Digital Print

I went to pick up my digital Print and I love the result, I chose the perfect fabric for my prints and also for my concept it really links in well with my floaty bohemian theme.

Flats

I enjoyed making these flats after I got the hang of making clipping masks I tried to show how my print would look on the garment. I think this is a really good way to show how your prints would look before you actually go forward and make them, another advantage is that you can show where your print would be placed and once you get the hang of it you can make loads!

Risograph

I gave the risograph a go this week I really liked the result but I didn't think I really needed it for my sampling because I'm not sure about the results looking different to normal printing, although I really like the result it gives, It has an almost retro feel to the print outs.If I had more time I think I would make a more variety of drawings or samples to take in with me so I could used the risograph to full advantage as I really do enjoy the results even though they didn't work for my prints aswell as other peoples. I like the fact that you can only load two colours into the machine so your completely oblivious to what the results could look like. Have a look at the copies I used.

Original Image

Risograph Image

Risograph Image

Alexander Mcqueen

I saw Alexander Mcqueen's dragon fly collection in Selfridges briefly and then had a look online I actually found myself really liking it! the way he has used the wings to make a flattering pattern for the body and also his use of colour resembles the insect still but looks beautiful. I like the use of the colour because it gives a grungy look and ties in with my own prints.

Consumer

I have imagined the woman I am designing for to be a bohemian young woman between the ages of 18 to mid 20s I've made fashion illustrations (I will upload a few images in the near future) and Flats based on the type of clothes I think a bohemian type of woman would wear. I have also done a digital print of the designs I have done on to a silk georgette fabric because I imagine them to be floaty and loose fitting I looked at photoshoots and different websites where to look at a range of different types of clothing that I found relevant to my consumer. I've included maxi dresses, midi dresses, palazzo trousers and bandeau tops in my collection. here are a few images from a photoshoot I found online which inspired me to do a bohemian style collection.

(http://www.stylemepretty.com/gallery/credit/photographybynadean.com.au)

Photoshop samples

I found this page in Company magazine and I really liked the print and the colour on a white background so I've decided to use the colour concept in my next samples I thought it really stood out to me so i've used it as inspiration for the lace I created on photoshop.

I decided to make my own lace but with a spin on it I used fly wings that id drawn and scanned them into photoshop and played around with different shapes. I wanted to make them look pretty from far but when you look closer I wanted the fly wings to be visible. I was really happy with the results because they look really pretty when you initially look at them and then when you look deeper its as if there's a secret being revealed its not what it seemed. I tried to keep the colours really subtle with white backgrounds and the colour of the designs to be blues and greens like the inspiration I have taken from the magazine page. I also used my first initial drawings that I did over christmas as background and then changed the colours I also Played around with giving them a grungy theme.