How to get started in textile and surface pattern design?
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- How do you become a repeating pattern designer? Do you have to go to college to study textile design? Where can you study surface design? - watch this video to learn the answers and more!
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I'd love to see watercolour for textile design as a class :)
Thanks for the feedback!
I'm having a hard time transitioning from pencil and paper to digital art, but I enjoyed your video in my learning,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I was actually fed up with everyone sharing using procreate for surface design. I think everyone started with the traditional way of painting and got obsessed with procreate. It's good to know there are people who like to stick to the traditional way of doing things in spite of all the technology available.
Gotta listen to the heart calling! 🤗
I must say, your video is amazing! I have seen so many videos on TH-cam but you have explained it so well. Thanks a lot ❤
I'm so glad you're focusing on the ART part of surface pattern design. (Yes there is a famous teacher who majored in business and who advertises to teach people, saying that they don't have to be able to draw to become a textile designer.)
As an artist, I find your presentation refreshing!!
I was taught the same thing and it perplexed me at first :) It can be positive because it makes surface pattern design more accessible. I do think, however, that since we're talking about visuals, art making skills do matter and can take it to the next level. I personally prefer well-drawn art 😄
That teacher is definitely using the statement as a selling point. Imagine - "anybody can do it!!" Sounds so inclusive. Reality is a bit different.
I don't think there's ANY job that absolutely anybody can do.
Also, as a side note, I think experienced illustrators make the best patterns because they can draw anything at all. People, scenes - you name it! Skills!!
And thanks a lot for your comment! 🙏🏼😊
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@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski thanks so much ❤
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Thanks for sharing. Very informative.
Thank You for your video, Darya :-D! I have been searching for information you have shared but none so helpful as yours. You have beautiful work and a I appreciate your gentle manner. I'm off to watch your other videos now - yay!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your comment 🙏🏼😊 I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!
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Brilliant video Darya! Thank you so much for your honest opinion and thoughts. As someone starting out in this area, I learned a lot!
Wonderful, I'm so glad! 😊
i love this video! it is so informative, thoughtful and encouraging. thank you for thinking through this topic so thoroughly and for sharing your rich experiences with us all ❤️❤️
You are most welcome 😊💗
Awesome video❤
Your answer satisfies my inner voice that urges me to learn. I found this video motivational. Thank you
You are very welcome, thanks for your comment!
Such a valuable video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge bank. Very inspirational.❤
Thank you, I'm glad it was helpful 😊
Great ,Thanks for posting
Thank you for your video! You are amazing!
Thank you so much 😊
So helpful! Thank you!
Awesome, I'm glad to hear it 💓
AWESOME VIDEO. Thank you.
You are very welcome!
THANKS SO MUCH, THIS HELP A LOT, HOPE TO SEE MORE🙂
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most important video for us.
Thank you 🥰
Thank you
So helpful, thank you.
You're welcome 😊
Thank you for your videos very informative! I wish you could do one for how to prepare a textile / rug pattern design portfolio for a job!
Thank you for your kind words! I have super minimal experience with rugs. I don't know if you're interested in jobs as a weaver or a print/pattern designer. Normally, a collection should include a variety of patterns in different scale, a hero pattern, several coordinates, fillers and recolors. There might be some specifics for rugs in particular. A good place to start would be to look at how your dream companies approach collections :) Something like www.skcarpets.com/ - they have subdivision by topics in their collections (classical, contemporary, etc.)
@Pattern Talent by Darya Karenski Thank you so much for taking the time to answer me in detail. I will check it out for sure. Already, all your videos helped me a lot. Also, you are funny and It makes it so much more interesting. Looking forward to what you will be posting next!
Great video!
Thank you 😊
I really understand you, I emigrated 20 years ago to UK from Poland and feels like I had to try extra hard. Very useful tips. Currently I cant decide which software to use, as they give such different effects. Photoshop is closest to my heart.
I feel you Ania! Never easy to change countries and so many different challenges to resolve. On another note, I'm going to post a video about software for textile design very soon. It's already filmed :)
@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski Thank you Darya! I am a new subscriber, bell is set, so I am very much looking forward to your video :) NB I have chosen Affinity Designer over Illustrator
@@aniaphotouk thank you for subscribing! 😊
@@aniaphotouk - I was going to suggest Affinity Designer… For me it was a no-brainer! - For the cost of one month of Illustrator, I could buy Designer and own it outright! It’s just so affordable. It does everything Illustrator does, plus, - you can work in vectors, and flick a switch, and work in pixels! - You can’t do that in Illustrator.
