We have found THE best and most accessible design visualisation apps and resources for Fashion and Textiles... Are you ready to revolutionise your approach to fashion design? Join us as we explore THE best and most accessible design visualisation apps and resources for fashion and textiles. Prepare to immerse yourself in a world of creativity as we unlock the potential of these game-changing tools!! What’s in store? FashionDraw: Unleash your creativity with technical brushes, materials, and over 1,600 templates. FashionDraw brings your visions to life, from clothing to accessories. Swatcheditor: Experience the power of this editing tool. Visualise your patterns in 3D, edit colourways, and scale in real-time, empowering informed design choices. Adobe Express: Create amazing work that stands out with Generative AI. NewArc AI: Transform sketches into realistic images and renders in seconds. Generate unlimited designs for yourself or your client. Our expert tutor and founder, Erica Horne, will guide you through the potential of these cutting-edge tools, providing invaluable insights and knowledge that will transform your design workflow. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to level up your design game. Secure your spot now to revolutionise your design process, and discover the future of fashion design visualisation!!

Designing in CLO can seem all too easy - a platform where garments come to life effortlessly, without worrying about fiddly details like seam allowances and hem intricacies. But when it’s time to turn your digital design into production-ready garments, that’s when things can get a bit tricky. How can you ensure that your digital designs seamlessly transform into tangible pieces? This is the big question every CLO designer faces. Enter our Immersive Production Ready Files in CLO3D Skills Update, an update designed to address these concerns. Join us as our expert tutor, Laura Fish guides you through everything you need to know about ensuring your CLO files are “production ready”, covering the details that can be tricky even for experienced designers. From seam allowances, correct hem measurements and fit accuracy to product labelling and export functions - we’ll help you overcome every challenge that stands between your digital designs and real-life garments. And if that wasn't enough, we’ll also introduce you to the wonders of CLOSET... your factory is going to LOVE you! Unleash your creativity beyond the digital world, and join our exciting CLO skills update where innovation meets practicality. While we often hear about the time saved with high-quality digital samples, the real impact is in that first physical sample produced from your file. The seemingly unattainable dream of a perfect first sample is almost within reach, and we're here to help you achieve it!

AI is here to stay and it is time to get familiar with it. You may have heard of Chat GPT or Midjourney and even seen AI pop up in common tools such as Grammarly... however, the real power for us designers is in generative AI. Our team have been researching and playing around with various different tools both within the Adobe ecosystem and further afield and we can't wait to share them with you. The potential for instant recolours, and instant asset creation is unlimited. For some the thought of AI may feel like it's the end of skill and originality, however, we challenge you to think about it differently. Without the tedious and time-consuming tasks of your day-to-day and with extra skills at your fingertips, imagine how much exploration, ideation and play you can do without the ticking clock of commercial budgets dampening your vision. We will also be sharing a little about Adobe's AI strategy for the future; its ethical practices and its plan to allow you to train your own AI model and even license it for others to use.

The world of fashion and technology feels like it is moving so fast... while some of us are just getting round to learnig Adobe Illustrator. You are not alone if you are feeling a little overwhelemed and under pressure to keep up with the 3D fashion movement, you may even be wondering what all the fuss is about? 3D fashion looks great now that the quality of visuals are up to a much more realistic standard, but is that all it is? Are the benefits worth the investment in time, money and skills or can we still get by on sketches, CADs and samples? These are the very questions that our expert tutor Laura Fish will be exploring in this 3D Fashion Skills update. You will come away from this event with a much better understanding of what 3D fashion software looks like, how it works, where it fits and how it impacts the world of fashion design and development. We also hope that this update will give you some clarity on whether 3D design is for you.

This FREE Adobe 2023 Update is here to help designers like you keep up with what's new from Adobe. We want to make sure there aren't any major tools, tips or tricks that you are missing out on that will make your life as a designer soooo much easier. We have weeded through all the updates and picked out the key bits we Fashion and Textile designers NEED to know! Believe it or not, the software is supposed to make our lives easier with all its fancy tools, but sometimes that just isn't the case. It can get overcomplicated and we can get overloaded... that's why C4F want to help. Your learning with us is always tailored, specific and relevant!

One of THE hot topics with many different approaches, methods and reasons for creating a tech pack... no wonder we're left wondering what's right! The answer to the question 'what should be in a tech pack?' is always... 'it depends' helpful right?! Well, unfortunately, it is very true... which is why in this month's Skills Update we will look at what a tech pack is, why we need one, and who it's for. Because; 'When the why is clear the how is easy.' Erica will take you through all the things you need to consider when creating a tech pack and when working with other professionals.

Learn our fave techniques and media for creating digital artwork from scratch in Illustrator; ready to use in your print and surface pattern designs. Starting with a blank page can be intimidating! even when working with your paints, oils and pastels. With digital painting and drawing this feeling can be even worse if you are not sure where to start. That's why we want to share with you our top tips and techniques across the Adobe desktop apps and Fresco on the tablet. From realistic watercolours and textures to creating simplified and stylised shapes... all with no mess to clear up afterwards. At CAD for Fashion, all our tutors are designers as well as lecturers, so we use and teach the software every day. This means that over the years we have developed, collected, stumbled across and researched the best tools and shortcuts to make your lives easier. "We want to make the software part easy so you can get back to thinking about the design!" You will come away from this event with a huge amount of time-saving tips and tricks for both fashion and textile design.