Block Printing and Digital Pattern Design

Influences

A course by Marta Afonso , Textile Designer and Illustrator

Textile Designer and Illustrator. Porto, Portugal.
Joined May 2020
100% positive reviews (158)
3,599 students
Audio: Portuguese
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About the video: Influences

Overview

“Here I will introduce you to my passion for nature as an inexhaustible source of inspiration, as well as artists and brands that have influenced my professional career.”

In this video lesson Marta Afonso addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Block Printing and Digital Pattern Design. Discover manual stamping techniques that bring fabrics to life and create an original digital collection of patterns.

Partial transcription of the video

“Influences In this lesson, I'll tell you what influences me and artists I use as references. Nature is an infinite source of inspiration and it's accessible to all who want to admire and respect it. I feel a need to connect to nature every single day. I love going for walks with my dog through green areas and parks, or at the beach, I am lucky to live near the coast. I like to register anything I see on these walks, like textures and shapes that inspire me. I take plants home with me that inspire me to draw. Artists that are inspired by nature are my references, like Jonas Wood, David Hockn...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Block Printing and Digital Pattern Design

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (158)
  • 3599 students
  • 5 units
  • 22 lessons (4h 48m)
  • 9 downloads
  • Category

    Craft, Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Fashion Design, Pattern Design, Printing, Textile Printing, Traditional illustration

Marta Afonso

Marta Afonso
A course by Marta Afonso

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Textile Designer and Illustrator

From an early age, Portuguese designer Marta Afonso was inspired by her grandmother's mastery of thread and needle and grew up fascinated by the textile world and its creative possibilities.

In 2015, Marta decided to combine her background in pattern/dressmaking and lino/woodcutting with her professional experience in graphic design to create Atelier Karaka, a studio specializing in manual fabric stamping, pattern design, and illustration.


  • 100% positive reviews (158)
  • 3,599 students
  • 22 lessons (4h 48m)
  • 34 additional resources (9 files)
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  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Portuguese
  • Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
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Block Printing and Digital Pattern Design. Illustration, and Craft course by Marta Afonso

Block Printing and Digital Pattern Design

A course by Marta Afonso
Textile Designer and Illustrator. Porto, Portugal.
Joined May 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (158)
  • 3,599 students