USING ILLUSTRATOR TO DRAW TAILORING FLATS
COMME DE GARCON
Symbol Embellished Jacket
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
The aim of this se with a the pen to an embellished ja The objectives ar
• Use the pen tool eff • Make and ‘break’ sy • Place a Price of Wal and rotate it. For this exercise I have jacket from 2013 fall c this link: https://www.youtub
You will need to apply own designs.
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
ession is to experiment ool and symbols to draw acket. re to:
fficiently ymbols. les check into the flat, rescale
e used a Comme de Garcon collection as a template from
be.com/watch?v=RhCUAE-trIE
y the techniques learnt to your
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
•
Start by pl image and center line
•
Lock and d
•
Set the str fill, 1pt and and corner
•
On a new l the pen to around the
•
Group the the pencil in the top
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
lacing your d pulling in a e.
dim the layer.
roke to no d round caps rs.
layer, use ool to draw e lapel.
e lapel. Use tool to draw collar join.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
Double click on the shape builder tool to check the gap detection is turned on. Select all parts of the lapel then use the shape builder tool to divide the lapel into separate closed paths. Check you have been successful by selecting (with Direct selection tool) and filling the separate closed paths.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Draw a line ž length of the button hole. Use .25 - .5 stroke weight. Duplicate. Hold down shift and pull out an ellipse to form the round buttonhole end. Move the horizontal lines so that they contact with the ellipse
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
Use the Shape builder tool to define the ellipse center. Delete the space between the anchor points using the direct selection tool and cmd:X. Use the Direct Selection tool to select the anchor points at the end of the line with those on the ellipse. Use the hot keys cmd:J to join each side in turn.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
•
Check the shape has ‘round caps and corners’
•
Select the whole shape.
•
Go to Effect: Distort & Transform : Zigzag; to convert the lines to zigzag stitching.
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
Add 4% value into the size box. Check preview and use slider till happy with appearance.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Resize the button hole is required by selecting and using the scale tool. Adjust the stroke weight If needed. Here I used .35pt weight.
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Duplicate the b
Select one but
Go to Symbols
Select ‘Graphic symbol’. Press ok.
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
button hole.
tton hole
s : New Symbol
c’ and ‘static
Tilt the button hole to suit the image by using the Rotate tool. Save again as another symbol .
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
If you wish to edit a symbol, select it th the Break Link to Symbol icon.
You can then recolour the stroke using dropper. Resave as a symbol again.
Select an using the
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
hen click on
the colour
nd reflect the lapel, e center line.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Refl and
Copy and paste in front (on a new layer) the side of the top collar. Draw out from the last anchor points (top and bottom) to the center line. Use the colour picker to fill with 40% grey.
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
lect the collar and join the center anchor points using the direct selection tool (cmd:J) d group. Pull this selection into the bottom of the lapel layer, so it appears behind the lapels.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Select the under lapel. Cmd: C then Cmd:B to paste behind
DRAW TAILORING FLATS Use the direct selection tool to pull out the lapel shape anchor points as illustrated. Reflect and copy the the top collar on the center line.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Switch all the coll from view.
Draw in the jacke And group.
Use the pen tool Fold. Select a scu
Select all the fron And copy using th
Send the copied h
Make sure that th is below the colla
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
lar layers off
et top shape
to draw in the ulpted stroke.
nt, reflect he center line.
half to back.
he jacket bodice ar layer.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Turn on the under c and edit so that it appears to tuck into fold.
Adjust the other pa that it ‘fits’
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
collar
o the
arts so
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
DRAW TAILORING FLATS Copy and paste in front the bottom of one jacket half. Draw in one side of the lower jacket. Group. Add in the fold lines, then use the Shape builder tool to make closed Paths.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Draw in the opposit
Fill the reverse side
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
te side
e folds in 40% Grey.
You can use the colour dropper tool to help with similar fills.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
Copy and paste in front the armhole segments (cmd:C, cmd:F) then draw in the remainder of the sleeve. Cmd:J to join the segments together, then reflect.
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Sketch in the bow pencil tool to mak closed paths for e
Group each path
Change the stroke
Use the pencil too fabric folds.
When the bow is and copy to make
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
w by using the ke a succession of each of the 5 parts.
as you go.
ke to a sculpted line.
ol to draw in the
complete, reflect e a pair.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Sav sta
Pull o fill th
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
ve each bow as a atic symbol
out enough bows to he jacket.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
• Rotate and rescale bows t • Copy both top jacket fron • Paste onto a layer below t pathfinder tool (unify) or make the back jacket shap • Fill with 40% grey.
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
to taste. nts and the back neck collar. the jacket. Either use the the shape builder tool to pe.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Select and prepare a fabric swatch to place onto the file.
Rasterize the selected swatch to enable editing
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
g.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Go to Object: Pattern : Make to put this (and edit) to make the repeat seamless.
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
swatch into repeat. Use the ‘size tile to art option’ . Save a copy and then select ‘Done’.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Drag this into the swatches panel.
Select the jacket Front and fill with th Swatch
Use the scale tool to Resize appropriately
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
his
o y.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
Use the colour dropper to To fill other selected areas
Use the rotate tool to replicate the straight grain Select a bow symbol Click on ‘Break link’ Button to enable editing.
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
ool s
n.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO
This will th Fill the bo Orientate The rotate shows up
Ask me ho for a layer
Proceed t Copying a the jacket
DRAW TAILORING FLATS
hen enable you to ow with fabric and e the grain (using e tool) so that it against the jacket.
ow to use brushes red patch effect.
to draw the back view by and pasting, then editing t.
lisa.earley@solent.ac.uk
USING ILLUSTRATOR TO