Applied Surface Design Using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop Short Course

Topics covered

• Creating seamless repeats in Illustrator and Photoshop
  
• Testing then exporting a single block that can be used by a third party
  
• The brushes and their capability within Illustrator, especially pattern brushes made from several pattern tiles
  
• Testing patterns and creating several scales and colourways
  
• Accurate geometric patterns
  
• Accurate circular / serpentine patterns
  
• Half drop, third drop vertical and horizontal patterns
  
• Seamless patterns in Photoshop
  
• Copying an existing pattern and adapting to different uses
  
• Using tools to create simple colour palettes and applying this to patterns
  
• Creating predictable colour
  
• Getting things ready for your printers

Learning outcomes

• Learn how to create a seamless repeat strip in Photoshop
  
• Learn how to create a seamless repeat block in Photoshop
  
• Create a geometric seamless repeat in illustrator
  
• Know how block/half drop repeats in both illustrator and photoshop can be created accurately and modified
  
• Have created global colours that can work seamlessly between both software
  
• Have created pattern in illustrator that can be used/modified and applied in photoshop
  
• Have created elements in photoshop that can be used/modified and applied in Illustrator
  
• Make illustrations using these designs
• Digital badge and certificate of attendance

Materials

Please bring to the first session:

• Images and sketches and other visual materials that you can work from during the course
• Notebook
• Pen
• USB stick

This course is taught in a mac suite with 3 button mice. If you have a tablet (Wacom or other) you are welcome to use this with your own laptop. Tablets cannot be used with the UAL computers. Please be advised that UAL cannot provide technical support for personal devices.

IMPORTANT - Adobe ID Login for Short Course Students

Students will need to create an account with Adobe (unless you already have one) to access the Adobe suite at the college; instructions are included below. You will need to use a personal email address to create this. If you already have an account with Adobe, please make sure you bring your login details with you on the first day of the course.

• Creating an Adobe account is free
• The software will only be accessible when logged into a UAL networked computer
  
• The same account can be used outside of the University, but software will only be accessible through a personal paid subscription that students will need to set up independently
  
• You can still create an account on the day but doing this beforehand will save time and avoid delays to the start of the class
  
• If you already have an Adobe ID/ subscription you can use this on your short course rather than setting up a new account