Contemporary Print Design: Scale, Color, and Composition
A course by Anna GloverDesigner
A course by Anna Glover, Designer
Create striking prints that tell stories using gouache techniques and enhance your artwork digitally in Photoshop
Textiles and surface design give you the opportunity to challenge yourself both creatively and technically. Anna Glover runs a design studio in London that specializes in textile wall coverings for clients around the world. She has won numerous awards and created a global collaboration with H&M.
In this course, Anna teaches you to build a visual story by combining painted imagery with digital design tools. Balance scale, color, and composition to create printable designs for three products; a gift card, a silk scarf, and a wallpaper panel. Are you ready to paint, edit, and print your way to design success?.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 29 downloads
Materials
3 minutes, 59 seconds
Introduction to Gouache
6 minutes, 54 seconds
Creating a Design Concept Board
7 minutes, 12 seconds
Sketching Motifs
10 minutes, 36 seconds
Painting Motifs with Gouache 1
9 minutes, 10 seconds
Painting Motifs with Gouache 2
12 minutes, 57 seconds
What's included in this course?
Begin the course by getting to know designer Anna Glover. She talks through the journey that led her to found her own award-winning design studio. Discover the influences that inspire her work, from fellow artists to museum collections.
Take a look at the materials needed for this course, and find out Anna’s tips for getting the most out of them. Learn how to paint with gouache to build layers, create washes, and add texture. Collect design references and use them to create a concept board. Anna then guides you through how to build a visual story and create original design ideas. Sketch your motifs and select the ones you want to paint.
Paint the motifs and backgrounds for your three designs using gouache. Then learn how to scan your artwork and use the Photomerge Tool in Photoshop to scan larger artwork. Remove the background of your painting before learning how to create multiple botanical compositions from the same plant or flower.
Design your three products; a gift card, a silk scarf, and a wallpaper panel, experimenting with composition, color, and scale in Photoshop. Then explore your target market and how it can influence the decisions you make about your design. Discover how to use the same paintings in different ways to design a variety of products.
Anna guides you through how to work with online print websites before diving into the environmental impact of the materials you use. To finish the course, discover how to build your professional network, sell your designs, and create opportunities for collaborations.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Create three designs ready to be printed as a gift card, silk scarf, and wallpaper panel.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for creatives interested in turning their ideas into unique printed products.
Requirements and materials
Previous experience with Photoshop is recommended.
You will need sketching materials, gouache paints, paintbrushes, a computer or tablet with Photoshop installed, and access to a scanner.
Reviews
- 3 months ago
Great course! Detailed & informative but not overwhelming. Really enjoyed it.
- 3 months ago
As a visual artist working on surface pattern collections, I found this course especially valuable and inspiring. It gave me new ideas and greater confidence in developing my own designs.
- 5 months ago
I really loved this course, her tips are amazing!
- 5 months ago
Really clear instructions with great examples.
- 7 months ago
Muy buen curso y explicación clara!
Since then, Anna has developed a unique collection of products for clients all over the world from her studio in London. She’s received various awards, including a British Elle Decoration Award, and House Beautiful Editor’s Award. She also launched a global collaboration with H&M in 2018.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
Materials, Techniques, and Concept
- Materials
- Introduction to Gouache
- Creating a Design Concept Board
- Sketching Motifs
- U3
Painting, Scanning, and Botanical Compositions
- Painting Motifs with Gouache 1
- Painting Motifs with Gouache 2
- Scanning Artworks and Photomerge Tool
- Removing the Background in Photoshop
- Creating Botanical Compositions
- U4
Designing Products in Photoshop
- Designing Your Gift Card
- Designing Your Silk Scarf
- Designing Your Wallpaper Panel
- U5
Printing Products and Materials
- Preparing Your Files to Print
- Custom Printing, Sustainability, and Materials
- Working with Brands
- FP
Final project
- Contemporary Print Design: Scale, Color, and Composition
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FAQs
Yes, this course is designed for beginners and guides you through the fundamentals of textile and wall covering design, including both creative and technical aspects.
You will need basic art supplies like gouache, watercolor paper, natural brushes, masking tape, and access to Photoshop. A scanner is recommended for digitizing your artwork.
You’ll learn how to create original motifs, paint with gouache, digitize your artwork, design large-scale wall coverings, and prepare files for digital textile printing and product development.
Yes, the course includes strategies for collaborating with fashion brands and creating custom, bespoke wall coverings for various clients.
The course teaches you how to research, collect, and organize visual inspiration using online tools like Pinterest, and how to build effective concept boards for your projects.
Yes, the course covers both traditional gouache painting techniques and digital editing skills in Photoshop for textile and wall covering design.
You’ll learn workflows for scanning, merging, cleaning up, and preparing your artwork in Photoshop to ensure it meets industry standards for digital textile printing.