Chinoiserie - Design Your Own Elegant Print

Dive into the enchanting world of Chinoiserie printmaking with this comprehensive course! Learn to create stunning, hand-drawn designs from beginning to end. I'll walk you through my entire creative process, breaking it down into four essential stages:

• Moodboard & Inspiration: Discover how to build a powerful moodboard to gather ideas and fuel your Chinoiserie designs.
• Illustration: Master fundamental sketching techniques for capturing beautiful botanical and nature-inspired elements – the heart of Chinoiserie.
• Scanning & Refining: Learn the best practices for scanning your artwork and using Photoshop to clean up and arrange your pattern for print.
• Pattern in Photoshop: Develop essential Photoshop skills to transform your illustration into a repeating, seamless Chinoiserie pattern.

By the end of this class, you'll be able to:

• Create a basic moodboard for print design inspiration.
• Apply basic sketching techniques to draw botanical and nature motifs.
• Utilize Photoshop skills for cleaning and arranging patterns.
• Understand the process of scanning artwork for digital design.

What you'll need:

• Illustration tools: Digital drawing tablet or traditional materials (paper, pencils, etc.)
• Scanning device: Scanner or smartphone/tablet camera for capturing your artwork.
• Photoshop software: Adobe Photoshop or a similar image editing program.

My recommended materials:

• 300 GSM, A3 size paper (mix media)
• Steadlers watercolour pencils

Ready to deepen your flower illustration skills? Check out my class "Illustrate Orchids in Procreate" for more botanical art techniques!