Cross stitching – not something you’d expect digitally. But in fact… It’s great fun to draw needlework, embroidery, knit and crochet etc on a computer. The result is a cool piece of artwork that beautifully adds atmosphere to any kind of interior. Do you prefer different sizes? Smaller? Bigger? Easypeasy lemonsqueezy! That’s why vectors are so great: never any loss of quality, no matter the size!
Techniques
In this class you can learn how to draw a cross stitches using symbols, and how easy it is to edit them. Also, I’m showing you how to make a pattern that will form the embroidery linnen and create the frame.
Tools
I’ll be demonstrating this class on a MacBook Pro. Any laptop or desktop, Mac or Windows, with Adobe Illustrator will do. Mind you that Illustrator on the iPad is not working quite the same and you might be searching for certain features that do not (yet) exist in the iPad version.
Beginner or intermediate
If you’re a novice to vectors, take a look at my Skillshare class VECTORNATOR for SUPERBEGINNERS part 1 to understand how vectors work and acquire some basic knowledge of this type of digital drawing. Vector apps work with the same basic principles, so you should be good to go with Adobe Illustrator too.
Note that Adobe Illustrator is by subscription, Vectornator is free. Affinity Designer, another great vector app, is not very expensive and has great features. However, in this class I’m only focussing on Adobe Illustrator. Of course, you’re welcome to construct a cross stitch piece with the vector app you have at your disposal!
From my working experience I have learned that many Illustrator users nearly always use the same tools and don’t up their game with the release of new features. Symbols and patterns have been around for a long time but are still undervalued. So this might be a nice way for the more experienced users to rekindle with their beloved Illustrator! 🙂
