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Cloth Design Course

What will I learn?

Unlock your potential in the world of fashion with our Cloth Design Course, tailored for arts professionals in South Africa. Dive into colour theory, mastering the colour wheel, and conveying mood through hues. Analyse fashion trends, understand cycles, and identify key trends impacting the local market. Enhance your skills in fashion illustration, focusing on proportions, anatomy, and digital tools relevant to the South African context. Learn garment design principles, sketching techniques, and fabric knowledge to create stunning designs that resonate with the South African aesthetic. Join now for a practical, high-quality learning experience.

Apoia's Differentials

Online and lifetime course
Certificate in line with educational standards
PDF summaries for printing
Online assistant always available
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Set the course workload
Practical activities marked instantly
Study anytime, without needing internet access

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Master colour theory: Use hues to convey mood and create harmony in designs, keeping South African preferences in mind.

Analyse fashion trends: Identify key trends and understand fashion cycles, with a focus on the South African market.

Illustrate fashion: Develop skills in proportions, anatomy, and digital tools, adapted to reflect South African body types and styles.

Design garments: Apply principles for diverse body types and design elements suitable for the South African market.

Fabric expertise: Select fabrics based on properties and intended uses, including locally sourced and relevant materials.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.