Block Printing and Digital Pattern Design

Overview

“In this last part, I will make the recording of the third stamp, more complex and larger. In addition, I will test the three paper stamps with a water-based ink, so we will avoid wasting fabric and we will keep the records for later digitization.”

In this video lesson Marta Afonso addresses the topic: Engraving of stamps 3, 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 I'll start by tracing the drawing. There. Now, I'll place the paper over the material. We're using soft cut in an A4 size. We make sure it's not the rugged side, rather the smooth side. We fit the rectangle on the drawing over the one on the material. We make sure the drawing was transferred. And we move on to carving. Since this stamp is very complex, carving will take longer. Take pauses or stop and continue the following day. We use the V-shaped fine blade to define the whole outline. I'll do the whole outline with the finer blade. Then, I'll switch to the U-shaped medium ...”

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Course summary for: Block Printing and Digital Pattern Design

• Level: Beginner
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• 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