Not everything is done physically these days, as this era lives digitally. As a fashion designer, there are software that comes in handy in the designing process. This can be categorized into three sections -Illustrations, 3D design, and digital pattern making.
Illustrations
1. Photoshop – Photoshop helps create 3d illustration, graphics and paintings on the ipad or desktop. Can be used in both Mac os and Windows. This application published by Adobe Inc. This can be downloaded through Adobe creative cloud. Photoshop is not free for students but Adobe does offer discount student pricing. You can download Photoshop for free – but only for seven days trial. To access this application you need to pay a monthly subscription.
2. Illustrator – Illustrator helps designers create logos, icons, sketches, typography, and complex illustrations on the ipad or desktop. Adobe Illustrator is a professional vector-based design and drawing program. It helps fashion designers in technical drawings. This application published by Adobe Inc. You can download Ilustratior for free – but only for seven days trial. To access this application you need to pay a monthly subscription.
3. Procreate – Procreate is a raster graphics editor app for digital painting developed and published by Savage Interactive for iOS and iPadOS. To use this application easily all you need is an ipad and an apple pencils or any other stylist. Procreate transforms your Ipad into a sketchbook instantly with it’s features such as brush library, pdf import, colour palettes and manymore. Procreate is an one time purchase application.
3D design
Clo 3D – This software brings fashion into life. By visualize your designs with only a few clicks! the software interface becomes easier to use. This not only help with creating garment designs also helps with anything that is constructed with fabric such as lingerie, swimsuits, wallets, bags and many more. Clo includes features like 3d Simulation, grading, sewing & tracking, avatar, fabric, 3d environment, animation(runway) and many-more. To access this software a monthly subscription has to be paid, but there is an thirty days trial for free and Clo also offers a student discount.
Digital pattern making
Illustrator – Illustrator can be used to make digital pattern for sewing and print it into a life size pattern. To learn how to create digital pattern making I followed a course on a youtube page named Pattern Lab. This has helped me a lot and it is very easy to use once you get the hang of it.
Pattern Lab – https://www.youtube.com/c/PatternLabLondon