Create Schematics & Knitting Charts with Adobe Illustrator
Create professional graphics for your knitting patterns
Create professional graphics for your knitting patterns
Professional knitting design requires professional-level skills. Take your pattern instructions up a notch with vector-based schematics, diagrams and charts.
In this one-of-a-kind series of classes, I'll show you how to use Adobe Illustrator to:
Adobe Illustrator is the industry-standard vector-graphics software. It has so many features that it can be intimidating to beginners.
But you don't have to know everything all at once!
In the Create Schematics lessons, you'll learn to:
Begin to create a collection of commonly used knitting symbols that can be customized to fit your specific needs. You'll be able to use these symbols over and over again.
Combine your existing symbols into completely customizable grid-based knitting charts.
Make your patterns stand out! Charts and schematics are important instructional tools that will appeal to a wider audience.
Become more valuable to your clients! Offer schematic and chart illustration services to designers, bloggers and publishers.
This is the only series of classes available anywhere that is specifically focused on knitting designers and editors. It targets the Illustrator tools and concepts you need to jump-start your way into technical illustration.
You can spend dozens of hours watching and reading tutorials on Adobe Illustrator.
Then spend hundreds more hours practicing and figuring out how to make it work for your needs.
Or you can take this course, focusing on just the skills you need to get started making professional looking instructions.
Before taking this class I had no previous experience with Adobe Illustrator...everything is explained clearly and concisely. I had a blast taking the class and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to advance their knowledge...Love it!
...relaxed but well-planned. There were people in the classes with various levels of knowledge, but she was able to teach it where that did not make a difference
Edie will show you step by step how to create professional Schematics and Charts that will WOW you!
Once you register, you will receive one lesson a week for five weeks. The lessons consist of a pre-recorded video (or two) and a printable pdf. You'll have a chance to watch the video tutorial and follow along with the handout. Then you'll have time to practice on your own before the next lesson arrives.
Most lessons include a text-based discussion, to enable asynchronous chat about that lesson.
About once a month, Edie will host a live 30-minute Zoom session where you can get answers to your outstanding questions, if they have not been answered in the ongoing lesson discussions.
You will continue to have access to all class materials for an "unlimited" amount of time, but no less than six months from the day you register.
Want to learn both knitting AND crochet charts? Sign up for one course, and you’ll get a coupon code for $199 off the other course. Offer applies only when both courses are taken simultaneously.
Some Pre-requisites:
Edie has been designing knit and crochet patterns for over 25 years. She has been teaching for 20+ years, and tech editing for almost 20 years. Her passion is making patterns as understandable as possible to the greatest number of crafters possible. She wants everyone, from the absolute beginner to the advanced professional designer, to be confident in their skills.
One way she does that is to help designers and teachers craft their written patterns to be clear and accurate. Well-written patterns make for happy crafters!