Digital Textile Design for Fashion

Age

Suitable for adults aged 18+.

Level

Beginners or anyone with some experience who want to refresh or develop their skills further.

Experience or qualifications required

None – this is an introductory course. We have no formal academic entry requirements for our short courses.

If you'd like to discuss if this course is suitable for you, get in touch with us: shortcourses@aub.ac.uk or 01202 363222.

£349

Any additional costs

You'll need to provide some basic study equipment and art materials. This'll incur an additional cost if you need to purchase it for the course. See the 'What to bring to class' section below for full details.

Additional materials and resources will be provided by AUB and is included in your course fee.

• Notebook and pens/pencils to take notes
• USB flash drive (minimum 16GB)
• A4 folder to collate your notes and course material
• Drawing pencils
• Pens
• Paints
• Pastels
• Coloured paper
• Glue stick
• A selection of images, photographs and/or drawings and ideas to work from

• Researching current trends, colours, themes and concepts to develop your own design briefs
• Creating mood boards and colour palettes
• Adobe Photoshop for textiles prints design, including essential techniques and visualising your final designs
• Digital fashion techniques such as creating motifs, placement and engineered prints, repeating prints such as block, stripe, mirror, half drop, brick, and seamless printing
• Design development and preparing for sublimation prints onto fashion fabrics
• Sublimation prints onto a selection of fashion fabric

At the end of the course you'll:

• Have the skills and confidence to develop your own cohesive collections of digital textiles designs
• Possess the ability to pre-visualise your desired design and it’s outcome
• Have created a complete mood board and a collection of digital designs, visualisations and swatch samples of your final design printed onto fashion fabrics
• Possess improved artistic skills 
• Have increased confidence in your own skills and feel inspired
• Have boosted creativity and imagination
• Possess the foundations to continue creating beyond this course
• You can request a certificate to confirm your achievements, providing you've a 100% attendance record. To request a certificate please get in touch with us at shortcourses@aub.ac.uk and confirm your name and the title of course you've completed

Will I be assessed?

No, there's no formal assessment. As the course progresses, your tutor will measure your overall performance and offer essential guidance and feedback so you know how you're getting on.