Composition and Color for Textile and Surface Designs
Preparing the files for printing
A course by Silvia Stella Osella , Designer
About the video: Preparing the files for printing
Overview
“Now that our patterns are ready, let's see together all the steps necessary to prepare them correctly for printing.”
In this video lesson Silvia Stella Osella addresses the topic: Preparing the files for printing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Composition and Color for Textile and Surface Designs. Discover the importance of color when creating patterns and design a collection of prints to be applied to different elements.
Partial transcription of the video
“Preparing the Files for Printing We'll learn together in this lesson how to correctly prepare our files for printing. As we already mentioned in the previous unit, our files have been prepared on the basis of information collected from the printer or from our client if he was taking care of the printing directly. As a final step, we must now decide in which format to save our files for printing. The final size of the file must be checked, besides making sure our design doesn't have any defects, especially on the edges where our file will then become an object, we must fully check that there...”
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Course summary for: Composition and Color for Textile and Surface Designs
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Category
Design, Fashion -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Color Theory, Pattern Design

Silvia Stella Osella
A course by Silvia Stella Osella
Silvia Stella Osella is a designer specializing in textile and surface design. She studied visual arts in Turin and later immersed herself in the world of printing and textiles at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.
After returning to Italy, she decided to continue studying and completed a master's in textile product development.
She later began publishing her work on social media, which ultimately led to her first clients. She has collaborated for brands like Zara, Mango, Topshop, and the Max Mara group. In 2015, she opened her own studio in Milan and started designing collections for clients like adidas and Wall&Decò.
When she's not designing, she shares her knowledge of color and trends as a consultant for brands and businesses.
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