Friday 16 November 2012

Developing...

Ive been wanting to paint some birds fora while now. I haven't really had the confidence so far, as i tried to draw some in the first few weeks of the module and they were awful! However, after drawing several lots of feathers and bird eggs in a realistic style, i now feel more confident and have had a go! I really feel that birds will give my overall designs a country feel and will give my work an edge, when designs are complete on the computer. The birds pictured below aren't finished yet, but here is my work in progress...

Bird.1. Gouache, Pencil Crayon & Watercolour.

Getting there...Bird.2. Watercolour & Pencil Crayon.

Friday 9 November 2012

Basso & Brooke...

Whilst doing a quick bit of research, i came across this gorgeous collection (Autumn/Winter2011) by Basso and Brooke. I love the abstract pattern and natural colours used. I think the whole collection works really well and its given me a lot of ideas for design sheets. 


 

 

Thursday 8 November 2012

Faking a lino effect...

Today I've been playing around with a few painting effects. Last week at my interim review I got told to create a few more lino effect paintings from my own photographs. I was particularly inspired by the work of Mark Hearld when carrying out my research....

 

I decided to try and work in the style of Hearld myself.


I started off with this photograph I took of a horse chestnut. 
I didn't really no where to go from there, so i cut a stencil into the photograph. I then painted over the top of the stencil. I was left with a basic outline of the shape, which I then worked into. I really like the overall effect and think it looks similar to a lino cut. I also like the natural colours I've used. I would like to use this method again, but in a more simplistic way...



Wednesday 7 November 2012

Rustic Tweed.

After lots of research and writing today I decided to have a play about on Photoshop with my own imagery and a piece I found from a website. I liked this basic sort of advert I found online. I thought the layout was quirky and modern and I liked the small explanation of the tweed suit on the left hand side.
 
 
 
 
 
I wanted to add a dated look to the image so added a stained layer onto the piece from one of my archives. I then turned down the opacity and played around until I liked the effect. i then opened up one of my painted images i had scanned in and layered it ontop of the image. i like the idea of mixing my conker image with the tweed fabric and i will develop this idea further.
Above is my finished piece.

McQueen Montage.

Today was a busy day! After spending the morning researching, writing and discussing my essay I decided to do some research for my other module. After my interim review I was told to look at how my theme has been used throughout the fashion industry. Ive looked at alot of collections, but the one that inspired me the most was Alexander Mcqueen's A/W 2012 collection. I loved the colours used and the mixture of lace, tartans, and 3D embellishments.  if you think about it Autumn itself is a very 3D season! Leaves falling off the trees and piling up in mounds, branches sticking out of the trees and flowers and grasses becoming...almost geometric skeletons after all their delicate petals have fallen off. I would like to create some samples of my own using tartan and 3D embelishments embracing the season. Here is a montage I created based around the collection.
 
 

Tuesday 6 November 2012

Its been a While...

Hello, Sorry I've been away so long! Its been a busy few weeks! I've been struggling with inspiration with this project and I've not done anywhere enough to date, but i now have a plan, so lets hope this time next week I will be on track! Here are a few paintings I've done over the last few weeks. Just a small sample...I was working towards a realistic outcome with these pieces and I'm really impressed with them. I've never been able to draw like this before and I quite like it! I'm currently working on a few more at the moment and I will post them up soon, lets hope these ones weren't just a one off!

A variety of feathers. Media:- Gouache, Watercolor & Pencil Crayon.
Broken Conker. Media:- Gouache & Watercolor Pencils.