Digital Textile Design: Portfolio Skills

by Melanie Bowles, Ceri Isaac

Digital Textile Design covers everything students and practitioners of textile design will need to learn about designing and printing digitally.

Textile designers are beginning to realize the creative potential of digital textile design and are fast catching up with graphic designers who have taken to working digitally. New digital textile-printing technology is enabling designers to work with an almost unlimited palette of colors to produce work of staggering detail in relatively short timescales.

Written specifically for textile designers, Digital Textile Design provides the know-how for students andprofessionals who wish to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator as design tools. A series of inspirational tutorials, presented in step-by-step format, guide the reader through the process of creating designs that will be suited to both the traditional textile production process, and to the new industry of digital printing onto fabric.

Against the backdrop of the development of digital print, the book discusses how designers can access this new technique, looks at the work of those currently exploring its possibilities, and also features the craft of embellishment that is being used to offset the apparent flatness of print.

Genres: Nonfiction, Fashion, Design

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 6, 2009

Reviews

[Shield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bowles shows what digital textile is. I'd like to say that this's the DYI-book. Bowles teaches how to convert our traditional drawing into modern one by using computer. All in step by step. Also, this book explores the products that we can make by using our digital design. This book is really helpful for the dummy and student who want to master digital textile. Trust!

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I went through some of the tutorials in this book and was actually able to make designs that looked exactly like what was in the book. I really liked the fake sequins, the photo jewelry on a shirt, and the inspiration.

[Ashleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone who is applying to do a textile degree this year I wanted to check out some books on the subject before commiting to anything. This book is really interesting and has ignited a spark in me. I have previously studied photography and had never thought of combining the two subjects but this book showed me that this is possible. The technology surrounding this subject is exciting and has brought back my passion. I am super excited at the prospect of creating some exciting new textiles and blending my photography in with this.

[Lydia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well worth it for the Digital Printing Bureaus listing, plus great step-by-step instructions for creating fabrics using Photoshop and Illustrator. Timely.

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like a textbook primer. It does an excellent job of thouroughly covering the topic.