Fashion Design Course

Fashion Design Course

ACHILLE PINTO - COMO

Training course

The objective of the Fashion design course  is to acquire and deepen skills in drawing, colouring and rendering techniques for the garment industry.

Under the guidance of highly qualified lecturers, the students will follow a well-defined course of study that provides them with the tools and notions indispensable for portfolio design. Today the Fashion designer is the one who directs the 'yard' of fashion, a creative figure, capable of giving shape and new life to fabrics and objects.

After acquiring the basics of design, the student gets to the heart of the matter. Research into present, past and future fashion trends is necessary for the development of a concept. What the students will develop in the project work phase will be the development of a collection complete with colour cards, fabrics, trims and moodboards. Italian Design Institute offers a course that embraces tradition and innovation. From teaching traditional drawing techniques to the use of indispensable software such as Photoshop and illustrator.

Ghe students on the course will explore new possibilities by having a direct approach to two realities that underpin the fashion world. The textile factory of Achille Pinto, able to give a complete overview of everything related to the production and realisation of fabric from scratch. The students will also have the opportunity to visit a print shop, receiving a detailed explanation of how the machines work, what types of materials are suitable for printing on and how.

What you will learn

The candidate will learn to use traditional drawing and colouring techniques, using hand-made illustrative methods. Rendering of figures will be designed with today's most popular software, Photoshop and Illustrator .

Programme

  • introduction to the course and use of materials
  • concept and target research
  • Anatomical bases
  • Study of measurements
  • Drawing technique
  • Color theory
  • Staining techniques
  • Merchandise
  • Material search
  • Illustration
  • Fashion sketch
  • Search method
  • Flat model
  • Data sheet
  • Fashion collection

       TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY

  • Fabric history
  • Textiles: fibres, yarns
  • Raw materials: natural fibres, animal fibres, chemical fibres (artificial and synthetic)
  • Textile surfaces: orthogonal fabrics, knitted fabrics, non-woven fabrics
  • Basic weaves: cloth, twill, satin
  • Main fabric types
  • Weaving cycle
  • Finishing ennobling cycle
  • Textile Surface Treatments
  • Fabric types: printed, dyed, jacquard, special processes
  • Certifications and sustainability

 SOFTWARE

       PHOTOSHOP

  • Functions and levels
  • Importing a drawing onto a PC: type of scanner, how to save it (jpeg, pdf, png, svg) , DPI
  • Design outline (figure, accessory)
  • Using Layers
  • Photo retouching of the figure
  • Pattern Insertion
  • Colour calibration, brightness, contrast
  • Rendering
  • All-over print production
  • Rescue

     WORKING ON AN IMAGE

  • Explanation moodboard e conceptdifference and style
  • Searching for an image: quality, size, DPI
  • Image editing: change of colour, cropping, brightness etc...
  • Explanation search: visual inspiration
  • Importing a fabric: colour editing and contour cutting

     ILLUSTRATOR

  • Type of document to open by job
  • Functions and levels
  • How to draw in illustrator
  • Examples types of technical drawings
  • Illustrator functions
  • Technical drawing
  • Layout graphics
  • Clothing graphics (placed prints, all-over patterns, embroidery, etc.)
  • Filling
  • Cutout mask

Job opportunities

At the end of the course, trainees will be able to enter the fashion world as Fashion designerFashion graphic designer or as Fashion consultants. They can also work as freelancers or within style offices.

Phases of the course

  • Introduction: Books + online platform + an introductory online meeting (of 4 hours).
  • Classroom phase: 96 hours: 40 hours in full immersion at the Achille Pinto company + 56 hours online (3 appointments of 4 hours per week).
  • Project work: 3 months to develop a project following the outline provided by the lecturer.
  • Optional internship (minimum 300 hours) throughout the country.
  • Dissemination of the professional profile nationwide.

Facilitations

Possibility of financing the enrolment fee Video CV editing and updating for dissemination to companies in the sector at the end of the training course in the candidate's region of preference.

How to apply

Fill out the information request form and we will contact you within a few days. In the selection of candidates the scholastic CV, work experience and motivational letter will be considered. It is possible and advisable to send a portfolio of previous works. The examining commission, considering these elements, will communicate the result of the selection and the admission to the Course by filling the application form.

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Company data

Sviluppo Europa s.r.l.
Via Albricci, 9 - 20122 Milan
P.I. 10282190965
unique code: M5UXCR1
[email protected]


Province Register Office. chamber of commerce Milan Monza Brianza Lodi
Fiscal Code is the VAT number
REA number MI-2519496
Share Capital 10,000

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