Textile Artist-
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‘From Design to Stitch’
A complete beginners’ course in using a computer graphics
program to create designs which can be interpreted in stitch
Disk 1 covers:
The basic tools and skills required by a graphics program for you to be able to create your designs and to develop other designs at a later stage.
The theory element of this disk focuses on Line.
File naming, saving, storing and printing are also covered as are Health & Safety considerations for the use of computers and peripherals
Printing on paper
Design into stitch
Disk 2 covers
The theory element of this disk focuses on Colour
Working with layers, Using blend modes, working with filters
Creating patterns and motifs, Pattern development using layers and filters
Design into stitch
Printing on fabric
Disk 3 covers
The basic tools and skills required by a graphics program for you to be able to create your designs and to develop other designs at a later stage.
The theory element of these workshops focuses on Texture.
Creating a new paintbrush, observing texture and creating texture, applying gradients.
Printing a collection of images, printing on fabric
Creating backgrounds with texture and details, using a digital image for editing and manipulation
Each disk come with a gallery of copyright free images
Disks cost £15 each plus £1.50 each postage and package with in the UK (postage and package costs will vary outside the UK)
Payment can be made by UK cheques, postal orders and PayPal in UK pounds. For orders
outside the UK -
For further information please contact: Ann Christy annchristy2@gmail.com
These workshops have been designed to provide an introduction to using the computer for the basic elements of design and ideas which can then be interpreted into stitched textiles, be it embroidered, quilted or a piece of textile art.
The workshops are based on Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 (previous versions of Photoshop Elements will also meet the needs of the course) There are a number of Paint programs on the market and many of the features explained in the workshops will be easily recognised if you are using a program other than the one specified for these workshops.
The Workshops
Each one takes you through a range of exercises and practical activities to enable you to gain an understanding of how to use a graphics program to generate images from which you can create designs that can be interpreted into stitched textiles. How you interpret the images will be a personal decision based on your preferred methods of stitching and embellishing textiles. Support is given in the form of suggestions for you to use as you wish.
Click on each disk to see a collection of images based on the workshops