Hi Darya, thanks for sharing your knowledge, I subscribed to your channel.🙃 What I still don't really understand is how e.g. the pattern I designed in Illustrator is printed onto an actual fabric. I mean, how is the process? Do you search for a company that produces fabrics, or maybe even for a big copy shop? And do they first print on a roll of cloth or directly onto a shirt, bag, etc.? Thanks 🥰
The repeat pattern file needs to be uploaded to a website that has a printing facility, for example Spoonflower or others. They have digital printing machines that are similar to printers that we use to print out documents, but giant in size and with inks suitable for fabric :) There are many variations to this process but that's the gist!
Spoonflower prints fabric and wallpaper. Other companies (for example Redbubble) can print a single image directly on shirts, bags, etc. The machinery for this is different. You also start by uploading a file there. Hope it helps! Thank you for subscribing 🧡
YOU ARE SO COOL AND YOU HELPED ME SO MUCH WITH SHARING THIS VIDEO, I WANT TO PRINT FABRIC, ALREADY CREATED MADE CLOTHING, I WANT TO PRINT PHOTOS OF FLOWERS AND THIS VIDEO IS REALLY GUIDING ME, NEED TO FIND THE IDEAL AND MOST PROFESSIONAL PRINT TECHNIQUE, BUT WILL WATCH ALL YOUR VIDEOS TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE.
CHEERS DARYA
Thank you 🙏🏼 Cheers! 😊
Your work very well and interesting
Thank you 😊
I'm primarily interested in woven patterns. I know it's not your area, but would you happen to know if there are any 'industry standard' programs for weaving? So far, I've only played with drafting software, but it doesn't seem optimal for presenting information to non-weavers.
From what I've personally encountered, Kaledo and Pointcarre both have weaving extensions! Pointcarre was on our college curriculum and those interested in weaving could study it deeper. www.pointcarre.com/weaving.html
Kaledo was used on one of my jobs, it's pretty powerful software for lots of textile tasks. But I did not work specifically at weaving companies, so I'm sure there's more to know. Maybe look through commercial weaver job listings and see what software knowledge is desirable? Hope it helps!
I’d love a watercolor to textile class. Has this happened yet?
not yet! Thank you for the interest though! It's on my to-do list :)
Really great information, thank you. Can you do a video on how to submit artwork to manufacturers to be printed on fabric? Not spoonflower, but an overseas manufacturer. I understand submitting vector files, but how to submit raster images and best practices.
It really depends on the manufacturer. If they do screen printing, they most likely have a color limit. 12 printed colors maximum is a common standard. Then art needs to be reduced to those 12 colors. It's usually presented on a call out sheet with color chips and the repeat size along with a stepped out repeat. But it's best to ask the vendor directly what their requirements/possibilities are. Ask what their printing process is and how they like the files/physical printouts.
@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski thank you! if you're using a raster watercolor pattern, how would you communicate what the pantone colors would be?
@@jenniferr9585 if Pantones have to be called out, the art needs to be reduced in advanced textile software to a limited number of colors. Then Pantones can be picked accordingly.
Again, I don't know the whole situation. In my experience, we never called out Pantones for vendors in complex art textiles (not to say it's a universal standard, just one of the options). But paper printouts were sent to the factory so that they could do exact matching physically - mixing dyes to match the printout - which was the end result of multiple tweaking and printing rounds. It was my experience in both of my textile workplaces.
We had CAD specialists who reduced watercolor art to 12 colors in Pointcarre and Kaledo software. We also had one freelancer who did it in Photoshop index mode - which is unusual and impressive. I haven't personally reduced watercolor art to 12 colors, it would be hours if not days of work in Photoshop.
In case of digital printing color reduction is not necessary.
Again - many variables! Depends on what is needed and what isn't.
I guess we do need a video about it :) I'll work on it.
@@jenniferr9585 in the meantime, you can watch my 19 Kinds of Textile Design video that has chapters on screen printing and CAD, hopefully it'll shed a bit more light on the process!
@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski You're the best! Thank you!
I would like a video on what computers are best and which programs are best. This is where I get stuck
This video can be helpful: th-cam.com/video/4cAybAqfeEM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=PI7rBNauP6sWMerc
If i am using ipad, what is the app? I use a mac and I don't know if it is best to use adobe lightroom which i like more than photoshop. or whether I should start on Illustrator.
