Techniques for Creating Digital Textile Patterns
The rapport
A course by Alejandra Quesada , Fashion Designer
Joined October 2022
About the video: The rapport
Overview
“In this first lesson, I will explain in detail what a rapport is and how you can do it manually. ”
In this video lesson Alejandra Quesada addresses the topic: The rapport, which is part of the Domestika online course: Techniques for Creating Digital Textile Patterns. Learn to create textile patterns freely and artistically using techniques like gouache, acrylics, pencils, or collage.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson we will see what a rapport is and we will do an exercise to familiarize ourselves with this. A textile rapport is a repetition module to make an infinite pattern. With this method we managed to print an entire fabric so that you can print the entire width of the textile and the length as many times as you want. One meter, two meters, one hundred meters, one thousand meters if necessary. Generating a good rapport is the key to excellent production. What it generates is that visually You can't see the beginning or the end and Visually, a repetition is not identifiable, but it s...”
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Course summary for: Techniques for Creating Digital Textile Patterns
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Category
Fashion, Illustration -
Areas
Pattern Design, Traditional illustration

Alejandra Quesada
A course by Alejandra Quesada
Alejandra Quesada is a renowned fashion designer with an extensive career. Her textile designs have graced the runways of fashion weeks in Mexico, Paris, London, and Tokyo. She has collaborated with prestigious brands such as Alexander McQueen, Nike, Hello Kitty, and Wonder Woman.
Her work has also been featured in publications like Vogue, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, and Women’s Health, as well as in books like “Los 100 mejores diseñadores de moda contemporáneos” (The 100 Best Contemporary Fashion Designers).
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