I used photoshop to make my paintings into different painting styles to show different visual effects. In the third one, I liquefied the pictures and made a symmetrical effect.
Inspired by the details of the feather, I painted it in different colors and kept overlapping to form the structure of the feather.
Inspired by a tulip I saw in the garden, I drew it and extracted its shape, I overlapped it and liquefied it to create different patterns.Inspired by a tulip I saw in the garden, I drew it and extracted its shape, I overlapped it and liquefied it to create different patterns.
Inspired by a tulip I saw in the garden, I drew it and extracted its shape, I overlapped it and liquefied it to create different patterns.
Reflection：
In this pattern task, I expanded more abilities to transform paintings into patterns, and I better mastered pattern effects such as intercepting, rotating, changing painting style, and liquefying. And in this process, I have better mastered the use of different computer software and drawing software.
I found that Photoshop and other software have a lot of development potential, making it very easy for me to make a lot of effects I want and adjust according to my ideas, but I am not yet proficient in computer software, I will try my best to develop the potential of different software pairs, make more different patterns, and provide more inspiration for my fabric research.
I will also work harder to explore different new ways to produce more patterns, this time the methods I used in the task are relatively basic, some of which the teacher talked about in class, and some of which I explored when using the software.I will try my best to explore new ways to design some of the patterns and integrate them into my own designs.
Inspired by the exhibits in the Design Museum, there are many old telephones, typewriters,and film cameras. Painting style: Watercolor painting Size: A3Inspired by the evenly arranged components on vintage typewriters. Painting style: watercolor Painting size: A3
Inspired by a chair in a design museum exhibit
Drawing method: watercolor
Painting size: A3
Inspired by a wood carving ornament in the Design Museum, I like its line outline, I focus on depicting its light and shadow colors and outlines. Painting method: watercolor colored lead Painting size: A3 Inspired by a red triangular resin ornament in the Design Museum Painting method: watercolor Painting size: A3Inspired by the patterns and colors on a glass plate in the Design Museum .Light through the plate makes its color very beautiful . Painting method: color pencil Painting size: A3Inspired by an architectural drawing in the Design Museum, depicting two different building materials and two colors Drawing method: watercolor colored pencil Drawing size: A3Inspired by a silk scarf painting in the Design Museum, the whole depicts some plants, and I zoomed in on the details and took a screenshot of it. Drawing method: watercolor Painting size: A3
Inspired by a photo in a store that sells film cameras, I was attracted by the texture and color of this chessboard, and extracted some patterns
Drawing method: watercolor
Painting size: A3
Inspired by a painting in a flower shop in Shepherd’s Bush market, I extracted its colors and different shapes. In the second picture, I used a watercolor pen to do some line drawing. Painting method: watercolor Painting size: A3
reflection:
For this fashion Task, my biggest feeling is the change in my attitude towards painting, because I have received systematic art learning, so I will pay more attention to the accuracy of painting shape, color and light and shadow when painting.But when I went to explore this task, I tried to gradually give up what I studied and this made me relax in painting, and the painted painting will look more casual, but I think there is also a good visual effect.
At the beginning of the assignment, I went to West London with my classmates for research, and we went to the Design Museum and Shepherd’s Bush markt and I first got a lot of elements that attracted me, such as the vintage typewriter, film camera, and old-fashioned telephone in the museum. Then I was fascinated by some designers’ work such as chairs and ornaments and took pictures of them.In Shepherd’s Bush markt I found more natural elements such as flowers in a flower shop.Then I started to think about what kind of material I should use to paint, because I pay attention to the change of color brought by light and shadow, so I want the color to be more varied and highly integrated, and I found that watercolor is very suitable for this quality, and I can control the color by myself. But watercolor is relatively difficult to depict details, so I chose colored pencils to depict details.
And then I realized that I was focusing more on describing the object itself. However, I got some inspiration from the teacher’s class. I learned to intercept some parts of objects and observe the details of an object from different angles. I think this method is very helpful for me to transform what I see into more abstract patterns rather than just concrete objects. I think it’s a very interesting process.
Throughout the process I learned new combinations of colors. For example, when there are many light colors, you can use a dark color to emphasize the whole artwork, and mark-making is a very pleasant process. You can express it with color according to your understanding of the object and your current mood. In the “color” theme, I used a lot of different materials and methods to paint. The materials are not just ordinary paintbrushes, I also used sponges and paper cups. One of the things I would most like to say is that I painted corals for reflection. At the bottom of the painting I used different colors to express what color the coral is in my impression. Next I drew a circle in the middle to express the shape of the coral seen from a distance. Finally, I found a photo of the coral closest to my impression and carefully drew the lines of the coral with a marker. In the “pattern” theme, I drew something about nature. Among them are my favorite flowers, designers and my cat. There is also an artwork and a photo about graffiti. Of these, the one I want to discuss the most is graffiti. In the process, I discovered that the topic of whether graffiti is art or not has always been controversial. I think it can be a kind of art, because art is inherently pluralistic. There is nothing to define the standards of art, art has no boundaries. And doodles are just different ways that different people want to express themselves. I think it would be interesting to add some elements of graffiti to future projects.
For this task, I have used different media to increase the intensity of the drawings I have done, for instance, drawing on distinct materials such as tissue paper and magazine paper. I have also experimented the mixing of different paints that I used in my drawings, foe example, using water colour and oil pastel on the same piece of drawing. I especially enjoyed the process of generating patterns out of the drawing I have done so far, I have also tried using several techniques like collaging the layers of a photo of my drawing, so I could get the the overlaying effect. Creating patterns was my favourite part of this task, because I could explore different sorts of techniques and apply them digitally onto my drawings. I zoomed into one of my drawings and I could really see the tiny pigment fragments of this, which was really fascinating to me. Just to reflect on myself, I think I could have done more drawings with other media such as acrylic paint, since I have been sticking with oil pastel and water colour with most of the drawings I have produced. Moreover, more collaging would be ideal as it has a really eye- catching effect, and it is really easy to do but also time saving, I should have been more productive on this task actually. In conclusion, I really enjoyed this task as the first starter and experimentation appetiser introducing to the course, this is really interesting and imaginative.
