Analog and Digital Pattern Design
A course by Juan Díaz-FaesIllustrator
A course by Juan Díaz-Faes, Illustrator
Learn to create repetition designs with Illustrator, Photoshop and manual printing
In this course, the Illustrator Juan Díaz-Faes will teach you to understand the function of different types of patterns. You will learn the basic rules of repetition using digital and analog exercises to finally elaborate a much more complex pattern at the end of the course.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 10 downloads
First contact, what is a pattern?
19 minutes, 0 seconds
We started working
11 minutes, 20 seconds
Basic Pattern in Illustrator
14 minutes, 48 seconds
Basic Pattern in Photoshop
14 minutes, 29 seconds
Preparing the design in Photoshop
10 minutes, 36 seconds
Material
4 minutes, 47 seconds
What's included in this course?
You will begin to know the work as an illustrator and specific patterns projects made by Juan Díaz-Faes throughout his career and some of his favorite influences.
Then you will know better what is a patterns, its basic theory, how they work and the concept of Rapport.
Once you have deepened in the creation of patterns of complex shapes, you will put hands to work to create your own designs. First with Illustrator and Photoshop and then, in an analogical way, by means of the Monotype technique or manual printing.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Create a complex digital pattern that serves to illustrate a book cover, a poster or apply it on textile support.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
To creative professionals who want to take their illustrations and designs to a new dimension. Also to people who want to start in the basic options of Illustrator and Photoshop learning to create simple drawings in one ink.
Requirements and materials
A computer, graphic tablet, Illustrator, Photoshop, ruler, pencil, markers, acrylic paint, stamping roller, scalpel or cutter, Rubber Eva, gouge and surfaces to stamp as fabric or paper.
Reviews
- 1 year ago
Excelente curso
- 2 years ago
Muy útil para conocer el mundo de los patrones, tiene buenos consejos y te enseña cómo usar diversas herramientas.
- 2 years ago
Fantastic course
- 3 years ago
me encantó
- 3 years ago
Me Ha gustado Mucho, lo recomiendo.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation and pattern exercises
- Influences
- U2
Basic Patterns
- First contact, what is a pattern?
- We started working
- Basic Pattern in Illustrator
- Basic Pattern in Photoshop
- U3
Analog Pattern (stamping for a rainy weekend)
- Preparing the design in Photoshop
- Material
- Creating the pieces of the Monotypes
- Stamping the Monotype
- U4
Complex Digital Pattern (analog and digital)
- Decide the theme search for references and draw elements
- Decide the theme search for references and draw elements (part II)
- Compose drawings
- Putting Color
- Final composition and mockup
- FP
Final project
- Analog and digital pattern design
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to create original patterns, from hand sketching to digitizing and applying them to editorial and textile products, using both analog and digital techniques with Photoshop and Illustrator.
This is an intermediate-level course, perfect for those who already have basic graphic design or illustration skills and want to deepen their knowledge of pattern creation and professional application.
You’ll need paper, markers, a scanner or camera, a computer with Photoshop and Illustrator installed, plus basic materials for manual printing like rubber, carving tools, and inks.
You’ll be able to apply your patterns to book covers, magazines, packaging, textile fashion, personalized products, and graphic illustration projects, expanding your creative and professional profile.
A pattern is the visible repeating design, while the repeat (rapport) is the smallest unit that repeats to form the full pattern, ensuring visual continuity and coherence.
You’ll learn how to adapt and apply your patterns to covers by repeating and arranging motifs, using digital techniques to achieve professional, customized finishes.
Yes, the course includes specific techniques for creating and transferring patterns onto textiles like swimwear and t-shirts, using both digital methods and manual printing.