Do you, like me, love drawing and painting and would like to use your artwork to create digital art? This is the class for you!

In this class we will learn how to:

bring our drawings into Inkscape (a free graphic software)
digitize (vectorize) them using some of my favourite techniques
create a beautiful colour palette starting from a picture
create a seamless repeating pattern using the digitized elements
design a product mock-up and fill it with our pattern (If you do not know yet what a mock-up is, do not worry. In the class you will learn what a product mock-up is and how to create it.)

Students of all levels are welcome and no previous knowledge of Inkscape or surface pattern design is required. You do not even need to be an experienced painter because you can create beautiful patterns starting from simple doodles!

What you’ll need:

a computer
Inkscape installed on your computer
a picture/scan of your drawings or paintings and a picture you like because of its colours. Alternatively, you can use the same photographs I use in the class: download them from the class Projects & Resources section.

Why learn to vectorize your art and use Inkscape?

With the skills you will learn in this class, you can make any kind of vector art using the free graphic software Inkscape. For example, you will be able to make customized greeting cards and export them as PNG files ready to be printed at home. You can also use the same skills to create charts and graphics you might need for your job or for other personal projects.

Furthermore, once you learn to design on Inkscape, learning to use Adobe Illustrator will come more naturally and with less struggle.

Let´s start!

Music Credits:

Track: Coctail
Music provided by Scandinavianz
@scandinavianz

Shruddha Bhat

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