Procreate for iPad is really good software. What you do there you can then take later to Photoshop or Illustrator. I don't think Lightroom can be used for textile design, but knowing it will help you get the hang of Photoshop and Illustrator.
Hahaha are you talking about Bonnie Christine??
Thanks so much. I'm a textile design undergraduate,and I'm pursuing a career in digital textile design. I've been following your videos and they're helpful.
But I'm a Novice and very confused. Can I connect with you more privately?
I will be grateful.
You can email me at darya@patterntalent.com
@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski Ok thanks so much
Hallo Daria. Ich nehme an, ich kann auf Deutsch mit dir kommunizieren. Hast du schon nachgedacht einen Lernkurs für pattern design mit System zu machen. Ich würde gerne mit patterns und Tüchern anfangen. Wo kann man die selbsterstellte Tücher drucken lassen? Gruss, Katja
Hallo Katja! Ich habe meinen ersten Kurs zum Thema Textildesign auf Skillshare veröffentlicht. Es heißt Einführung in die Oberflächenmuster- und Textilgestaltung. Hier ist der Link: skl.sh/3uTdIgF Ich bin nicht sicher, ob Untertitel in Deutsch oder anderen Sprachen verfügbar sind.
Es gibt verschiedene Websites, auf denen du deine Stoffe und Tücher bedrucken kannst. Ich gehe davon aus, dass du in Deutschland bist. Du kannst dich Contrado ansehen - es ist in Großbritannien - und textilwerk.com.
(Mein Deutsch ist nicht perfekt, ich benutze einen Online-Übersetzer ;)
@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski danke. Habe ich schon gesehen . Wann geht es weiter?
@EkaterinaArndt höchstwahrscheinlich ein paar Monate
If your thinking about starting a course launch your own website. You'll keep all the profits. Also starting a website is super easy and almost free.
Thank you for posting this informative video!!! At times it was difficult to focus on your presentation due to the music being too loud and distracting from your interesting content.
Thank you, I'll keep it in mind!
Do you teach any Skillshare classes?
I'm developing a class right now! What content would you like to see? I'd appreciate your feedback!
My graduation in on Fashion Design. I like to do textile design on procreate. We don't have paypal in our country. Can u plz tell how to sell repeat pattern design in an easy way
You can watch this video and see which methods work for you: th-cam.com/video/oB25KuV38vA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=4mQFqIMosN4clbnT
Do my seamless pattern designs have to be square? Can they be rectangular?
Rectangular is perfectly fine! 🤗
I don't have a Ipad, let alone a adobe subscription Would a wacom be fine? Or a samsung tablet?
Wacom connects to the computer - you would need some kind of software to use it with. Adobe programs are just the most common ones, but you can explore other options such as Gimp, Affinity or Photopea - the last one is an online program that is said to be very comparable to Photoshop (I haven't personally used any of these programs but I've heard good things).
I bet the same programs could be used with a Samsung tablet - but you would have to investigate a bit further.
Procreate software works only on iPad - not on Samsung/android tablets.
Good luck! 💛
So you can create patterns with a tablet to, just be a different app to procreatre?
As a wacom software cost?@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski
Great video! Please help me how can I get more and more foreign clients directly? I really want to learn the culture and be a big part of any big brand. Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Select clients that you would like to work with, build a portfolio that fits their aesthetic, look for their art/ design director contacts and send them a pitch email with a brief text, a few images and link to your portfolio. It's a slow meticulous process that is going to take time. Good luck!
@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski Thank you so much for your response! :)
You looks most beautiful.
Hello mem I am designer in textile. I work in hand design and coreldraw, photoshop. I have been doing this for many years. My dream is to work abroad. Can I get a chance?
I think there is always a chance :) You can watch my video for tips, link below. Some of the ways are suitable for international designers. th-cam.com/video/oB25KuV38vA/w-d-xo.html
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Mam am interested am from India please tell me am little bit saying English. I live in Punjab please tell me
Thanks a lot for video but i cant understand all information because music is very annoying very loud sound😢😢
Oh no 😥 I'm sorry! I'm not using this music anymore
You can also turn captions on. Hope it helps! ❤️
You look too cute.
Just subscribed and followed you on insta! Love your content, thanks and keep them coming 💕😌
Thank you Daksha! Love your artwork! My nickname is Dasha, so we have very similar names :)
@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski awww that's so cool!