Atelier Académics with Stacy Stewart Smith — Couture CAD: Digital Beading in Photoshop, Part 2
Atelier Académics with Stacy Stewart Smith — Couture CAD: Digital Beading in Photoshop, Part 2
Description
Couture CAD: Digital Beading in Photoshop, Part 2
Atelier Académics — A Recorded Seminar by Stacy Stewart Smith
In this recorded seminar, Stacy Stewart Smith demonstrates advanced techniques for refining and mapping digital beaded patterns using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Building on the vector beading work from Part 1, he walks through transferring motifs from Illustrator to Photoshop while preserving vector quality, scaling patterns for realistic apparel application, and mapping beaded designs onto fashion flats using Photoshop's Pen Tool and Paste Into function. The recording covers painting, shading, layer styles, lens flare effects, and the Liquify filter to simulate natural garment movement.
This recording covers:
- Transferring vector motifs from Illustrator to Photoshop as smart objects and pixels
- Scaling and defining beaded patterns for realistic textile mapping on fashion flats
- Mapping patterns onto apparel parts using Photoshop features
- Painting, shading, and applying layer styles for three-dimensional depth
- Adding sparkle and lens flare effects by moving elements between Illustrator and Photoshop
- Using the Liquify filter to simulate natural movement in garment elements
- Layer management and workflow best practices between Illustrator and Photoshop
Recommended familiarity: Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Viewing Part 1 (Digital Beading in Illustrator) beforehand is recommended. Basic flats are not covered.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes.
Upon purchase you will receive a downloadable PDF containing your Webex recording link and access instructions. Access is granted for 30 days from the date of purchase.
Select seminars augment the techniques introduced in CAD for Fashion Design and Merchandising (Bloomsbury Publishing, Stacy Stewart Smith).
This seminar is recorded and presented in English only.
This is an independent recorded seminar by Stacy Stewart Smith and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or accredited by any academic institution. No academic credit is awarded.
Care
Stacy Stewart Smith offers made-to-order garments, fine art, and digital publications — each requiring different care. Please refer to the product description for care and handling instructions specific to your purchase. For garments: dry clean or spot clean unless otherwise noted; do not machine wash. For fine art: keep away from direct sunlight and humidity; handle with clean, dry hands or cotton gloves. For digital products and publications: no physical care required; download and archive your files upon receipt.
Design
Every Stacy Stewart Smith piece begins as a drawing and ends as a decision — a deliberate choice of textile, construction method, and proportion made by a single designer with five decades of practice. The same eye that composes a painting composes a coat: line, weight, negative space, and the relationship between form and the body that inhabits it. Garments are produced in New York City, one at a time, to the measurements and preferences of the individual client. No two pieces are identical. No production run exists. This is not manufacturing — it is making.
The atelier sources textiles for their hand, weight, and longevity. Sustainability here is not a campaign. It is the natural consequence of making only what is wanted, from materials chosen to last, by a craftsman who will not put his name on anything less.