Illustration for Patterns with Soul
Start Designing a Scarf
A course by Catalina Estrada Uribe , Illustrator and print designer
Joined June 2014
Develop your own graphic language through patterns for meaningful projects
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Joined June 2014
About the video: Start Designing a Scarf
Overview
“First of all we will define the size of our handkerchief, I usually work it at 72.5 x 72.5 cm because in advance I know that the linear meter of the fabric on which I am going to print is approximately 146 cm. So I take advantage of this width so that 2 handkerchiefs are printed for each meter of fabric and production is more profitable. If you are going to print scarves or textile products, it is always important to find out the width of the fabric you will be printing on to maximize your design. ”
In this video lesson Catalina Estrada Uribe addresses the topic: Start Designing a Scarf, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration for Patterns with Soul. Develop your own graphic language through patterns for meaningful projects.
Partial transcription of the video
“DESIGNING A SCARF Now that we have our final prints and have some Pattern brushes that help us to decorate, we'll start this lesson by designing our scarf. Shall we start? What we'll do now is open a document the size of the scarf. In my case, it's 72.5 by 72.5 to optimise the width of the fabric. As I said at the start, I took a reference from something that really inspires me, Persian rugs. I based myself on this one to make a square structure that will help me to fill the spaces with the prints. I segmented it like this. I made these squares to define the prints and edges. I prefer to ob...”
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Course summary for: Illustration for Patterns with Soul
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Category
Design, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Pattern Design, Printing, Textile Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration
A course by Catalina Estrada Uribe
Catalina Estrada is a renowned Colombian illustrator who specializes in print design. Her particular visual language of evocative prints inspired by nature, with organic shapes and bright colors, has led Catalina to make a space for herself among the great icons and references in the world of illustration.
She has worked as an illustrator for advertising, for major brands such as Camper, Nike, Font Vella, and Coca-Cola, among others; also, for institutional campaigns of organizations such as UNICEF, Amnesty International, Arrels, as well as many other clients with very different purposes.
In addition, Catalina collaborates as a volunteer in projects of a social nature, doing her bit to improve her environment and people's lives. These projects allow her to find new graphic paths and expand her way of working.
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- 16341 students
- 13 lessons (1h 42m)
- 25 additional resources (4 files)
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- Audio: English, Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
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