Vector Pattern Creation and Commercialization
A course by Laura VarskyDesigner și ilustrator
A course by Laura Varsky, Designer și ilustrator
Learn to create repeating patterns and graphic systems to apply to all types of surfaces
In this online course, award-winning designer and illustrator Laura Varsky, who specializes in patterns and cultural projects, teaches you how to make your own repeating pattern—or rapport—using manual and digital techniques.
Under her expert guidance, create a collection of vector patterns that you can apply to different products and surfaces. Learn how to craft a design based on a concept and bring it to life with the perfect color palette. Laura also explains the best way to sell your work using mock-ups and gives you some tips to help you better understand the market.
Ce vei învăța în acest curs online?
1 lecție & 1 descărcare
How to build an image from a concept
1 minut, 1 secundă
Think in series
1 minut, 1 secundă
Let's do it
1 minut, 1 secundă
Rapport concept
1 minut, 1 secundă
Manual creation of the pattern
1 minut, 1 secundă
From manual drawing to digitalization
1 minut, 1 secundă
Ce include acest curs?
Get to know Laura Varsky as she tells you about herself and how she got started in the world of design and illustration. Discover who her influences are and how she developed her own style.
Continue by learning what a rapport is—the most basic repeated element of a pattern—and how to create your own. Come up with a concept for your design and draw it on paper before digitizing it in Illustrator to make your pattern.
Once it's finished, discover the secrets to presenting your work like a professional. See how to create your own mockups and physical catalogs to display your designs for potential clients.
To round out the course, Laura teaches you essential concepts for selling your patterns, from copyrights to contracts and how to successfully navigate the market.
What is this course's project?
Create a system of digital patterns and a set of professional mock-ups to present to potential clients.
Proiecte ale studenților cursului
Who is this online course for?
Illustrators, graphic, textile, and fashion designers, and anyone interested in repeating patterns and designs.
Requirements and materials
A working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator is recommended for this course.
In terms of materials, you need paper, a pencil, a ruler, a marker, tape, a cutting surface, a utility knife, and a computer.
Recenzii
- 1 lună în urmă
Muy buen curso para que comiences a producir, sencillo, fácil de entender. Las primeras nociones para hacer patrones.
- 1 lună în urmă
Quizá no me dedique a este oficio pero las enseñanzas creativas siempre abonan
- 2 luni în urmă
Excelente curso, lo recomiendo!
- 5 luni în urmă
Meraviglioso!
- 6 luni în urmă
Very nice - I would definitely recommend this course
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Conţinut
- U 1
Hello!
- Illustrating designer
- About the style
- U 2
From concept to paper
- How to build an image from a concept
- Think in series
- Let's do it
- U 3
Creation of the pattern
- Rapport concept
- Manual creation of the pattern
- From manual drawing to digitalization
- Colorization and vectorization
- Handling chromatic palette in Illustrator
- Simple pattern design in Illustrator
- Complex pattern design in Illustrator (part 1)
- Complex pattern design in Illustrator (part 2)
- U 4
How to market my patterns
- Armed mockup (part 1)
- Armed mockup (part 2)
- Using the mockup
- Armed with catalog
- What I sell when I market a pattern
- Contract
- Applied illustration market
- FP
Proiect final
- Design and marketing of vector patterns
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Întrebări frecvente
You’ll learn how to create original patterns, illustrate products like album covers, textiles, and tableware, combine hand-drawn and digital techniques, develop your own graphic style, and understand the legal and business side of selling your designs.
Yes, this course is designed for those with intermediate skills who already have basic knowledge of design or illustration and want to deepen their expertise in pattern creation and product graphics.
It’s recommended to have basic Photoshop and Illustrator skills, as these programs are used to digitize, vectorize, and color the patterns and graphic motifs you create during the course.
You’ll need paper, pencils, a scanner or camera to digitize your drawings, and access to programs like Photoshop and Illustrator for editing and vectorizing your illustrations and patterns.
You’ll create sketches, textile patterns, album covers, illustrations for tableware, and collections of prints, plus prepare professional presentations using mockups and portfolios.
Through creative exercises, analysis of cultural and personal references, and graphic synthesis techniques, you’ll learn to develop original visual proposals and build an authentic graphic identity.
Yes, the course includes modules on copyright, licensing contracts, pricing, royalties, and professional presentation to prepare you for selling your designs in various markets.