Strawberries, using watercolour with an overlay of tracing paper with fine liner.A pattern zoomed in from a metal structure found at the V&AA collage of a cut open papaya, repeated design on a blue background.Inspired by a projection at the ‘Fashion Masculinity’ exhibition at the V&A, using coloured pencils. Paper manipulation, weaving using colours and patterns inspired by the ‘Africa Fashion’ exhibition at the V&A.Pattern seen from a tube station, along the circle line, using pastel and fine liner.The inside of a red cabbage, using oil pastel.Pattern created by folding over remaining acrylic paint. Bubbles seen in a bath, using watercolour and coloured pencils. Pattern created by using water colour and zig-zagged fine liner over the top.
Millie Rose Hedley:
Looking through your ‘talking colour’ and ‘seeing pattern’ posts, I immediately saw a range of materials and techniques used. In…
Repeated chain pattern using watercolour. I have experimented with different shades throughout the pattern to create a unique drawing. Digital drawing of a strawberry repeated and created into a pattern. Whilst creating this drawing I experimented by turning the pictures upside down to create a unique pattern. It was interesting to see how the drawing looked similar to a flower when upside down. For the background I chose to add blue so that the strawberry pattern would stand out. Lastly I added abstract white lines to create a print effect. Watercolour of a rose captured from the Alexander Mcqueen exhibiton however I have focused on the intricate detail of the inside of the flower and the different lines of the petals. Lines of the drawing have been repeated in different shades of pink to create a 3D effect. I have used black pen to draw a detailed picture of small intricate flowers and used water on top of the drawing so that the ink runs. I have then used procreate to repeat the drawing to create a pattern and used a pastel yellow as the background so that the pattern stands out as the light yellow contrasts to the dark pattern. Line drawing of flowers inspired by a bouquet of colourful flowers from home. I have used different colour promarkers to create the drawing. Additionally I used tracing paper and black pen to repeat the drawing and displayed the separate drawings in a collage style.Drawing of a ’Calathea plant’ captured from my room. I have used felt pens and black fine liner to focus on the leaves. For the pattern in the background I used watercolour to create a soft, pastel base and took inspiration from the abstract lines in the leaves and repeated this detail on top of the watercolour. Repeated line drawing to create a pattern of a flower captured from my garden using a pink felt pen. Close up drawing of a raspberry using charcoal pencil. I have focused on the texture of the fruit to create an interesting, detailed pattern. Abstract watercolour painting inspired by the colours of a bouquet of flowers.
Pro markers used to create a pattern inspired by weaved ribbon.
Digital line drawing of a red flower inspired by the Alexander McQueen ’Roses’ exhibition in the Bond Street store. A5An oil painting of a daffodil captured from my home in Wales. A4Close up oil painting of a raspberry from a fruit market. A4Collage of magazine pages inspired the different colours and detail of a butterfly’s wing. A5Close up digital drawing of a lemon captured using a micro lens to focus on the intricate detail of the citrus fruit. A5Drawing of a peacock feather using a black pen and water so that the ink runs to create an abstract picture. The peacock feather has then been cut to create a 3D effect. A5A mixed media drawing of a purple river daisy. Each petal uses a different media including colour pencil and acrylic paint, a collage of magazine pages, watercolour and black pen. A5Close up drawing of the underneath layer of a mushroom using black pen on tracing paper to capture the detail and intricacy of the vegetable. Underneath the tracing paper i have used different colour promarkers to create a subtle but effective background. A5Watercolour painting inspired by the small petals of ditsy flowers captured in my garden. A5Watercolour painting of violets using black felt pen and promarkers over the painting to capture the details of the petals. A5
Reflection
The Introduction to Fashion Textiles task certainly helped me in learning how to take inspiration from the smallest things we find in everyday life and focus closely on the different colours and small details of things to create drawings that are versatile and unique and can be transferred to textiles in many different ways.
Throughout the task, I found that I was drawn mostly to flowers and fruit and the intricate details and colours that can be found when looking closely at them. First, I created a digital drawing of a flower that is simple but effective, using only red to draw attention to the different abstract lines and shapes of the flower. I was happy with the result of my drawing, however felt that I could develop my work further by using different medias to add more texture. I was also particularly drawn to creating collages as I was able to recognise the different colours and textures and create a distinctive piece of work. Looking back at my work, I feel that the drawings that worked the best are those that present a lot of texture, for example images 2 and 3 gave me lots of inspiration and I can think of many different ways that these could be transferred to textiles.
In future, I would certainly try to include more of a variety when it comes to what I draw as many of my drawings in this task were inspired from nature and I would like to expand my inspiration further in order to ensure that I am more versatile and can present a range of different skills and techniques.
Zoom in drawing of raspberry using felt tip penDigital drawing of flower ,close upPencils drawing of strawberry close upBranches drawingcoral drawingDrawing of spiders
Tomatoes shapes and sizes from farmers marketZoom in of pattern from coffee mugSwirls inspired by the pattern of tree barkRepeating circular pattern representing the particles forming matter of the flowerRipples from when rain hits waterThree different takes on Fuchsias (ladies ear-drops) Inspired by the structures of buildings in the city of london and the curves of waves breaking in DevonLed lighting in a night club on white and black paperReceipts weaved with coloured paper creating a repeating pattern on varied sized rectanglesA pattern taken from waves constantly rolling ion Devon, displayed on white and black paper
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