{"id":12163,"date":"2020-01-31T11:54:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T01:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.articci.com\/articciart\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=12163"},"modified":"2021-03-06T20:12:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T10:12:19","slug":"textile-surface-design-art-retreat","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"http:\/\/box5461.temp.domains\/~xowbdamy\/art-classes\/textile-surface-design-art-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Textile &#038; Surface Design Art Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"\">Create Your Textile Design Collection<\/h2>\n<blockquote style=\"\"><p><strong><em>Create a cohesive collection for fabric, home decor and home wares prints!<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Model lying on printed silk scarf\" data-id=\"12390\" width=\"395\" data-init-width=\"520\" height=\"347\" data-init-height=\"457\" title=\"Saywell Designs\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativebusinesssuccess.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Model-wearing-silk-top.jpg\" data-width=\"395\" data-height=\"347\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Model lying on printed silk scarf\" data-id=\"12390\" width=\"395\" data-init-width=\"520\" height=\"347\" data-init-height=\"457\" title=\"Saywell Designs\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativebusinesssuccess.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Model-wearing-silk-top.jpg\" data-width=\"395\" data-height=\"347\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Come to the Gold Coast for this 5 day art retreat where you will learn how to create a cohesive collection of textile design prints that can be printed onto a variety of fabrics and products.<\/p>\n<p>Over the 5 days you will design your own range of stunning prints using a variety of mediums, such as watercolour, inks, acrylics, gouache and coloured pencils.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong>Receive advice and guidance from a designer with years of experience on how to create your vision. With critique and advice on your designs, product ideas, marketing strategy, website and more.<\/p>\n<p>Come away from this retreat feeling inspired and excited with the possibility of starting your own surface design brand.<\/p>\n<h3>Over 5 days you will design a collection of surface design prints whilst learning the essentials you need in order to develop your brand:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine what you want to create and your niche target market for your brand<\/li>\n<li>How to plan out your collection &#8211; designs and products<\/li>\n<li>Information about fabrics and printing methods<\/li>\n<li>Gain inspiration and develop a theme for your print collection<\/li>\n<li>Learn a variety of art techniques to achieve your desired style<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to put your design into repeat manually to create continuous designs suitable for fabrics, wallpapers etc.<\/li>\n<li>Learn tips on the communication needed in order to have your designs repeated digitally and prepared for printing<\/li>\n<li>Receive contacts for printers and manufacturers you can use to have your designs printed onto fabric or other products<\/li>\n<li>Identify the best way to market your brand and sell your products<\/li>\n<li>Creating your plan of action for the next 3 months to continue your brand development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Models wearing garments made with printed textiles\" data-id=\"12395\" width=\"805\" data-init-width=\"1200\" height=\"611\" data-init-height=\"911\" title=\"Saywell Designs\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativebusinesssuccess.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/two-girls.jpg\" data-width=\"805\" data-height=\"611\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Models wearing garments made with printed textiles\" data-id=\"12395\" width=\"805\" data-init-width=\"1200\" height=\"611\" data-init-height=\"911\" title=\"Saywell Designs\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativebusinesssuccess.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/two-girls.jpg\" data-width=\"805\" data-height=\"611\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Armchair covered in custom printed upholstery textiles\" data-id=\"12452\" width=\"700\" data-init-width=\"700\" height=\"700\" data-init-height=\"700\" title=\"Armchair covered in custom printed upholstery textiles\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativebusinesssuccess.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3026.jpg\" data-width=\"700\" data-height=\"700\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Armchair covered in custom printed upholstery textiles\" data-id=\"12452\" width=\"700\" data-init-width=\"700\" height=\"700\" data-init-height=\"700\" title=\"Armchair covered in custom printed upholstery textiles\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativebusinesssuccess.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3026.jpg\" data-width=\"700\" data-height=\"700\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Art Techniques You Will Learn:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating floral botanical watercolour prints<\/li>\n<li>Creating abstract prints<\/li>\n<li>Creating motif based prints<\/li>\n<li>How to generate design ideas and colour compositions<\/li>\n<li>Using mixed mediums to create stunning prints &#8211; including watercolour, gouache, inks, acrylic paints, airbrush acrylics, marker pens and watercolour pencils.<\/li>\n<li>How to come up with great compositions<\/li>\n<li>How to use iPad apps (or computer apps) to manipulate your designs, create variations and reference images.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Included in the Retreat:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use of all art materials provided<\/li>\n<li>Morning Tea and Lunch provided each day<\/li>\n<li>Select up to 2 of your artworks to be turned into repeating fabric prints &#8211; digitally edited by our in house designer and printed on 6 meters of fabrics (i.e. 3 meters for each design)<\/li>\n<li>Select up to 6 placement prints to be printed as cushion covers (45cm square &#8211; 6 faces printed on 1m of fabric which can be sewn up into either 3 or 6 cushions)<\/li>\n<li>2 follow up skype one-on-one mentoring sessions with Tracy and Sonya Saywell within the next 12 months to help guide you.<\/li>\n<li>Receive the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativebusinesssuccess.com.au\/\/shop\/grow-your-art-biz-planner\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">How to Grow Your Art Biz Planner<\/a>&#8221; digital PDF copy and print version of the next quarter, to be used during the retreat to plan out your next steps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Grow Your Art Biz Planner\" data-id=\"8793\" width=\"805\" data-init-width=\"1232\" height=\"604\" data-init-height=\"924\" title=\"Grow Your Art Biz Planner 3\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativebusinesssuccess.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Grow-Your-Art-Biz-Planner-1.jpg\" data-width=\"805\" data-height=\"604\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Grow Your Art Biz Planner\" data-id=\"8793\" width=\"805\" data-init-width=\"1232\" height=\"604\" data-init-height=\"924\" title=\"Grow Your Art Biz Planner 3\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativebusinesssuccess.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Grow-Your-Art-Biz-Planner-1.jpg\" data-width=\"805\" data-height=\"604\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Retreat does <strong><u>not<\/u><\/strong> include accommodation. There are many local accommodation options including AirBnB&#8217;s and we can assist you with selecting suitable accommodation if required.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"\">REGISTER YOUR INTEREST:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"\"><em><strong>Next course date doesn&#8217;t work for you?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Register your interest to be notified of future course dates. You will be added to our mailing list and will receive emails about future dates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"\">Enrol Now:<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Create Your Textile Design Collection Create a cohesive collection for fabric, home decor and home wares prints! Come to the Gold Coast for this 5 day art retreat where you will learn how to create a cohesive collection of textile design prints that can be printed onto a variety of fabrics and products. Over the &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/box5461.temp.domains\/~xowbdamy\/art-classes\/textile-surface-design-art-retreat\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Textile &#038; Surface Design Art Retreat<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","tags":[145,144,132],"mec_category":[123],"class_list":["post-12163","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","hentry","tag-print-design","tag-surface-design","tag-textile-design","mec_category-retreats"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/box5461.temp.domains\/~xowbdamy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/12163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/box5461.temp.domains\/~xowbdamy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/box5461.temp.domains\/~xowbdamy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box5461.temp.domains\/~xowbdamy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box5461.temp.domains\/~xowbdamy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/box5461.temp.domains\/~xowbdamy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box5461.temp.domains\/~xowbdamy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12163"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box5461.temp.domains\/~xowbdamy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=12163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}