Here is a huge charcoal piece of my fish object. We had to use the charcoal piece by using only a small square part of it to create a zoomed in effect painting (which is behind the fish in the blue). I chose the eye, as it's got a lot of depth and different colours which can be blended in together. On the left is my pattern printed again from the last post and inverted colours. I think that the print could be used on any type of clothing material, curtains, wallpaper or wrapping paper. It has a lot of enhanced colours which compliment each other.
Here is my first piece of work that I created while starting the Art & Design 90-Credit Diploma. We were all given an object, mine was a toy fish model and we had to make a repeated pattern using the object. Firstly I created some designs; by minimalizing the object into a simple line drawing and then creating the repeated look. I then started to add other objects that corresponded with the object, so I chose sea weed. After it was best to add some water colour to the pattern. I wanted to give a shaded tonal effect using colour. When I had finished, I scanned in my work and used Photoshop to invert the colours to create a completely different feel to the pattern.
Here is a plan of make page to instruct on how I will be making my shorts. It incudes step by step instructions. The colour coded red is to highlight, health and safety regulations are in place while making (e.g, if the sewing machine needle breaks, to correctly dispose it). Also colour coded in green to highlight; quality control, which is essential to create a quality piece of work, as its for your potential customer and to achieve a more accurate and professional look.
Here is an IT Shorts project page, which mainly involves it being computer based. Here's a disassembly page, which includes photo evidence of the dismantling of the construction of shorts. This is to help me know, how many pieces are needed to create a pair of shorts. It was really interesting to see how many parts that was actually needed and how to re-make the pair of shorts again, as the pattern pieces are very complicated.
Here is a photograph of my final outcome of the skirt, which I designed and made over a period of three months, including creating all the research into the techniques, designing, development stages. I was very happy with my outcome, as I think it does express the main theme and every technique that I researched is included in the skirt, in a lot of detail.
This development page, shows the journey of creating this one-off made skirt. From making the pattern (using cross and dot paper) to constructing, it to the correct shape I want. It also shows me making a toile, to see the true shape in its first form. There is photo evidence and shows the toile on the mannequin to express what the fit would be like.
Here is a full A3 page full of designs which I've incorporated and linked all the past techniques (which are on the blog further down) with the black & white Lady Gaga theme to create a one-off skirt. The designs have to be outrageous, extreme and bizarre as possible to enhance Lady Gaga's personality and the techniques used.
