Ever wonder how anyone could make such a detailed and complex pattern from Toile De Jouy? Perhaps you wanted to make one but it seemed too difficult.
This course will teach you how to make this type of pattern design.
Toile de Jouy, a sophisticated and decorative pattern design, first became popular in late 18th century. It has since become a timeless classic. It is still very much in demand and is used to print on fabric and paper.
Although it's a complex pattern, it's not difficult to create. However, you'll learn all the skills and tools you need in class.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
The history of the pattern - This is the story about how this particular style evolved into the classic it is today.
- Different styles. What has influenced the Toile de Jouy designs. What characterizes patterns.
- We'll be practicing how to draw like an 18th-century Toile designer and then you can replicate the style in your own Toile patterns.
How to Plan your pattern, gather materials and create a color scheme.
How to create your motifs.
Digitalizing your Illustrations How to best scan and vectorize your pattern patterns in Adobe Illustrator
- Editing your Adobe Illustrator motifs
How to combine your Toile motifs into repeats in three different layout styles.
How to Color and Recolor Your Toile Pattern.
This intermediate-to-advanced course is, so you should be familiar with Illustrator and a little about how a pattern repeat is made.
Some lessons include a lot drawing and illustrating. If you feel that drawing is not your forte, I suggest you take my second course called "Artistic Illustrations – Learn how to draw from images and objects".
TOOLS & MATERIALS THAT YOU WILL NEED:
- Pencil, pencil, eraser and ruler.
- Scanner or your smartphone (for digitalizing your sketches)
- Computer and Adobe Illustrator
The images for the drawing exercises can be found in the attached pdf "Toile de Jouy Drawing Exercises" located on the right-hand side of the project section.
Let's get started!
I am so excited to share my knowledge about this amazing pattern design with you and I hope to see all of you in class!
/ Barbel
CLASS PROJECT
Assignment
This course will require you to create your own Toile de Jouy design using all the information from class. You can choose to make your Toile design in the traditional rococo style, or a modern and contemporary version.
Deliverables
In the project section, create a project. A completed project should include:
- A brief introduction to who you are. It's easier to have fun with people you know a little.
- A board that you use to gather inspiration for your theme, motif and pattern scenes. It can include images from Pinterest, your own photos, and words. It is best to create it in Adobe Illustrator, then save it as an image/images so that it is easy to upload.
- A title and brief description of the theme that you have chosen for your toile pattern.
Describe each motif in your pattern in 1-2 sentences
Optional: Scans or photos of your drawn motifs. It's up to the user to choose between vectorized or original versions.
- Your finished pattern in one or more colors from your color palette. (One color is fine, but it's not necessary.)
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