Merchandise Board- Repeating Patterns

Assignment # 1:
Pattern Recognition

You are to copy and paste the following two example templates into 2 new Adobe Photoshop files 11x 8.5".
On each are boxes with the name of a print/pattern on top. You are to find example images of each and place them inside each box. When complete, put the finished sheets into your google portfolio for grading.

Templates Below: YOU MUST DO BOTH!

Pattern/ Prints
In fashion design, patterns and prints are incredibly important. A specific pattern or print can set the entire mood/ feeling of the piece you are designing. Polka dots indicate youth, whereas a pinstripe would indicate a business or mature style. There are HUNDREDS of prints and patterns. Some patterns are universal, like polka dots, and some patterns are complete original creations unique to a specific fashion designer. In order to create anything new we must first know where we came from!

Novelty Prints:

These are prints that usually appeal to a very specific buyer. Not everyone is going to want to wear hamburger or outer-space leggings, so these kind of prints are for more of a niche market.

TUTORIAL BELOW!!

examplesheet.pdf
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Assignment # 2

You are to create your own repeating original pattern by hand that will be finished in color in Photoshop or completed with markers/ colored pencils.

It must include the following:

It must be a repeating, seamless pattern.
It must include at least 5 different elements within your pattern.
There must be varying line quality and line weights to give your pattern visual interest.
A unifying color palette.
Evidence of good work ethic and EFFORT.

Video and Pdf Tutorials Below :

Part 1: Creating Your Pattern

Part 2: Making Your Pattern Repeat

Part 2 PDF Tutorial Below:

repeatingpattern.pdf
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Written Steps: These steps are what is in the first 2 videos above.

Step 1:
Draw a collection of objects on your sheet of paper. OVERLAP!! DO NOT MAKE IT A PATTERN AT ALL YET!! Fill the paper. DO NOT GO OVER THE EDGES. Go over your lines in thick and thin sharpie.

Step 2:
Bring me your drawing. I will cut it apart and tape it back together as needed and scan it in. You will then fill in any empty areas with more pencil drawings you will then ink in. Hand it to me for scanning when you are done with this step.

Step 3:
Open a NEW PHOTOSHOP FILE 8.5 x 11" 300 RESOLUTION! Open your scan from the share folder. Copy and paste it into that new photoshop file.

Step 4:
Scale it down to fit into the upper left hand corner.

Step 5:
Duplicate that layer 3 times. Line up the tiles together. Get them to line up as best you can. IT WILL NOT BE PERFECT YET! THERE WILL BE GAPS!

Step 6:
Merge all the layers together. Then use the brush tool, small, black and fill in any gaps in the lines.

Step 7:
If you want to color it in digitally at this point please do so. Use the selection tools like the magic wand to select areas to fill in using the paint bucket or gradient tool. (OR, we can print your pattern out and you can color with marker)

Step 8:
Once colored, we will save it as a jpeg! Put it in your slides.

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Assignment # 3

You are to take your unique repeating pattern that you created and apply it to a minimum of 3 garments or accessories of your choice. It must include the following:

The pattern must make sense for the garment/ accessory you have chosen. (child-like print on a children's item, etc)
The pattern must be applied to 3 different garments or accessories. This gives the viewer a sense of how your pattern would work on different kinds of merchandise.
The pattern must be stretched to fit believably within the flat you have chosen.
It must be presented in a presentation board style, with the title of your print, a description of your theme, what pieces of merchandise your print is applied to, and who is your target buyer for this merchandise line and why.
It must show good work ethic and EFFORT.

PART 3 VIDEO TUTORIAL BELOW: