Textile-Print Creation with Collage
A course by DaDa DuoTextile Print Brand
A course by DaDa Duo, Textile Print Brand
Learn to create unique textile prints by exploring color and composition using paper collage techniques
Ever thought about exploring abstract and figurative collage techniques for print creation? Designers Ana Conrado and Florence Dagostini, founders of DaDa Duo, guide you on this journey of graphic experimentation to bring one-of-a-kind prints to life.
In this online course, learn a new method for developing your print designs, working with colors, composition, and raw materials. Using mistakes and chance as a key part of the creative process, you'll be able to bring to life an artisanal piece with a unique, deconstructed aesthetic.
What will you learn in this online course?
12 lessons & 18 downloads
Planning a small collection
7 minutes, 20 seconds
How do we create our collections?
3 minutes, 55 seconds
The importance of error in the creative process
5 minutes, 16 seconds
The colors
4 minutes, 49 seconds
The composition
3 minutes, 24 seconds
The raw material
3 minutes, 4 seconds
What's included in this course?
Begin by getting to know Ana and Florence a little better. They talk about their adventure through the world of graphic design and how they decided to join forces and build their own business from the ground up.
Get to work defining your design piece by piece and see how to make your vision a reality by exploring the possibilities and limitations of different techniques. Discover the duo's print-making process and the importance of harnessing human error throughout.
Then get ready to immerse yourself in a sea of color and learn about the ideal combinations. Ana and Florence teach two different types of collage composition; one abstract, to apply to a rug, and another figurative, for a blanket.
Next, see different techniques for enriching your collages with additional textures by experimenting with materials such as a paintbrush, a toothbrush, pens, a sponge, and cork. Also discover how to digitize your work and prepare the file for the production phase.
Now you have all the tools to create exclusive prints exploring color and a range of creative composition techniques.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
You will create two specific collages to print two fabrics: a knitted blanket and a rug with the tufting technique.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in handcrafts and textile design techniques.
Requirements and materials
In terms of materials you need colored paper and some other stationery that your teachers specify throughout the course.
If you'd like to finish off your designs digitally, you need basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop as well as a computer installed with the programs.
Reviews
- 8 months ago
Buen curso. Original para la creación de estampados.
- sumaya_limaPLUS1 year ago
duas profissionais de extrema generosidade. com este curso, recebi orientações e exemplos simples de como relaxar, me divertir e criar sem amarras. meu repertório foi surgindo junto e, aos poucos, acabou se somando à produção de forma muito orgânica. agora é aprimorar, refinar e dar acabamento à criação. obrigada.
- 2 years ago
Easy to follow course. I liked the additional resources. The information about preparing to send to suppliers was good.
- 2 years ago
Me gustó mucho el curso, me ha guiado en cuanto a composición, las técnicas.
- 2 years ago
me gusto muchisimo el curso, es exelente para inspirarse y comenzar a crear!
They create their prints using paper collage techniques with the abstract design as the foundation. They explore artistic languages through a fun and free dynamic driven by spontaneity and the imperfections of handcraft. The designs are then digitized to be transferred to the fabric.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Us
- Influences
- U2
Preparation
- Planning a small collection
- How do we create our collections?
- The importance of error in the creative process
- U3
Basic elements
- The colors
- The composition
- The raw material
- U4
Production
- Simple techniques to enrich your collage
- Abstract collage for rug
- Figurative collage for blanket
- How to digitize your collage
- FP
Final project
- Textile-Print Creation with Collage
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FAQs
The course is intermediate level, designed for those with some background in design, art, or textile techniques, but it doesn’t require advanced skills. It’s perfect for anyone wanting to deepen their manual and digital creative processes.
You’ll need various papers, scissors, glue, yarns in different colors, knitting needles, and basic drawing supplies. Some activities also require access to editing software for digital adjustments.
You’ll learn to create original prints, explore manual and digital collage techniques, develop blankets and rugs, plan textile collections, and use artistic references for abstract and figurative compositions.
The course focuses on hands-on creative processes, collage and knitting techniques, surface design, color palette selection, and producing original textile decor items.
No drawing skills are needed. The course encourages experimentation, cutting and composing intuitively, accessible manual techniques, and creative exploration regardless of illustration ability.
Manual collage lets you create unique compositions, textures, and shapes that can be digitized and adapted for printing on blankets, rugs, or cushions.
Yes, the course explores collage techniques inspired by artists like Matisse and Jean Arp, covering abstract compositions, chance elements, and organic shapes as inspiration for contemporary creation.