Affinity Designer 8 – Detailed Decoration of Floral Pattern and Background

This class,Affinity Designer 8 – Detailed Decoration of Floral Pattern and Background,is the 2nd in a3-part seriesto show you all the ins-and-outs of creating pattern collections in Affinity Designer software (8th in sequential order of allDeloresArt AD classes).
We created the basis of the pattern in the last class and in this one, we will embellish the pattern with all sorts of little details. In doing so, I will teach you many simpleAffinity Designertechniques that you can apply to so many projects. You know I always throw in plenty of tips and tricks. By the end of the class, you will have a complete hero pattern for the collection we are creating, complete with décor of the motifs.
I take youstep-by-stepthrough the whole process of researching what other artists do and then re-creating the adornments we see. I focus on the work ofHelen Dardik, one of my favorites. There is so much to be learned about Affinity Designer in the process.
We will work with strokes and the stroke profiles to create many of our looks. I will also show you how to fill with the fill tool using patterns we create on the spot from a single motif! So many techniques. so little time!
You will be blown away by how the use of simple techniques can really enhance your pattern. Finally, I show you two mockups I have created for your use. These are Procreate mockups, so you will use the same techniques I showed you to export the swatch and use it in Procreate.
In this class I'll walk you through:
my step-by-step method for adjusting strokes and adding interesting profilescreating single motif quick pattern fillscolor and design considerations and blend modes to add the patternshow to add areas of shadow or highlights to the patterns or the base motifscreating dashed or dotted lines
My guidance will guide you through the challenges that come up. I demonstrate every step of the process. This class will benefit anyone trying to up their skills and improve their patterns.
The key concepts I will include:
working with strokes and stroke profileshow to make simple patterns with single motifshow to recolor and adjust patterns within patterns


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