WSQ Draw Digital Images Central

Course details

Apparel Design with CAD lesson is mainly teaching learners to use the Adobe Illustrator (AI) software to render fashion design sketches for design and technical presentation. Also included in the lesson is the use of Adobe Illustrator with Adobe Photoshop to render graphics for Artwork presentation. Currently Adobe Illustrator is the key design tool used in the apparel industry by designers worldwide and is also the common software used by apparel manufacturers, print & embroidery mills and graphic production companies. Thus learners who complete this course will benefit as his/her skills will be very relevant to the needs of today’s design industry.

Most students who graduate from design institutions nowadays are more than competent with at least some basic CAD skills, while many of the designers who have been working in the industry for sometime may not be equipped with CAD skills.

While hand-rendered production sketches may still provide effective communication to sample-makers and production, the increasing dominance of the Internet and Email as modern forms of communication creates a need for computer-rendered flats and digital presentation.

The design of this course is specifically tailored for designers from the fashion and apparel industry. It aims not just to teach participants the tools but also the methods for integrating CAD as a sustainable solution for the specialised nature of our trade

OBJECTIVES

• Identify various CAD softwares in the market, and the difference between graphic file types in accordance to the industry norms and practices.
• Identify the different menu, tools and palettes functions and interfaces in the AI software.
• Determine the correct menu, tools and palettes functions, and interfaces to use to illustrate basic fashion illustrations and presentations.
• Ascertain the different modes of output and printing for the fashion design and presentation file.
• Illustrate designs for trims, patterns and graphics in accordance to industry norms.
• Interfaces the Adobe Photoshop software with AI for use in editing fashion design and presentation in accordance to industry norms.
• Evaluate printing and emailing end fashion design illustrations and presentations in accordance to industry norms.

ENTRY REQUIREMENT

Possess at least 3 GCE “N” level credit including English and Mathematics or ES WSQ Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) level 4 and above.

Students are required to have basic knowledge of Microsoft Office especially for Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook, Internet as this will be required during assessment / group work.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Participant will be awarded the WSQ Statement of Attainment (SOA) provided he/she meets the following requirements:

• 75% attendance rate
• Assessed to be competent in given competency standard

CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE

Upon succcessful completion of the course, trainee will be awarded the WSQ Statement of Attainment (SOA). WSQ Certification is nationally endorsed and recognised by industry partners.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Assistant Designers to Design Directors
• Assistant Merchandisers to Merchandisers
• Marketing Executives and Managers
• Product Development Executives and Managers
• Sourcing Executives and Managers
• Buyers
• Pattern Drafters
• Garment Technicians

KEY LEARNING AREAS

• Functions of menu, tools, palette and interfaces
• Technical sketches
• Basic fashion sketches
• Fashion illustrations
• Basic fashion illustration presentations
• Trims, patterns and graphic library
• Basic editing of a fashion illustration
• Saving, exporting and printing the fashion illustration and presentation