EXPERIMENTATION- before collection (collection development)

Time re-dressed Presentation boards

Final collection- Handmade

For this collection i focused on colour and using geometric shapes devolped from my observational drawing from our yarn bomb. I didnt tend to stick to a particular colour palette due to our installation containing alpt of clashing and extravigant colours. I experimented with media such as - monoprinting, Free machine stich, oil pastels, charcoal, coloured pastels, indian ink and image transfer techniques. 

CAD collection

My motif was my inspiration for my CADcollection, i focused on different sections then experimented with colour and size then put it into different types of patterns (half/drop,repeat) 

My visulations i chose because i wanted an expressive extravigant garment as i think my prints are quite busy and might not suit a simple garment. The photographs i find are quite interesting to see my print on this type of setting and background i think presents my prints in an interesting way. 

IDEA DEVOLPMENT BOARDS

Both these boards are my idea devolpmeents and how i have genereted my ideas into a collection.

Using alots of printing techniques, cutting into paper, monoprint and using alot of different types of media. 

Independant Research

MCQUEEN

I like the way he uses very expressive prints with extravigant colours and pattern. The collection is very interesyig and is very inspiring for my work. 

TIME BASED MEDIA RESEARCH 

Yixuan Wang uses a fine liner to create her time based media video. I like the way its very simple and basic but interesting and well thought throughout with alot of imagery.

ANIMATION

YARN BOMB YOUTUBE VIDEO

GEOMETRIC PRINTS 

BROOKE ROBERTS
'Brooke Roberts label explores and demonstrates the link between science and design'

Brooke Roberts garments use a lot of geometric prints which relates to my motif, cad collection and hand made collection. I like her use of squares and basic colour which brings attention to the detail of the garment. 

Research

I have been inspired by Mary Katranzou's prints in my work. I find her work really interesting and full of colour. Her patterns are expressive and use both random and symmetrical prints.

http://superfora.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/mary-katrantzou-fw2011-2.jpg

I like the clashing colour she uses in this collection, which is something I would like to achieve in my own collection.

Jo Faulkner's drawing style is also quite interesting and is similar to the black and white designs I have created. I think she has used a felt tip pen which creates a bold line. I have used charcoal and oil pastels in my drawings to also create loose and free marks like this.


Hellen van Rees' work is very structured and I like the use of black and white. The different tones are created through layering black and white threads to create a hand-made tweed. The work has a very textural feel. I would like to create a build up of tone in my prints.



Hellen van Rees has not only excelled as a emerging new designer, she is also challenging the world of sustainable fashion through the use of her handmade tweeds which make up her collection. Hellen's tweeds are all sustainably sourced and produced, complimenting her technical craftsmanship skills and the geometric aesthetic her current collection possesses. http://modadelamode.blogspot.co.uk/2012_09_01_archive.html

Week 2 and 3/ print, experimentation with free machine, monoprint, motif devolpment into pattern

Collection 1

From my motif (above) we devolped them into patterns using photoshop and creating patterns with half drop or repeat to create interesting inctricate patterns which would lead onto creating into a fashion garment or for interiors. 

This collection has different sections take from my motif which has alot of geometric interesting shapes and colours that have unual outcomes when cut into on photoshop and minipulated. 

Collection 2 

This collection uses more technique by using photoshop pattern to devolp my pattern further. I took sections from my painted motif cut into them then devolped them alot further into a very intricate repeat pattern

Collection 3 

These patterns were taken from a monoprint which was sections of motif devolped with priniting ink, i used a lino-ink and a roller then scratched into the table with a pen lid a section of my coloured motif and placed a piece of paper over the prinit then used a rag to transer the image. To devolp that i then scanned it into photoshop, took a section with a cropping tool then repeated that area into different patterns.