Frederick Chipkin
A textile designer for Liz Claiborne, Bernard Chaus, Manager CAD Dept. I Appel, owner of Design Society, and most recently, owner of Origin Inc. Textile Design studio, which he runs with his wife Rimma, Frederick's career has spanned 25 years in the textile industry. Frederick is best known for his book Adobe PhotoShop for Textile Design. Frederick first wrote his book Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design in 2001 and has been continuously updating it ever since.
As of 2010, Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design is now in its 8th edition. The main focus of Frederick's book is to enable the textile designer to accomplish all the essential tasks of textile design without the use of a proprietary program or plugins. It guides you through step by step techniques for creating color combinations, repeats, color reduction of a tonal (watercolor) design and simple woven effects. There's also a section on how to use layers to create quick color combinations. A CD is included with the book that contains color charts and practice images.
Frederick graduated at Parsons School of Design with a BFA in surface design in 1989. He has earned inclusion in both the 2009 editions of Who's Who in America and Who's Who in The World. Frederick's biography has been included in Who's Who since 2004. To be chosen for inclusion, candidates must have held a position of responsibility or have attained a significant achievement in their industry.
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