Final thoughts & Evaluation

I think this project has been one of my most favourite so far because of how much I enjoyed working in this way. I enjoy sharing parts of my life that I feel are interesting and fun then also incorporating them into my work. On this project I have enjoyed working and getting the results that look amazing without being stressed about the outcome because I had no control over it. I succeeded in mixing different elements in with traditional paisley designs which I am really impressed with myself for. I love my final pieces because they show my journey from the beginning and have an element of something I drew fem the beginning right up until the end. If was to do something different it would be in the research aspect I would have liked to look more closely at different tribes and cultures within my own. Overall I am extremely pleased with myself on this project I have thoroughly enjoyed myself!

Moodboard

I have created a few boards to show my colour palette and also some of the research I have gathered to give the person looking at my work an idea of where I am coming from and where i'd gathered all my information and all the influences for my pattern. I felt making these boards was very time consuming especially the fact that I kept wanting to change them and thinking the layout didn't look good in certain ways. Maybe thats just my OCD though!

Workshop & Colourways

I'd decided to go to a Colour workshop this unit and I really benefited from learning different techniques on photoshop that change the colours for you easily and also an easy way to use photoshop to make colour ways using the indexed colour button. I tried to make it as simple as I could for myself so I kept the colours to a minimum but just enough to show a different set of colours. I went all out and make a colour way for each of my prints in both of the collections. Its great seeing them in a different colour palette I must say I like a few in different colours. Here are a few from both the collections.

Second final collection

I have decided to tackle the minor issues that came up in my last tutorials and create another final collection. So, this time round I went through the same layering techniques as my first one but this time made the scale of the patterns bigger so the paisley is a little bit more distorted. I have also used similar types of colours to make sure I wouldn't have to used too much white to wash back the colours. I love this collection as well! I can't decide whether I like the previous one more or this one!

Visualisations

I have been working on making Visualisations of my prints on ceramics using Photoshop. At first this was quite difficult as I couldn't get them exactly right but once I'd got the hang of it finally the started looking great! I played with the opacity and changed the setting to Multiply which made them look more realistic. I think they would look bit better if they were in a proper dinner time setting but over all I feel its a good attempt.

Photoshop Work & Final Collection

Ive been spending some time on photoshop this week. I've been layering up my different prints by deleting backgrounds and only selecting the textures of some parts and the on other parts only selecting patterns. I'm really pleased with the results I think the colours and the patterns really stand out and look eye catching. After another tutorial I realised Maybe I should try using the same tones of colours and create samples that are less 'in your face' colour wise because I've been trying to wash out the colours with white. Over all though I am very pleased with this outcome as I've used a mixture of everything even my initial drawings of motifs from the beginning!

Ceramic Transfers

I have been designing for ceramics and china dinner sets mugs etc. so I've been looking at different companies and where I feel my own brand would fit in. I've looked at brands that are sold at a higher end shop such as Selfridges, House of Fraser and Debenhams. One of my favour brands I've come across is Viller & Boch. I straight away fell in love with their beautiful floral romantic patterns on their Mariefleur collection. They were very pretty and reminded me of a summer garden its a collection I'd be a proud owner of! Ive also looked at brands with in super markets that are less expensive and super markets own brands also there are many different markets for china. I have been researching ways to transfer your designs onto china a few websites have some good examples:

http://skinnylaminx.com/2008/06/10/ceramics-transfers-tutorial/

http://ceramicartsdaily.org/bookstore/ceramic-transfer-printing/

http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7683306_make-own-ceramic-mug-transfers.html

https://www.villeroy-boch.co.uk/villeroy-boch/tableware/kollektionen/new-cottage/mariefleur-basic.html 

Tutorial & Paul Klee

During a tutorial this week my tutor suggested I have a look at an artist called Paul Klee. I have briefly looked at Paul Klee's work before during college but decided i will have a look at his work again and i was once again inspired! I love how you can see the textures in the background of his work and also his little line drawings that we exposed behind his textures. I was also influenced by the mixtures of different bright colours he's blended with dark colours.