plugin.
• Creating the main pattern tile seamlessly and ensuring the repeat works.
• Using colorways to create different color schemes.
• Exporting colorways and creating mill sheets.
• Working with mockups in Adobe Photoshop.

You will get the bonus of…

• 40 minutes of direction from an instructor who has been in the graphic design and art licensing business for over 30 years
• a list of helpful online sites to further your education into surface pattern design.

Upon conclusion of my class, I encourage you to create a project and try out the ATD extension. Upload multiple colorways to the projects area for fun! Get involved and benefit from the constructive advice and support of fellow artists! Whether you are a surface pattern design novice or a well-versed expert, the use of Adobe Textile Designer is becoming “essential knowledge” in the trade. So join the ATD revolution! Start your Adobe Textile Designer class NOW!

Overview:

Intro

This segment gives you an overview of the outcomes for this course explaining the new features in the extension Textile Designer for Adobe Photoshop.

Lesson 1

This video is about the Installation and a quick Overview of ATD. You are guided through the steps of locating and uninstalling a previous version, and then installing the new version of Textile Designer.

Lesson 2

This video explains the basic ins-and-outs of Adobe Textile Designer and how to create the seamless repeat tile. You will learn the interface and about how to fill in gaps and use the wrap option 

Lesson 3

The main focus of this lesson is the use of the Colorways Panel. You will learn about all the settings and how they are used, as well as learning about exporting colors as layers in a PSD file.

Lesson 4

In this lesson we will play around with different color options for both the background and some of our floral elements. We will create a number of Snapshots for our Colorways in preparation for exporting in the next lesson.

Lesson 5

This lesson primarily explains how to prepare to export and then export the colorways. You will create both a layered PSD file and use a Mill Sheet template.

Lesson 6

In this final video we will quickly review POD sites and Mockups using the pattern tile created with Adobe Textile Designer.

 

Concepts covered: pattern design fundamentals, photoshop seamless pattern design, Adobe Textile Designer installation, using the automatic wrap option, Adobe Textile Designer instructions, surface pattern design, mockups, mockup design and production in Photoshop, colorways in-depth using Textile Designer, how to export colorways color layers as a layered PSD file, how to export drop patterns using Adobe Textile Designer, creating a Mill Sheet for a pattern in InDesign, and a quick look at POD sites

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• Intro to Textile Designer for Photoshop
• Installing and Overview of ATD
• Creating the Pattern Repeat Tile
• Understanding Colorways
• Playing with Backgrounds
• Exporting Colorways and Creating Mill Sheets
• Closing Thoughts, POD Sites and Mockups