Adobe Illustrator for Pattern Cutting
If you are ready to take your pattern cutting skills to the next level and create beautiful, accurate digital patterns in Adobe illustrator, then this is the course for you!
If you have any questions please email me at: [email protected]
Watch the video for an overview of the course and some background. The course comes with 3 joining options - so please head back to the school page if you would like to join with a different option.
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.
Please take a look at the bottom of the page for the complete course curriculum.
Course Structure
This video takes you through the course structure - you can also head to the very bottom of the page to see a detailed breakdown of the course lessons.
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Example Curriculum
- Introduction to the Course & My Promise to You - VIDEO (4:39)
- Course Structure - VIDEO (5:20)
- Signing up to Adobe Illustrator Software - VIDEO GUIDE AND LINKS (3:38)
- Adobe Illustrator Shortcut Keys - PDF Download
- Illustrator File Types - PDF Download Included - VIDEO GUIDE (13:29)
- Vector Based Software - An Overview
- How to Download Your Lesson Files and PDF Lesson Sheets - VIDEO GUIDE (3:39)
- An Important Note For PC Users (0:48)
- STUDENT SUPPORT GUIDELINE AND LIMITS
- Lesson 1 - Introduction To The Ai Interface PDF DOWNLOADS - VIDEO GUIDE (22:45)
- Lesson 2 - Creating a Dedicated Pattern Drafting Workspace - PDF Checklist - VIDEO GUIDE (18:22)
- Lesson 3 - Good Working Practice - PDF & VIDEO GUIDE (10:41)
- Lesson 4 - Some Practice - PDF - Standard International Paper Sizes - VIDEO AND AI FILE (20:15)
- My Virtual Cutting Table - AI Template
- How Does Ai Compare to Industry Based Pattern Design Systems Such as Gerber Accumark and Lectra?
- Introduction to This Section of the Course
- Lesson 1 - Copy & Paste Explained - VIDEO (3:44)
- Lesson 2 - Average & Join a Path Technique - PDF sheet - Worksheet for Ai - VIDEO (3:42)
- Lesson 3 - Grouping & Locking Objects in Ai - VIDEO (9:14)
- Lesson 4 - Measuring Straight & Curved Lines in Ai - VIDEO (8:26)
- Lesson 5 - Pivoting Darts in Ai - ai lesson file - VIDEO GUIDES (49:15)
- Lesson 6 -A First Look at Artboards in Ai - VIDEO GUIDE (9:59)
- Lesson 7 - How to Work With Layers - VIDEO GUIDES (17:42)
- Lesson 8 - Adding Seam Allowance in Ai - VIDEO GUIDES (30:14)
- Lesson 9 - Adding Notches in Ai - VIDEO GUIDES (28:37)
- Lesson 10 - Creating Coloured & Dashed Pattern Lines - VIDEO GUIDE (4:30)
- Lesson 11 - Circular Pattern Cutting in Ai - VIDEO GUIDES (20:01)
- Lesson 12 - Drafting The A- Line Skirt Block in Ai - VIDEO GUIDES (33:43)
- Lesson 13 - Techniques with the Shape Builder Tool - Facings - Darts & More! - VIDEO GUIDES (26:00)
- Lesson 14 -Creating Facings - Using the Brush Palette - VIDEO GUIDE (8:03)
- Lesson 1 - Output Options Available for Pattern Files
- Lesson 2 - Paper Sizes for PDF Pattern Export Explained - VIDEO GUIDE (5:49)
- Lesson 3 - Part 1 - An Overview of a PDF Template - VIDEO GUIDE (8:18)
- Lesson 3 - Part 2 - Creating Your Own PDF Pattern Template - VIDEO GUIDE (22:56)
- Lesson 3 - part 2.1 - How a Tiling template Looks When Opened as a PDF in Adobe Reader - VIDEO GUIDE (3:28)
- Lesson 3 - Part 3 - Dropping a Pattern into Your Template - VIDEO GUIDE (7:45)
- Lesson 3 - Part 4 -Saving the Pattern File as a PDF for Customer Use - VIDEO GUIDE (8:40)
- Lesson 4 - DON'T FORGET CONTROL SQUARES - VIDEO GUIDE (13:28)
- Lesson 5 - Customer Guidance & Support Information (5:35)
- Introduction to the Section
- The Selection Tool -PDF GUIDE & VIDEO (2:13)
- The Direct Selection Tool - PDF GUIDE & VIDE0 (3:36)
- The Line Segment Tool - VIDEO (5:27)
- Shapes Tools - Rectangle & Ellipse - VIDEO (7:10)
- The Type Tool - VIDEO (8:24)
- The Measure Tool - VIDEO (5:05)
- Reflect & Copy Tool - VIDEO (4:20)
- Rotate Tool - VIDEO (7:21)
- The Eye Dropper Tool - VIDEO (3:58)
- Scissor Tool - Cut - VIDEO (5:18)
- The Artboard Tool - VIDEO (1:53)
- Scale Tool - VIDEO GUIDE (3:07)
- Align Palette - VIDEO GUIDE (9:30)
- Pathfinder Palette - VIDEO GUIDE (6:36)
- Transparency Palette - VIDEO GUIDE (3:32)
- Fill and Stroke - PDF GUIDE - VIDEO (9:36)
- Transform Palette - VIDEO (5:21)
- Introduction to Grading - What to Expect - HEAD ON VIDEO TO MAKE (1:50)
- Lesson 1 - X & Y Co-ordinates in Illustrator - VIDEO GUIDE (13:43)
- Lesson 2 - Method 1 - The Anchor Point Method - VIDEO GUIDE (7:51)
- Lesson 3 - Method 2 - Grading with Marker Points & Line Segments - VIDEO GUIDE (9:10)
- Lesson 4 - Method 3 -Smallest to Largest Size - to Locate Intermediate Sizes - VIDEO GUIDE (6:43)
- Lesson 5 - Method 4 - Using a Split Diagram - VIDEO GUIDE (7:12)
- Lesson 6 - Method 5 - Using the Blend Tool - VIDEO GUIDE (6:47)
- Lesson 7 - Actions & Creating Grade Rule Libraries - VIDEO GUIDE (11:31)
- Discussion Point - The Concept of Proportional Grading for Stretch Wear
- 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 (21:54)
- Lesson 5 - Projectors for Sewing - Squares & Rectangles Calibration Guides
- Projectors For Sewing - Facebook Group
- QUICK ACCESS - PROJECTOR FILE TEMPLATE Ai FILE
- Tech Sketch, Blocks Selection, Size Charts and Lines & Grade Rules (0:30)
- 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