Block Printing and Digital Pattern Design

Engraving of stamps 1

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: Engraving of stamps 1

Overview

“Here I will move on to the engraving or engraving of the stamps showing you the potential of the gouges through various techniques. I will end by testing the printing of each stamp on paper.”

In this video lesson Marta Afonso addresses the topic: Engraving of stamps 1, 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

“Carving Stamps Now, we'll carve out the stamps we made in the previous lesson. Carving out a stamp should be done slowly and patiently. It's like meditation. Apart from the danger of hurting yourself, you have to be concentrated so you don't ruin it. There's no Ctrl + Z. If you make a mistake, you have to start all over again. First, we transfer the drawing to the carving material. Let's start with the first stamp. We place the tracing paper over our drawing. Let's first mark the outer rectangle. Then, we transfer the drawing, avoiding placing our hand on the pencil. We have to hold the tra...”

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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.


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  • 3,599 students
  • 22 lessons (4h 48m)
  • 34 additional resources (9 files)
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  • Audio: Portuguese
  • Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
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Block Printing and Digital Pattern Design. Craft & Illustration 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