Mastering Colors in Pattern Design: Discover Your Color Style

Colors are so important for the overall look of your designs and a color palette can really make or brake a pattern. In this class I will teach you the way I work with colors. You will learn the techniques that I use to develop my own color style and how you can use the same techniques to develop yours. I will show you how I work with color palettes and different colorways of patterns and I will even take you through my process of making a second colorway of a whole collection. We will talk about how and where to gather color inspiration and how to work with different color modes, such as CMYK, RGB and PANTONE when designing patterns.

You can use the skills that you learn in this class to build a stronger signature style and brand and to expand your portfolio with more colorways of existing patterns. To take this class you need to have basic knowledge of pattern design and have at least one finished pattern that you can use in the class project. I use Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Draw in this class, so it’s good to have a basic understanding of at least Illustrator to be able to keep up.

If you’re interested in developing a colour style of your own or just in how to make your current style more cohesive and learn how to make palettes and colorways for your patterns - join me in this fun and inspiring class that is all about colors.

Be sure to share your project here in class and if you share your project on Instagram feel free to tag @majaronnbackdesign 

GIVEAWAY (March 20 - April 4, 2019)

I’m very happy to announce a special giveaway that me and my fellow pattern designer Kristina Hultkrantz are hosting together in connection with the launch of our newest classes here on Skillshare. To celebrate that we are both releasing our debut fabric collections with Paintbrush Studio Fabrics we have gotten together to host this joint giveaway.

In this special giveaway, 2 winners shall be chosen to win a bundle of fabrics from both our fabric collections. The bundle includes a total of ten fat quarters from our collections - five from each. In addition to winning the fabric bundles you will also win a personal review from one of us on your class project. In Kristina's class this means a review from her of your collection and here in my class this means a review of your colorways. The review will be written personally to you in an e-mail and you can even include any questions that you have for us and we will answer them personally for you.

To enter the giveaway you need to do the following before Thursday April 4th 2019:

1. Enroll in both of our new classes here on Skillshare (Majas class 'Mastering Colors in Pattern Design: Discover Your Color Style' and Kristinas class 'Design a Fabric Collection: Everything you need to know about designing for the fabric industry')

2. Create a class project in one or both of our classes and share it on the project page. If you upload a project in both classes you will double you chances of winning the giveaway.

There will be 2 winners in this giveaway and the winners will be announced on Friday April 5th by us both at our Instagram stories (@majaronnbackdesign & @emmakisstina)