top new adobe creative tools for fashion designers
i am still at adobemax 2013 today, but here is a quick roundup on the top 4 creative tools that i am exited about for the apparel industry in regards to adobe programs and now hardware. please let me know what you think and share with me what you would like to see improved or what is your fav new feature?
- mighty pen and napoleon ruler… here is a video on that http://www.engadget.com/2013/
05/06/ adobe-announces-projects-mighty -and-napoleon/
- photoshop cc and ipad (cloud based) de blurr (camera shake) function
- illustrator cc touch type, this is more for the graphic related functions.. but be amazed…
- for us color fans; also notable a future kuler app that allows you to pick. create color palettes in the world around you via app on phone/ photo to sync to cloud ready to work with your favorite adobe software.
- there are also new illustrator bitmap enabled brushes that will be very helpful. but i am even more excited about the fact that illustrator will now give you several automatically created options for corner tiles, you can preview them and use them right away with your brushes.. for example on chains or complex stitching…
life long learning at Adobe MAX 2013
as every year I am going to adobe max next week. one of the courses i am really looking forward to is called: ” the power of pattern: how to create & communicate through patterns”. the creators of patternpeople, which is a very inspiring and informative website, are offering this course. they asked us to send them 2 (maybe 3) black and white “seeds”. they are then going to show us how to make patterns with them.
here is what their email to us said: ” we’re looking for simple doodles – from geometric shapes to squiggly lines” below you can see art that I am considering to use? which 2 should I submit..?
creating seamless tiles in illustrator cs6 with polar grid tool and mandalas
from pizza slice to full mandala in minutes. here are some visuals of what was happening during our live session tonight. i just finished teaching the master textile design creativity track and couldn’t stop looking at this mandala and had to share.
one hardly used feature in illustrator is the polar grid tool, but oh how much fun it can become.
i use the polar grid tool to create a small slice of creativity.
i then use the rotate tool to fill the entire circle with the creative slices.. mandala bliss.
this is the final result of the pizza becoming a mandala and then a repeat tossed together by the new illustrator cs6 pattern tool.
i hope this inspired you a bit to play with the polar grid tool, please let me know if it did?
Zumba® great calorie drive free itunes app for greater good
read, view video, download and dance for a great cause for free.. so some of you might already know that in addition to being a designer, computer geek, i am also a dancer at heart and have been teaching zumba® for 2 years now.
here i am teaching zumba at my old campus, at FIDM l.a.
fashion illustration with watercolor online class
2013 means more hands on creativity outside of the computer. to me anyways. i have spent the last several years freelancing and teaching and editing.. like a lot… it’s time to bring color back onto this blog.. i am constantly surrounded by it and i am going to share it more
it had been quite a while since i used water color, thanks to katie rogers’ class over at paper fashion i finally picked up my brushes again and doodled my fashion illustration that is based on my inspiration ( pinterest). Read more
2013 – Pantone color of the year – Emerald -17-5641
It’s official Pantone announced next year’s color of the year to be Emerald.
A cool hue for us to enjoy throughout all of 2013, from fashion designs to home ware and more. This year we enjoyed the warm Tangerine Tango color all over the place. Let’s see what you will design with this?
To learn more about this years color you can visit Pantone’s Color announcement by clicking here. There you can scroll to the bottom of the page and read more about several of the previous year’s colors. Enjoy!
Tie Dye in Photoshop?
Creating the next live online Textile Masterclass series is a lot of fun. Part of the first series is how to create tie dye print within Photoshop. Entirely digitally without getting your fingers dirty. There are several easy steps like using a gradient and then putting a pattern on top of it with a Layer blending mode. Read more
Why new designers give up – and why you shouldn’t!
Listen carefully to Ira Glass! These words ring so true to me that I had to dedicate a blog entry to this video. Read more
Color names and codes for Illustrator and Photoshop – Quick video tip
Watch this video to learn to find quick inspiration for color names for you new color swatches that you are using in your line sheets, mood and trend boards for new fashion collections. Read more
Summer Workshops – Learn Photoshop CS6 and Illustrator CS6
My June and July schedule for live classes is up and you can click here to see the details. Pretty much I have a set of beginners for Illustrator for fashion design and non fashion design and a beginners for Photoshop for fashion design and non fashion design. Read more
Video Fashion Design process from idea to finished garment – Designer Eva Franco
Today I am sharing this great quick lovely video by Los Angeles Fashion Designer Eva Franco who let’s us peak into her studio and follow along her design process.
