Photoshop for Textile Design

Photoshop is one of the most used digital design applications within the fashion and textile industry and is a vital tool for textile designers. With a focus on teaching industry-related skills for the textiles sector, this extended 4-day course will teach you the tools, techniques and methods used to create textile designs, basic repeat patterns, and prepare your designs for application and print. Under the supervision of our expert tutor, students will have the opportunity to practice and develop the practical skills taught.

The course covers the following main topics:

• Create a professional workflow and Photoshop set-up for textile design
• Create textile design elements from scanned images and photos, using an array of tools and techniques, such as layers masks, selections and editing tools
• Learn techniques to create placement prints and create motif tiles for repeats
• Develop design colourways and variations through adjustments and filters
• Create basic repeat tiles – Mirror, Block, Full Drop and Half Drop
• Visualise your ideas and learn ways to prepare your files for print and application

This course is suitable for beginners, as a refresher or for those that already have a basic knowledge of Photoshop. The content is suitable for people working in the fashion and/or textiles sector, students, tutors or anyone interested in improving their computer design skills and learning techniques in Photoshop. Participants are required to have good computer skills and should feel confident using design software.

Essential information

• Please set up a file storage account with Dropbox on which to save your work or bring your login details if you already have one. For security reasons, USB sticks and external devices cannot connect to our computer network and will not work.
• You will need an Adobe ID. Please set this up before the course starts at adobe.com/uk and select ‘Get an Adobe ID’. Make a note of your ID and password and bring them with you. If you already have an Adobe ID, please check if your ID still works. You do not need to subscribe to the software as it is free to use when studying at the Museum.
• Please bring a notebook and pen.

Our short courses are a great value way to learn essential design software. This course is taught in the Museum’s IT suite using the latest Adobe Creative Suite software on newly installed PCs and 24” 4K Ultra HD monitors. Led by our team of highly experienced tutors, tuition is in small groups with a focus on your particular learning requirements. The Fashion and Textile Museum is part of Newham College London.

If you have any questions regarding this workshop, please get in touch.

About the tutor

Manu Hecht has been teaching the Adobe Creative Suite at the Fashion and Textile Museum for over nine years. She specialises in digital design applications for the creative industry, such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. She has worked in the fashion and textile sector for over 20 years and is also a lecturer for FE and university.