- Design & Color
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Creating & Importing a Color Library 2 min
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Color & Color Blending 3 min
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Designing with Cutmarks
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Perforation/Ventilation Holes 9 min
- Fabric & Seam Details
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Fabric Group 2 min
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Melanges & Heathers 9 min
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Introduction to PBR 6 min
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Special Fabric Effects - Material Maps 12 min
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Straddling Flatlock 8 min
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Knowledge Checkpoint #1 10 min
- Artworks & Trims Details
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Enhancing Trims 12 min
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Artwork Executions with Substance 5 min
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Artwork & Trims Special Effects 10 min
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Seam Groups 2 min
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Exposed Elastic
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Knowledge Checkpoint #2 5 min
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Survey 3 min
ATV: Activewear Materials
Gain an understanding on materials and concepts of materializing activewear
In this course, you will learn to apply materials that are commonly applied to activewear garments. After completing this course, you will know how to create ventilation holes, adjust mélange colors, assign a straddling flatlock and more.
You will begin with a section on Design & Color which covers ventilation holes and designing with cutmarks. The next section covers fabric and seam details with lessons covering mélanges, special fabric effects and assigning a straddling flatlock. Lastly, we have a section on applying artwork and trims such as exposed elastics.
Check your retention throughout the course with a two knowledge quizzes.
Audience: Users new to VStitcher, Users with basic to advanced knowledge, Activewear designers
Prerequisites: 101 Getting Started, 101 Orientation (for new users)
Additional Learning Tools: Links to Help Center, Additional BWU Content
Format: Video, Text, PDF lessons with downloadable files
For a detailed summary of lessons, see below.
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Design & Color |
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Creating & Importing a Color Library (Optional) |
A link to the 101 Creating & Importing a Color Library lesson is provided. This is for users who have not completed or need a refresher of the 101 Colors Course.
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Color & Color Blending (Optional) |
A link to the 201 Creating & Importing a Color Library lesson is provided. This is for users who have not completed or need a refresher of the 201 Colors Course.
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Designing with Cutmarks |
In this lesson, we will explore the cut mark feature to design a basic block. |
Designing with Cutmarks |
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Perforation/Ventilation Holes |
In this lesson, we will learn how to add perforation and ventilation holes to a garment. |
Perforation/Ventilation Holes |
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Fabric & Seam Details |
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Fabric Group (Optional) |
A link to the 201 Fabric Group lesson is provided. This is for users who have not completed or need a refresher of the 201 Materials Course.
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Mélanges & Heathers |
In this lesson, we will learn how to work with mélanges and heather textures for fabrics. |
Topics: fabric group, image editor, edit externally, color blending, material blending, texture tool |
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Introduction to PBR (Optional) |
A link to the 201 Introduction to PBR lesson is provided. This is for users who have not completed or need a refresher of the 201 Materials Course.
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Special Fabric Effects – Material Maps |
In this lesson, we will learn how to achieve some special fabric effects using PBR channels |
Topics: PBR, material maps and channels |
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Straddling Flatlock |
A PDF lesson that covers creation of a straddling flatlock. |
Topics: Seams, image editor, texture tool |
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Artwork & Trims Details |
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Enhancing Trims (Optional) |
A link to the 301 Enhancing Trims lesson is provided. This is for users who have not completed or need a refresher of the 301 Materials Course.
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Artwork Executions with Substance (Optional) |
A link to the 301 Artwork Executions with Substance lesson is provided. This is for users who have not completed or need a refresher of the 301 Materials Course.
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Artwork & Trims Special Effects |
A PDF lesson that covers some examples of artwork & trims special effects. |
Topics: PBR, material maps and channels |
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Seam Groups (Optional) |
A link to the 201 Seam Groups lesson is provided. This is for users who have not completed or need a refresher of the 201 Materials Course. |
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Exposed Elastic |
In this lesson, we will learn how to create exposed elastics. |
Topics: Grouped edge assignable trims, elastic band test, edge assignable trim, image editor, PBR channel, material blending |