End of Semester 1.

Here is an image of all of my work from semester 1, displayed for assessment. This work will now become something to build on and support my work towards a final collection in semester 2.

My Designs

Here are some of my designs. I have produced them all on Photoshop from my own art work which has been scanned into the computer and manipulated. I have used some mono print scans too because I wanted to experiment with the effect of combining fine print techniques with digitally built designs; as well as testing how much I could retain the hand painted quality of my art work. I don't consider these designs to be finished pieces as I have just been playing and experimenting as I have produced them. I feel that the colours need a lot of revising and the compositions are not true repeat layouts. Both of these aspects I will need to consider when building my final collection next semester. 

Inspiration...

I am constantly looking at fabric and wallpaper surface designs while at work, so I am constantly being filled with inspiration when it comes to compositions. All of the designs we stock at work are contemporary and many of them have been released in this current season. It is important to also look at traditional designs as they show the most fundamental aspects of surface design layout. 

Here are some of my favourite pieces which I feel have inspired my own work.

Harlequin

Clarke & Clarke

Kandola 

Traditional Surface Pattern Design

    

From Paper, To Computer, To Fabric.

For the past two weeks I have been continuing to draw and paint, but I have also begun to put together some rough pattern compositions. I decided to this as a way of seeing what other flower shapes or outlines I may need to improve my compositions. I wanted to test how my painting style would transfer onto fabric; I decided to use a textured material like linen because it look a lot like canvas. I thought that this would help to further convey a painted effect. 
Below are two pattern designs both as computer version and fabric sample:

Today I wanted to concentrate more time on my sketch book. I decided to try painting single flower heads on brush stroke back grounds to see how the composition could work. I'm pretty pleased with the look.

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

This past weekend I took a trip to Amsterdam to see friends. It was the perfect opportunity to make time for a visit to the Van Gogh Museum. I wanted to go because his style of painting is a good inspiration for the style I have developed myself. It was very helpful also to read about the different types of media Van Gogh used and how he used it. I was very lucky because I was allowed to take photographs of many of the works on display, providing I didn't use flash. I chose these paintings for their example of colour use, brush stroke and composition.