24/4/14

Today I made sure that I got into university early. I found this helpful as I was able to settle in and get on with work more quickly and I was more productive. The first thing I did was do some very quick initial ideas off of the knit samples. Unlike yesterday I made sure my drawing was quick and also in pen so I didn't waste time worrying about the technicalities so much. Once I had drawn out ten I scanned them in and began to edit them on photoshop as I wanted to digitally add on the knit samples which I had scanned in. I also scanned in some of my fabrics as I added these two to the designs. For the two new knit samples I did 4 quick ideas each. I liked these as they were a bit more relaxed from my other designs. I think I will carry on designing like this for future initial design ideas. 

Editing the 8 designs on photoshop happened very quickly and effectively I think I am able to work a lot quicker on the computer particularly on photoshop as I enjoy designing digitally because I can show my ideas quickly and I think I am probably more comfortable with digital developments. Yet in this project I have made sure to stay away from digital developments because I've wanted to push myself. As i've found in the past by featuring a lot of digital work in my sketchbook it can appear quite one dimensional and not very interactive. Thats why I've been trying to stay away from using photoshop so much as I want my work to speak to whomever is looking at it and intrigue them and I believe for this to happen I should be less dependant on digital processes. 

Anyway after finishing the digital designs I printed them out on A4 because I want them to act as a fold out. However I printed them on normal paper and after doing this I realised that I should print them on tracing paper because then they would look a lot better as fold outs. Although I had to wait until I got home to do this as that's where I left my tracing paper. Once I was home and they were printed on tracing paper and plead in my book they looked a lot better. 

Carrying on with the knit idea I used last weeks photographs that I had taken through the knit sample. I chose three of the best images that I felt showcased the blurring of the colours in an interesting way. I slightly modified them on photoshop enhancing the colours to make them bolder, this really emphasised the blurred colours and made something really aesthetically pleasing. I began thinking that these would make a really interesting print. Therefore bearing this in mind I wanted to begin to develop this print idea. 

Firstly I after printing the 3 images out I wanted to experiment with the prints. I printed them out again on acetate and this created a different mood and feel to them. I like the acetate prints I think they provide a new aesthetic and enhance the haziness of them which again reinforces the dreams element of my work. I am really enjoying how even though I appear to have many different elements of my work, I feel that they all link and relate together nicely. 

Overall I am happy with today and am excited for the direction my project is going in, I look forward to developing the print idea more. Although I am very conscious of the fact that time is running out, therefore I don't want to spend a huge amount of time on the print especially after looking back I think I spent too much time on my knit samples even though I am really pleased with them I am aiming for the rest of my work to not take as much time as now I have realised how much time I wasted on my knit samples, especially when I did not need to spend that much time on them.