Designing for Kids: Create Playful Patterns
Refining the Sketches and Color Studies 2
A course by Tati Abaurre , Pattern Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Refining the Sketches and Color Studies 2
Overview
“Once your sketches are ready and you're happy with the line placement, the next step is to add color. In the second part of this lesson, I will guide you through a quick color study to define your palette. ”
In this video lesson Tati Abaurre addresses the topic: Refining the Sketches and Color Studies 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Designing for Kids: Create Playful Patterns. Learn to create a collection of whimsical pattern designs for children's clothing and decor, from the initial sketch to the final mock-up.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Refining the Sketches and Color Studies Now that our sketches are ready, we can color them. For that, we'll open the colors we chose from our mood board and we'll do a quick color study. First, I'll put the colors right here in the corner. I'll turn off my drawing and I'll create a color palette. For that, I'll click on the color here, go to Palettes, and click on the plus sign. Create new palette. We'll be naming it. I chose the name Woodland Warm and for that, we'll go here, we'll select with our finger on top of the colors, and then click here. There's a beige color here, you can't see...”
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Course summary for: Designing for Kids: Create Playful Patterns
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Category
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Pattern Design, Product Design, Traditional illustration

Tati Abaurre
A course by Tati Abaurre
Tati Abaurre is a Brazilian pattern designer and illustrator. She fell in love with art from a young age and experimented with sketching, painting, writing, and beyond before going on to study architecture. In search of something that fulfilled her more creatively, she took a course on children’s book illustration and fell in love with the medium. Soon after, she immersed herself in the world of pattern design and illustration, sharing her creations on Instagram and dedicating herself to creating patterns full-time.
Since then, Tati has brought her designs to life in the form of kids’ decor, rugs, art prints, wallpaper, greeting cards, clothing, and beyond. She has also designed patterns for Disney, Lilipinso, Figo Fabrics, Up with paper, YOYO Books, and Stormy Knight. In 2021, she also started her own brand of stationery, "By Tati Abaurre".
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