Starting This Week: Ultimate Guide to Repeats
With more and more agents and studios requiring repeats, it’s become increasingly important to learn how to create higher-quality repeats in less time.
In the Ultimate Guide To Repeats Group Study, you’ll have access to a toolbox of techniques that you can use to create more interesting, professional repeats that agents, studios, and clients are looking for in today’s market.
This course has been updated and the new videos will be added to the Lab as the course progresses. This group study is designed to keep you motivated and feeling supported as you master repeats!
This event is FREE for all Textile Design Lab members and the first lesson will be released on Monday, October 25th. Members can register here.
Home Decor Month!
In October, we gathered together as a community to explore the home decor market and become more informed designers! We achieved this goal through three guest expert presentations. Jenny Bova kicked things off with an interiors industry overview (recording here) and a second presentation on wallcovering and murals (recording here). Then we learned about designing for bedding from Laura Olivia (recording here).
Currently, the community is working on their home decor pattern collections and you are welcome to join in the fun! Chelsea created two in-depth design briefs and you are welcome to choose one and get started. You can explore the briefs here.
Upcoming Event: Bringing Illustrator Files into Photoshop with Sherry London
Upcoming Event: Illustrator Live with Laura Coyle
In this month’s training, Laura will be taking a deeper dive into the Pathfinder panel with tips for using the ShapeBuilder tool in Illustrator.
This live event is on Tuesday, October 26th at 11 am Eastern. A Zoom link will be sent out on the morning of the event.
If you have suggestions/questions for future sessions, please add them to this thread.
Upcoming Event: LIVE One Hour Challenge
On Wednesday, October 27th at 1 pm Eastern, Chelsea is treating us to another inspiring Live One Hour Challenge!
We’ll send out a materials list the day before the event.
Curious about what we did last month? The recording is here.
Chelsea’s Challenge: Animal Skins
WGSN writes of the trend:“Animal skins have been on the back burner for some time, but we expect them to re-emerge for S/S 23, in exploded scales and abstract styles.
Recording Posted: The Surface Pattern Design Journey by Rachael King
We are pleased to welcome Rachael King as our Textile Design Lab guest expert of the month!
On Monday, September 20th Rachael shared her story “to illustrate how our Surface Pattern Design journey can take us in so many directions and how I have shaped my business to offer many income streams including licensing, branded product, Spoonflower, book sales, tutoring, and guest talks.”
It was an enlightening presentation and the recording is posted here.
Upcoming Events
Here are some of the live events happening this month. All times are Eastern and all events will be recorded.
10/25/21 – Ultimate Guide to Repeats Group-Study begins
10/25/21 11 am – Photoshop Training with Sherry London
10/26/21 11 am – Illustrator Live with Laura Coyle
10/27/21 1 pm – Live One Hour Challenge with Chelsea
11/3/21 11 am – Goals Check-In with TDL Community
Weekly Art Critiques. Please join the TDL community on THURSDAY at 1 PM Eastern for a live art critique. Our art critiques are fun events where Lab members come together to review artwork and ask questions about pattern design, marketing, and sales. A registration link will be emailed the morning of the critique and will also be posted in our Weekly Art Critique forum. Textile Design Lab members can watch past critiques here.
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