Introduction to Adobe Illustrator for Fashion Design
By Mila Moura , Fashion and Textile Designer
Learn to use the software from scratch to enhance your creative process and develop your designs in a technical and creative way
Learn to use the software from scratch to enhance your creative process and develop your designs in a technical and creative way
Domestika Basics · 5 courses included
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Course 1: Adobe Illustrator and Its Interface
By Mila Moura
Create your first worksheet and discover the main tools
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Course 3: Items and Garment Details
By Mila Moura
Edit your sketch and add buckles, seams, bows, and volume.
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Course 4: Color and Patterns
By Mila Moura
Explore the different fillings the software has to offer for your linear drawing.
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Course 5: Basic Data Sheet
By Mila Moura
Represent all the necessary information for the manufacture of your garments.
When producing a clothing collection, the digitalization of the designs and the creation of their corresponding garment specifications are two essential key steps. Fashion designer Mila Moura believes Adobe Illustrator to be the most comprehensive and user-friendly software for this type of design, as it allows you to manipulate and edit figures quickly and effectively.
In this Domestika Basics made up of 5 courses, Mila shows you how to use Adobe Illustrator from scratch and also explains some basic clothing design concepts. Throughout this journey, learn to strengthen your artistic process by dominating vector design and discover the secrets to developing sketches focusing on the technical as well as the creative side.
See how Adobe Illustrator can be used in fashion design before working on your first worksheet. Explore its interface and the tools you need for digitalizing your sketches later on.
Learn everything you need to know to transfer your drawings to the screen, from the differences between embedding an image or not, to how to vectorize your drawings. Mila walks you through the process for an organized and efficient workflow step by step.
In the third course, learn to add elements such as buttons, buckles, zippers, and more. Also see how to use paintbrushes and the "Pen" tool to generate volume and movement in the fashion-specific context.
Once your linear drawing is complete, it's time to add color and texture to your creations. Work with color palettes and continue exploring what the software has to offer: gradients, prints and patterns, shadow, and more.
Mila wraps things up teaching you how to create a garment specification sheet. Include new worksheets, zoomed images with essential details, scale drawings with measurements, and text. Revisit some popular Adobe Illustrator formats for exporting your files.
Technical requirements
⦁ A computer with Windows 7 (or later) or macOS 10.12 (Sierra)
⦁ Adobe Illustrator CC (you can either buy it or download the 7-day trial from the Adobe website).
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By Mila Moura
Camila Aguirre Moura, also known as Mila, is a clothing and textile designer. While studying her degree at the Universidad de Palermo in Buenos Aires, she was offered the role of assistant professor, thus sparking her interest in teaching which culminated in the creation of María de los Geometrales, now known as Estudio MG, in 2014.
Estudio MG is a hub for students, fashion designers, and industry professionals who want to learn new skills to digitalize and boost their projects. They offer intensive workshops on topics such as digital figurines, garment specification sheets, and print design, among others. They also advise brands and entrepreneurs helping them to develop the technical side of their collections, from the digitalization of designs to networking with workshops and suppliers.
Content
Course 1: Adobe Illustrator and Its Interface
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U1
Welcome
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Welcome
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U2
Why use Adobe Illustrator?
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Why use Adobe Illustrator?
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U3
Creating the work canvas
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Creating the work canvas
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U4
Tour of the interface
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Tour of the interface
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U5
Plotting Segments: Line, Arc, and Pen Tools
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Plotting Segments: Line, Arc, and Pen Tools
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U6
Selection tools
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Selection tools
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U7
Practice
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Practice
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Course 2: From Paper to Screen
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U1
Place Image: Embed or not embed?
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Place Image: Embed or not embed?
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U2
Layers Window
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Layers Window
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U3
Guides Tool: Splitting the sketch
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Guides Tool: Splitting the sketch
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U4
Hands on action! To vectorize
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Hands on action! To vectorize
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U5
Trace Window: Seams and more ...
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Trace Window: Seams and more ...
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U6
Details! Line profiles and shortcuts
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Details! Line profiles and shortcuts
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U7
Practice
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Practice
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Course 3: Items and Garment Details
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U1
How to delete or cut segments?
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How to delete or cut segments?
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U2
Image Trace Tool
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Image Trace Tool
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U3
Buttons! Symbols Window
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Buttons! Symbols Window
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U4
Creating brushes
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Creating brushes
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U5
How to represent ruffles or pleats? Pen Tool
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How to represent ruffles or pleats? Pen Tool
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U6
Practice
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Practice
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Course 4: Color and Patterns
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Color!
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Let's color!
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U2
Apply full color
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Apply full color
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U3
Recolor Tool
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Recolor Tool
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U4
Apply Gradient
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Apply Gradient
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U5
Apply Patterns
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Apply Patterns
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U6
Adding shadows
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Adding shadows
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U7
Practice
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Practice
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Course 5: Basic Data Sheet
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U1
Organizing the work tables
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Organizing the work tables
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U2
How to add dimensions? Stroke Window
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How to add dimensions? Stroke Window
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U3
Adding text
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Adding text
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U4
Construction details: Zooms
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Construction details: Zooms
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U5
Non-editable file export
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Non-editable file export
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U6
Editable file export
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Editable file export
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U7
Practice
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Practice
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About Domestika Basics
Domestika Basics is a series of courses focused on teaching the most commonly used software by creative professionals worldwide.
The content has been meticulously curated and is intended for both students going into a new creative field and more experienced professionals who want to polish their skills.
Learn with the best Domestika teachers through practical lessons, tons of resources, and a progressive difficulty that'll allow you to see results from day one.
Domestika Basics will allow you to step up your professional game and be prepared to score better projects.
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Without prior knowledge.
Domestika Basics gives you everything you need to get started in a new creative field and become an expert in it.
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Focused on the tool.
Discover its main components, techniques, and the tried-and-true methods you need to master it.
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Learn fast
With a straightforward, step-by-step approach, our outstanding professionals will teach you how to get the most out of the program.
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