Atelier Académics with Stacy Stewart Smith — Couture CAD, Session II: Digital Beading in Photoshop, Part 2

Couture CAD, Session II: Digital Beading in Photoshop, Part 2

In this session, 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, you will learn to transfer motifs from Illustrator to Photoshop while preserving vector quality, scale patterns for realistic apparel application, and map beaded designs onto fashion flats using Photoshop's Pen Tool and Paste Into function. The session covers painting, shading, layer styles, lens flare effects, and the Liquify filter to simulate natural garment movement — producing dynamic, three-dimensional digital textile designs at a professional couture level.

What You'll Learn:

• 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

Prerequisites: Working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Completion of Session I (Digital Beading in Illustrator, Part 1) is required. Basic flats are not covered.

Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes.