T-Shirt Design Workshop 02: Mixed Media Design
Why take this course?
🎉 Unlock Your Creativity with T-Shirt Design Workshop 02! 🎨
Course Overview:
Embark on a journey to elevate your t-shirt design skills and transform your artistic vision into wearable art. Ray Dombro, a seasoned instructor with a passion for mixed media designs, will guide you through the process of creating unique and eye-catching t-shirt designs using Photoshop, Illustrator, and hand-drawing techniques.
What You'll Learn:
🚀 The Design Process from A to Z:
- Finding Inspiration: Learn how to tap into your creative wellspring and turn everyday ideas into stunning designs.
- Essential Tools: Understand the computer tools and traditional drawing tools that every t-shirt designer should master.
- Seamless Integration: Move fluidly between Photoshop, Illustrator, and traditional sketching to refine your vision.
- Type Layout Mastery: Utilize Adobe Typekit fonts to enhance your designs with impeccable typography.
- Custom Brush Creation: Create your own custom Photoshop brushes to infuse your designs with unique color and texture.
- Hand-Drawn Effects: Incorporate hand-drawn elements into your digital work for a distinctive, personal touch.
- Color & Texture Perfection: Ensure your graphic is printed with precise ink colors, sizing, and placement.
- Exploring Printing Methods: Dive into sublimation and DTG (direct-to-garment) printing to broaden your understanding of the medium.
- Design Precision: Avoid common mistakes to guarantee your t-shirt design is printed exactly as envisioned.
Practical Insights:
👕 Real-World Application:
- Watch as Ray sends designs to 3 different printers, and see the final products unboxed to understand how each printer's work differs. There are some valuable lessons to be learned from these surprises!
Bonus Materials:
🎁 Exclusive Resources:
- Get your hands on the Photoshop watercolor brushes made during the workshop.
- Receive all 3 colorways of the "South Shore" design, created in Photoshop.
- Access two bonus lectures detailing methods to create index and halftone screen printing color separations without extra software.
- Downloadable files for the demonstrated color separation techniques.
Course Highlights:
🌍 A Comprehensive Journey: From concept to completion, this workshop covers everything you need to know about t-shirt design. You'll learn not just how to create a design but also how to ensure it is printed with the highest quality and precision.
🤝 Hands-On Learning: This course combines theoretical knowledge with practical application. You'll be encouraged to work along with Ray, applying each technique as you go.
🎓 Designed for All Levels: Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this workshop is tailored to help you achieve design success.
Join us in this engaging and informative course and turn your t-shirt design dreams into a reality! 🚀👕✨
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Comidoc Review
Our Verdict
This T-Shirt Design Workshop offers a comprehensive look into the creative process, leveraging both traditional and digital tools. While catering primarily to those with existing graphic design software experience, it compensates by providing authentic insights from a practicing designer. With an emphasis on mixed media design, this course offers valuable knowledge for crafters, artists, and designers alike looking to expand or refine their t-shirt design skills.
What We Liked
- In-depth walkthrough of t-shirt design process, from ideation to final print
- Professional designer instructor provides real-world insights
- Clear explanations and repetition of crucial points
- Demonstrates hand-drawing integration with computer techniques
Potential Drawbacks
- Some technical terms may require independent research
- Focuses mainly on a single t-shirt design type
- Lacks in-depth software tutorials, assuming prior knowledge
- Minor sound quality issues for some users