1.27.2014

Final Print 1


The large scale drawings have been used in photoshop and put into a half drop design to create this wallpaper. The black and white creates an eye catching image, with changing angles and built up areas. The sections that are complete blacked out shapes work well to break up the pattern, as it would look too crowded if those areas were not there. The visualisations are to a double scale of the print design, the prints works better when enlarged. I have begun changing the print into different colour ways, however I have not finalised a colour pallet as I struggle to find colour schemes that are fitting with current wallpapers.  




1.22.2014

Final Humpties Submission


The Humpties external brief as a whole has been a very useful step in my print design process, it has brought to light flaws in my work and also encouraged me to work in a different style. As the largest size humptie is 920mm, it made me design my work on a much larger scale then I have ever worked before. As all my work is hand drawn, it required a lot more time and effort to create these designs, pushing my limits of how much I can achieve when pressure is added into a situation. The designs have been sent off to the company, which added another element into the work, the professionalism of my practice as seen by an external company. I am happy with the designs I have achieved, however if I had more time I would add colour into these designs and also change the print more obviously. The designs do have slight variation, but I would have liked them to be more prominent. I have also re-done the boarders, I felt they needed a more digital look compared to the very loose hand drawn designs I previously had done. 





1.17.2014

Large Scale Drawing

The design brief for Humpties brought up a few flaws in my designs, they were not strong enough or large enough to be used on a bigger scale. As I intend on having my prints as wall paper or wall panels it is crucial that they can be applied to large surfaces. This has been a bit of a step back, as I have needed to go back and re-do most of my drawing. It has however allowed me to really refine my patterns and the shapes I am creating. Whilst drawing these new, larger images I focussed a lot on line qualities. This included the thickness of lines, variation in pens used, line relationships to each other, broken lines, angles of shapes and composition. These drawings were very time consuming, however they have left me with a stronger starting point to create prints.