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 Creating surface patterns from vintage encyclopaedia illustrations is a great way to step beyond your own drawing skills and explore a different and a fun way of coming up with ideas and telling a story. Beautiful patterns created from intricate illustrations always look great as backgrounds on websites, or as prints on fabric, wallpaper, wrapping paper or end papers in books. 
I am Dominic Righini-Brand and in this class I invite you to explore the technique and creative possibilities of making digital patterns from vintage illustrations sourced online. I am going to share with you where you can find this kind of images, what approaches you can take when generating ideas and composing patterns, and step-by-step go though my process of creating patterns in Adobe Photoshop.
This class provides your with an opportunity to design a sophisticated pattern without a need to draw all the elements first! Join in and start designing—I cannot wait to see the patterns you create! 
In this class you will learn:
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<li>where and how to source good quality vintage illustrations online free for personal and commercial use;</li>
<li>how to approach ideas generation for creating patterns;</li>
<li>how to form a repeatable seamless pattern;</li>
<li>the basics of working with the Linked Objects in Adobe Photoshop;</li>
<li>alternative techniques of selecting and cutting images in Adobe Photoshop, including Select and Mask and Polygonal Lasso tools;</li>
<li>how to colour your work non-distructovely to efficiently create visually appealing and consistent patterns in Adobe Photoshop;</li>
<li>how to make and manage pattern presets in Adobe Photoshop. </li>
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Software:
This class is suitable for pretty much any skill level and covers all Adobe Photoshop techniques needed in this class. If you are an absolute beginner at using Photoshop, please enrol in Evgeniya's classes <a href="http://skl.sh/28UXs0g" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Source &amp; Mix: Digital Collage from Vintage Encyclopaedia Illustrations</a> &amp; <a href="http://skl.sh/29nizHn" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Source &amp; Mix Botanical Illustrations with Typography to Create Trendy Designs</a> to familiarise yourself with the Photoshop basics, extensive selection and cutting techniques and working with Adjustments and Adjustment layers. 
 Research:
<a href="https://uk.pinterest.com/jackiekaydo/vintage-patterns/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Vintage Patterns</a> — our research board on Pinterest 
Resources:
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Biodiversity Heritage Library on Flickr</a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bibliodyssey/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Bibliodyssey Flickr Library</a>
<a href="http://usdawatercolors.nal.usda.gov/pom/home.xhtml" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection</a>
<a href="http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The J. Paul Getty Museum</a>
<a href="http://search.getty.edu/gateway/search?q=&amp;cat=highlight&amp;f=%22Open+Content+Images%22&amp;rows=10&amp;srt=a&amp;dir=s&amp;pg=1" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Getty Collection Search Gateway</a>

Introduction & Overview

Sourcing Images: License & Quality Consideration

Ideas Behind a Pattern

Organising Project Files

Cutting out the Elements

Setting up the Pattern File

Putting Cut-outs into One File

Forming a Pattern

Creating a Repeatable Seamless Pattern

 Developing Colour Variants

Saving Your Pattern Tiles

Making Pattern Presets & Conclusion

Vintage Patterns (Sample Project)

Source & Mix: Surface Patterns from Vintage Encyclopedia Illustrations

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