Ai For Pattern Design Information

Ai For Pattern Design by Nicola Jayne Chadwick focuses on teaching pattern cutters how to use Adobe Illustrator for pattern design.

Adobe illustrator for Pattern Cutting

This course has taken the best part of a year to create – with more than 100 lessons and more than 80 tutorial videos, it really is a detailed course!

In order to enrol on this course you will need to have experience in pattern cutting – if you feel your pattern cutting skills need some improvement or you are new to pattern cutting then please enrol on my ‘Profession Pattern Cutting’ Course, where you can learn the skills you need to become a professional pattern cutter.

This course is designed to teach pattern cutters how to use Adobe illustrator for pattern cutting – it does not teach you how to pattern cut – you already need to know how.

This Course comes with individual practice blocks to help you learn.

What You’ll Learn In Ai For Pattern Design?

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

• Introduction to the Course & My Promise to You – VIDEO
• Course Structure – VIDEO
• Signing up to Adobe Illustrator Software – VIDEO GUIDE AND LINKS
• Adobe Illustrator Shortcut Keys – PDF Download
• Illustrator File Types – PDF Download Included – VIDEO GUIDE
• Vector Based Software – An Overview
• How to Download Your Lesson Files and PDF Lesson Sheets – VIDEO GUIDE
• An Important Note For PC Users
• STUDENT SUPPORT GUIDELINE AND LIMITS

INTRODUCTION TO THE ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR USER INTERFACE

• Lesson 1 – Introduction To The Ai Interface PDF DOWNLOADS – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 2 – Creating a Dedicated Pattern Drafting Workspace – PDF Checklist – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 3 – Good Working Practice – PDF & VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 4 – Some Practice – PDF – Standard International Paper Sizes – VIDEO AND AI FILE
• My Virtual Cutting Table – AI Template
• How Does Ai Compare to Industry Based Pattern Design Systems Such as Gerber Accumark and Lectra?

The Pen Tool – Process & Practice

• Lesson 1 -Introduction to The Pen Tool & Some Basic Practice
• Lesson 2 – The Smooth Point Method.
• Lesson 3 – The Clockwork Method with Pen and Anchor Point Tool
• Lesson 4 – Advanced Pen Tool Techniques – If you want to learn more!

BASIC SKILLS & TECHNIQUES IN ILLUSTRATOR

• Introduction to This Section of the Course
• Lesson 1 – Copy & Paste Explained – VIDEO
• Lesson 2 – Average & Join a Path Technique – PDF sheet – Worksheet for Ai – VIDEO
• Lesson 3 – Grouping & Locking Objects in Ai – VIDEO
• Lesson 4 – Measuring Straight & Curved Lines in Ai – VIDEO
• Lesson 5 – Pivoting Darts in Ai – ai lesson file – VIDEO GUIDES
• Lesson 6 -A First Look at Artboards in Ai – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 7 – How to Work With Layers – VIDEO GUIDES
• Lesson 8 – Adding Seam Allowance in Ai – VIDEO GUIDES
• Lesson 9 – Adding Notches in Ai – VIDEO GUIDES
• Lesson 10 – Creating Coloured & Dashed Pattern Lines – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 11 – Circular Pattern Cutting in Ai – VIDEO GUIDES
• Lesson 12 – Drafting The A- Line Skirt Block in Ai – VIDEO GUIDES
• Lesson 13 – Techniques with the Shape Builder Tool – Facings – Darts & More! – VIDEO GUIDES
• Lesson 14 -Creating Facings – Using the Brush Palette – VIDEO GUIDE

Creating Your own Tiling Template For PDF Pattern Output

• Lesson 1 – Output Options Available for Pattern Files
• Lesson 2 – Paper Sizes for PDF Pattern Export Explained – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 3 – Part 1 – An Overview of a PDF Template – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 3 – Part 2 – Creating Your Own PDF Pattern Template – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 3 – part 2.1 – How a Tiling template Looks When Opened as a PDF in Adobe Reader – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 3 – Part 3 – Dropping a Pattern into Your Template – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 3 – Part 4 -Saving the Pattern File as a PDF for Customer Use – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 4 – DON’T FORGET CONTROL SQUARES – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 5 – Customer Guidance & Support Information

QUICK TOOL VIDEOS

• Introduction to the Section
• The Selection Tool -PDF GUIDE & VIDEO
• The Direct Selection Tool – PDF GUIDE & VIDE0
• The Line Segment Tool – VIDEO
• Shapes Tools – Rectangle & Ellipse – VIDEO
• The Type Tool – VIDEO
• The Measure Tool – VIDEO
• Reflect & Copy Tool – VIDEO
• Rotate Tool – VIDEO
• The Eye Dropper Tool – VIDEO
• Scissor Tool – Cut – VIDEO
• The Artboard Tool – VIDEO
• Scale Tool – VIDEO GUIDE
• Align Palette – VIDEO GUIDE
• Pathfinder Palette – VIDEO GUIDE
• Transparency Palette – VIDEO GUIDE
• Fill and Stroke – PDF GUIDE – VIDEO
• Transform Palette – VIDEO

Ai DIGITAL PATTERN BLOCKS (SLOPERS)

• How to Access or Create Blocks (Slopers) in Ai
• Purchasing Pre Made Blocks
• Drafting Your Own Blocks- VIDEO GUIDES
• Importing Your Physical Pattern Blocks

Grading Patterns in Ai

• Introduction to Grading – What to Expect -Video
• Lesson 1 – X & Y Co-ordinates in Illustrator – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 2 – Method 1 – The Anchor Point Method – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 3 – Method 2 – Grading with Marker Points & Line Segments – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 4 – Method 3 -Smallest to Largest Size – to Locate Intermediate Sizes – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 5 – Method 4 – Using a Split Diagram – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 6 – Method 5 – Using the Blend Tool – VIDEO GUIDE
• Lesson 7 – Actions & Creating Grade Rule Libraries – VIDEO GUIDE
• Discussion Point – The Concept of Proportional Grading for Stretch Wear

PROJECTOR FILE CREATION

• Lesson 1 – What is a Projector File & Why Should I Include One
• Lesson 2 – Is a Projector File The Same as an A0 File?
• Lesson 3 – Projector File Desirable Features List
• Lesson 4 – Setting Up a Projector File Template – VIDEO GUIDES
• Lesson 5 – Projectors for Sewing – Squares & Rectangles Calibration Guides
• Projectors For Sewing – Facebook Group
• QUICK ACCESS – PROJECTOR FILE TEMPLATE Ai FILE

WORK FLOW EXAMPLES – CREATING A PROFESSIONAL- PDF PATTERN – COMING SOON – LIVE SECTION

• Tech Sketch, Blocks Selection, Size Charts and Lines & Grade Rules
• Working to Perfect the Pattern – In the Physical World
• Perfecting The Pattern in Ai
• Grading The Pattern in Ai
• Testing The Full Range of Patterns
• Creating a Layered Ai File
• Completing The Layered PDF for Customer Use
• To Add or Not to Add a Projector File
• Developing Videos and Tutorials
• Promoting The Pattern

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