Jonathan Ziegler
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Okay, I get you. The reason I mention the print process is because you can’t just print any old thing on Lycra. It has to be printed on the fabric bolt and that printing must take into account very specific restrictions on printing onto Lycra. So, no matter what you WANT to print, you will have to temper that with what CAN be printed and if you take those limitations into account early in the design process, you will have far fewer headaches when it comes time for the final file(s).
Looking at the samples you sent, they appear to be repeating patterns on a bolt of fabric. If you read the description, it mentions “Xtra Life Lycra performance in a fun bright print.” Print is the giveaway: it just means it was printed onto the fabric either at the request of the clothing maker or it was purchased in bulk, preprinted, from a supplier and then made into swimsuits.
As for design: it’s pretty straightforward. Each of the designs can be put together a broad variety of ways in Photoshop, Illustrator, et al. Are you looking for design on all of the swimsuits? I’m happy to discuss specifics, but you’ve sent 5 different patterns which could each require their own detailed posts and I may not have time for all of them – others here may be able to help, too. Maybe create a new post and ask about just one design and it would be helpful to know what you will use them for.
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The flicker they refer to is a strange sort of wavy pattern that appears with tube fluorescents. I’ve also seen it with neon lights and combinations of neon and tube fluorescents.
I don’t see it with my 45W and 85W compact fluorescents, though and I use them a lot. You can try to work around it with a 1/50 or even 1/40 shutter (maybe a faster shutter?), but it has to do with the sensor and lighting I think – like an interference pattern or wave.
Look for it in medium contrast areas and in strong shadow – I’ll hunt for it and then see it while its slowly creeping over a face or a wall.
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Best bet is to use a combination of smear and the rubber stamp tool on a new layer (sample layers below). It’s tedious and time consuming, but it does the trick. In the future, try shooting the photo on a plain, white or black background.
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I would approach it from the same angle as any other print job:
Determine your size, DPI, various limitations, etc, find out how you’re gonna print it (likely screen or pad printing, though it could be offset litho, too), match your colors (might be spot colors so Pantone or a similar proprietary color technology). Determine your final file format, export as needed and go from there.
If this still doesn’t help, pick up the phone and call the companies that make this stuff, tell them you are interested in designing the print patterns and you would like to know more about the print process. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve done this for projects: find someone who knows more than you and milk them for info. Sometimes, this results in new clients, too!
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10 to 1 it’s an issue with your computer. If it were 1 or 2 apps here and there, it could be a software issue, but, since it’s all your Adobe apps, it’s likely an issue with Windows or the computer itself (driver, conflicting software, virus, bad system file, DLL, etc., etc. and way too much to go into in this forum). I’d suggest grabbing whatever crash reports you can and send them to Adobe or check the Adobe boards to see if anyone else is having the same issue(s).
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Hey there, the link has an elipsis in it which I think is preventing it from loading. Can you repost the link?
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Couple ways:
1) make a few music videos as calling cards and make sure people see them. They get old quick so keep making them.
2) contact record labels, producers, video producers, possibly other video production houses, musicians, etc. You will have to do this a lot. You will direct them to your site.
3) Be the expert on your niche. Start a blog, vlog, podcast, etc. and explain why this or that choice in the video worked and then direct people to the relevant video.
4) start hanging with the music industry folks and make sure they all know you’re the music video guy. This is a long game. After they see you do music videos and you’re serious, they will want your input, advice, and they will want to hire you. Have a current video nobody’s seen ready on your phone, tablet, or website.
5) get a mailing list going. Send out regular updates on what videos you’ve made and how amazing they are.
6) Do a few videos for free. Actually, you may have to do a lot of these for free if you are unknown. It’s a mutual back-scratch: they get a video and you get demo material.
Use the money to get a great website, great business cards, put together an awesome demo reel, and get ready to live lean for a few months.
You don’t have to do any of these, but maybe give it a shot.
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Hmmm, I would say try it in Blender, but if you don’t know any 3D, it could be a pain. Blender is free, easy and pretty powerful, but there is still a learning curve since you’d need to learn the modeller, renderer, materials, shaders, etc. For free modellers, you can also try Sketchup.
In illustrator, you can do it, but there is no real 3D to it – only the simulated 3D lettering.
So, you can do it in Photoshop, but I think a 3D model in PS would be better.
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Egads, my browser doesn’t show this stuff well. Came thru in PS.
Couple ways to do it:
1) create a repeating diagonal line pattern and just overlay that.
2) create repeating diagonal (or radial) lines in illustrator and overlay those in PS.
3) for radial lines, create concentric circles and continually repeat, scaling up the same #pixels each time with a 1-2 point line thickness.
Dunno if this will help. I can likely do up a quick video tutorial if necessary.
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Hey, no pic came thru.
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