Sometimes, but typically I work with 3D people either in the US or at the factory who are much faster and I collaborate with them back and forth until it is right.
Do shoe designers just create 2D illustrations of shoes and the manufacturers create the upper patterns, midsole molds, and outsole molds? What does the manufacturer need to produce the shoe?
It tends to be a pretty collaborative process. Typically a shoe designer will sketch in 2D, and then might make some technical drawings for a 3D CAD sculpture to work off of, or might make the 3D file themselves. They also might make a "tape up"... basically taping up a last (foot form) and drawing the design onto it. This can be carefully cut off in a particular way for a pattern maker to flatten it and cut and sew an upper. The bottom part will typically be 3D printed for the designer to review and makes changes to. Typically at least 3 - 5 rounds of prototypes will go back and forth between the development team and the designer for corrections and evolution and testing.
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Ssup cool stuffs what do you use to draw your skechs am terrible in drawing😢 share the app
This came out as a great product. Which software do you use to add your highlights and shadows?
Thank you! I'm using the Procreate App on Apple iPad Pro on this
Do you ever model out your shoes? In CAD or other 3D software?
Sometimes, but typically I work with 3D people either in the US or at the factory who are much faster and I collaborate with them back and forth until it is right.
Do shoe designers just create 2D illustrations of shoes and the manufacturers create the upper patterns, midsole molds, and outsole molds? What does the manufacturer need to produce the shoe?
It tends to be a pretty collaborative process. Typically a shoe designer will sketch in 2D, and then might make some technical drawings for a 3D CAD sculpture to work off of, or might make the 3D file themselves. They also might make a "tape up"... basically taping up a last (foot form) and drawing the design onto it. This can be carefully cut off in a particular way for a pattern maker to flatten it and cut and sew an upper. The bottom part will typically be 3D printed for the designer to review and makes changes to. Typically at least 3 - 5 rounds of prototypes will go back and forth between the development team and the designer for corrections and evolution and testing.
@@MichaelDiTullo Thank you! Currently working on a shoe startup with some fellow college students.