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Drawing And Painting For Textile Design Short Course

Course description

Working on paper, youll learn some core drawing and painting skills essential to achieve good results in textile design. Whether you are a beginner or have some experience, youll explore a variety of techniques and strategies that you can use to refine and develop your ideas. You'll work with a range of media and discover how to create and design a textile print from scratch.

By the end of the course you will have a body of work on paper that can be included in a design portfolio. You will have a series of designs that you can take to print.

Who should take this course?

  • Anyone with and interest on textiles including beginners
  • Those who wish to refresh and develop their skills further
  • Students thinking of applying for further studies who need to improve their skills and portfolio

Entry requirements: None

The course is an opportunity for you to:

  • Practice a variety of paint and drawing techniques on paper
  • Develop your designs from initial idea through to finished concept
  • Use visual research as a source of inspiration for your designs
  • Learn how to present your work
  • Build a body of work that can be used for supporting applications and interviews

Clear, easy to understand lessons:

  • Our tutors will explain things in easy to understand, accessible English. If they need to use any special terminology they will make sure they explain what they mean.
  • New methods will be shown to students through live demonstrations, in a way thats crystal clear and easy to understand.

Experience life on campus

  • Network and share ideas with students from across the globe
  • Access the technology and materials relevant to your discipline
  • Shop in our college shops for any materials you might need
  • Ask questions of your tutor in real time
  • Receive feedback and critique on your assignments
  • Experience the many sights of London on your down time

A certificate of completion:

  • You've put the work in so we want to make sure you have something to show for it!
  • As long as you attend a minimum of 80% of your classes, we will provide you with a certificate of attendance.
  • We always recommend you attend all of the classes so that you get the most out of the experience!
  • Certificates are great to compliment your cv.

Please note: This course is for students aged 18 and older.

Booking:

Your course place is confirmed once you have booked online using a credit or debit card. There is no deadline for booking. Places are offered on a first come, first served basis, and all courses have a maximum number of students. We suggest you book early to avoid disappointment.

Available dates

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Make an enquiry or call us on 0207 514 7015.

Details

Topics covered

  • How to research for a textile project
  • Designing patterns from a blank piece of paper to a finished design
  • Constructing your own patterns
  • Designing repeats
  • Stencilling and creating your own stamps
  • How to use different types of ink
  • Exploring textile and fashion trends and using them as inspiration for your ideas

Materials

Onsite short course materials

Please bring with you to the first session:

  • A4 sketchbook
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • Apron
  • Palette
  • Water jar
  • Windsor & Newton Gouache Starter Pack or acrylics
  • Selection of painting brushes
  • Selection of coloured pencils
  • Selection of coloured felt tips
  • HB pencil

On this course you will be given a project brief to design a textile collection for a specific purpose.


In order to fulfil the brief in the time given it is essential that you conduct some preliminary visual research beforehand. So the most important part is to decide a theme which may be simple ie. flowers, fruit, or more abstract ie. time, space, movement, or an ethnic theme ie. Indian or African art, etc. Primarily the subject needs to be something that you find interesting. When you have decided upon your theme, gather together drawings, images from magazines or postcards, colours, small pieces of fabric, packaging etc - anything that you feel will inspire you and keep your interest during the course. These materials will be used to make a 'storyboard' which will form the basis of your design collection.

Online short course materials

You will need the following materials to complete this course:

  • Pro Arte flat synthetic brush 4 cm wide or similar
  • Pro Arte Polar 31 size 14 white nylon or similar
  • Palette for mixing colours
  • Acrylic paint or Dr Martens concentrated watercolour ink/Ecoline ink
  • A3 Sketchbook
  • Good quality cartridge paper that can take watercolour/ink
  • Household wax candle
  • Scissors
  • Scalpel or craft knife
  • Pentel brush pen - product code XGFKP/FP10
  • Glue stick

n.b. Photoshop and other digital editing tools are not required (although students are welcome to experiment).

To take part in the Online sessions you will need:

  • An up-to-date web browser (we recommend Chrome)
  • Microphone and headphones (a headset with a microphone function is recommended. The built-in microphone in your device would also be fine).
  • Webcam
  • Strong Internet connection - we recommend a minimum of 2 Mbps download, and 1 Mbps upload, faster if possible. You can test your network speed here - https://www.speedtest.net
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Working on paper, you’ll learn some core drawing and painting skills essential to achieve good results in textile design. Whether you are a beginner or have some experience, you’ll explore a variety of techniques and strategies that you can use to refine and develop your ideas. You'll work with a range of media and discover how to create and design a textile print from scratch.

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