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Gotta listen to the heart calling! 🤗

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I was taught the same thing and it perplexed me at first :) It can be positive because it makes surface pattern design more accessible. I do think, however, that since we're talking about visuals, art making skills do matter and can take it to the next level. I personally prefer well-drawn art 😄 That teacher is definitely using the statement as a selling point. Imagine - "anybody can do it!!" Sounds so inclusive. Reality is a bit different. I don't think there's ANY job that absolutely anybody can do. Also, as a side note, I think experienced illustrators make the best patterns because they can draw anything at all. People, scenes - you name it! Skills!!

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Thank you for your kind words! I have super minimal experience with rugs. I don't know if you're interested in jobs as a weaver or a print/pattern designer. Normally, a collection should include a variety of patterns in different scale, a hero pattern, several coordinates, fillers and recolors. There might be some specifics for rugs in particular. A good place to start would be to look at how your dream companies approach collections :) Something like www.skcarpets.com/ - they have subdivision by topics in their collections (classical, contemporary, etc.)

@Pattern Talent by Darya Karenski Thank you so much for taking the time to answer me in detail. I will check it out for sure. Already, all your videos helped me a lot. Also, you are funny and It makes it so much more interesting. Looking forward to what you will be posting next!

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I feel you Ania! Never easy to change countries and so many different challenges to resolve. On another note, I'm going to post a video about software for textile design very soon. It's already filmed :)

@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski Thank you Darya! I am a new subscriber, bell is set, so I am very much looking forward to your video :) NB I have chosen Affinity Designer over Illustrator

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@@aniaphotouk - I was going to suggest Affinity Designer… For me it was a no-brainer! - For the cost of one month of Illustrator, I could buy Designer and own it outright! It’s just so affordable. It does everything Illustrator does, plus, - you can work in vectors, and flick a switch, and work in pixels! - You can’t do that in Illustrator.

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The repeat pattern file needs to be uploaded to a website that has a printing facility, for example Spoonflower or others. They have digital printing machines that are similar to printers that we use to print out documents, but giant in size and with inks suitable for fabric :) There are many variations to this process but that's the gist! Spoonflower prints fabric and wallpaper. Other companies (for example Redbubble) can print a single image directly on shirts, bags, etc. The machinery for this is different. You also start by uploading a file there. Hope it helps! Thank you for subscribing 🧡

From what I've personally encountered, Kaledo and Pointcarre both have weaving extensions! Pointcarre was on our college curriculum and those interested in weaving could study it deeper. www.pointcarre.com/weaving.html Kaledo was used on one of my jobs, it's pretty powerful software for lots of textile tasks. But I did not work specifically at weaving companies, so I'm sure there's more to know. Maybe look through commercial weaver job listings and see what software knowledge is desirable? Hope it helps!

Procreate for iPad is really good software. What you do there you can then take later to Photoshop or Illustrator. I don't think Lightroom can be used for textile design, but knowing it will help you get the hang of Photoshop and Illustrator.

This video can be helpful: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aslxrMVy1szJdYE.htmlsi=PI7rBNauP6sWMerc

It really depends on the manufacturer. If they do screen printing, they most likely have a color limit. 12 printed colors maximum is a common standard. Then art needs to be reduced to those 12 colors. It's usually presented on a call out sheet with color chips and the repeat size along with a stepped out repeat. But it's best to ask the vendor directly what their requirements/possibilities are. Ask what their printing process is and how they like the files/physical printouts.

@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski thank you! if you're using a raster watercolor pattern, how would you communicate what the pantone colors would be?

@@jenniferr9585 if Pantones have to be called out, the art needs to be reduced in advanced textile software to a limited number of colors. Then Pantones can be picked accordingly. Again, I don't know the whole situation. In my experience, we never called out Pantones for vendors in complex art textiles (not to say it's a universal standard, just one of the options). But paper printouts were sent to the factory so that they could do exact matching physically - mixing dyes to match the printout - which was the end result of multiple tweaking and printing rounds. It was my experience in both of my textile workplaces. We had CAD specialists who reduced watercolor art to 12 colors in Pointcarre and Kaledo software. We also had one freelancer who did it in Photoshop index mode - which is unusual and impressive. I haven't personally reduced watercolor art to 12 colors, it would be hours if not days of work in Photoshop. In case of digital printing color reduction is not necessary. Again - many variables! Depends on what is needed and what isn't. I guess we do need a video about it :) I'll work on it.

@@jenniferr9585 in the meantime, you can watch my 19 Kinds of Textile Design video that has chapters on screen printing and CAD, hopefully it'll shed a bit more light on the process!

@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski You're the best! Thank you!

You can watch this video and see which methods work for you: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pahiaK6mu5mcpnU.htmlsi=4mQFqIMosN4clbnT

Wacom connects to the computer - you would need some kind of software to use it with. Adobe programs are just the most common ones, but you can explore other options such as Gimp, Affinity or Photopea - the last one is an online program that is said to be very comparable to Photoshop (I haven't personally used any of these programs but I've heard good things). I bet the same programs could be used with a Samsung tablet - but you would have to investigate a bit further. Procreate software works only on iPad - not on Samsung/android tablets. Good luck! 💛

So you can create patterns with a tablet to, just be a different app to procreatre? As a wacom software cost?@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski

Rectangular is perfectly fine! 🤗

not yet! Thank you for the interest though! It's on my to-do list :)

Hallo Katja! Ich habe meinen ersten Kurs zum Thema Textildesign auf Skillshare veröffentlicht. Es heißt Einführung in die Oberflächenmuster- und Textilgestaltung. Hier ist der Link: skl.sh/3uTdIgF Ich bin nicht sicher, ob Untertitel in Deutsch oder anderen Sprachen verfügbar sind. Es gibt verschiedene Websites, auf denen du deine Stoffe und Tücher bedrucken kannst. Ich gehe davon aus, dass du in Deutschland bist. Du kannst dich Contrado ansehen - es ist in Großbritannien - und textilwerk.com. (Mein Deutsch ist nicht perfekt, ich benutze einen Online-Übersetzer ;)

@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski danke. Habe ich schon gesehen . Wann geht es weiter?

@EkaterinaArndt höchstwahrscheinlich ein paar Monate

Thank you, I'll keep it in mind!

You can email me at darya@patterntalent.com

@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski Ok thanks so much

I think there is always a chance :) You can watch my video for tips, link below. Some of the ways are suitable for international designers. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pahiaK6mu5mcpnU.html

Hello! Thanks for your kind words! I did not design this shirt, unfortunately. You can find my classes in textile design here: www.skillshare.com/en/r/user/daryakarenski

I'm developing a class right now! What content would you like to see? I'd appreciate your feedback!

Select clients that you would like to work with, build a portfolio that fits their aesthetic, look for their art/ design director contacts and send them a pitch email with a brief text, a few images and link to your portfolio. It's a slow meticulous process that is going to take time. Good luck!

@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski Thank you so much for your response! :)

Oh no 😥 I'm sorry! I'm not using this music anymore

You can also turn captions on. Hope it helps! ❤️

Thank you Daksha! Love your artwork! My nickname is Dasha, so we have very similar names :)

@@PatternTalentbyDaryaKarenski awww that's so cool!