pattern making.

showing my development, from a simple line drawing, and how i can turn it into a pattern;

 

first, i added colour to my drawing.

 

then i duplicated the image, rotated it and changed the opacity.

 

using the eraser, i then deleted certain lines that i didn't want.

and was left with this nice arrangement of colour bubbles.

 

by repeating and rotating the image i can start to form a pattern.

:)

digital work.

from just scanning in my drawings and manipulating in photoshop, i can create professional looking imagery as well as incorporating colour and interest.

design development.

our task today was to turn our visual research (drawings, painting, photos etc) into patterns. we had to create a number of 10cm square boxes to work into. creating as many different marks we could. the aim was basically to use our research in a creative way.
here are my very bad examples;

a few ways i can (kind of) jazz them up on the computer;

 

i quite like the scratchy effect the computer made. it makes them look old and adds texture.

develpoment.

being inspired by the delft pottery at the castle museum, i produced a number of drawings which i scanned and manipulated on the computer. i managed to create really interesting patterns by duplicating the image to form a repeat pattern. i think some of them are quite charming, like the tiles themselves, and i could imagine them being used as wall and/or wrapping paper.
i can't wait to take these into the print workshop to print onto fabric :)

visual research conclusion.

We had to choose one of the following conclusions.

conclusion 1 – interiors
You are to visit The Granary, Habitat or The Bell Jar. Find an interiors collection that you connect with or find interesting.
Create a range of final surface designs (minimum 3) that would fit into one of the
collections held in the shop. 

conclusion 2 – fashion
You are to visit Top Shop, River Island and Nola. Acknowledge and
recognise the differences in their collections. Choose one.
Create a collection of surface designs (minimum 3) that would fit into one of the
collections.

conclusion 3 – site specific
You are to decide on an interior space in Norwich.
Create a drawing/s that consider the space and become specific and connected to it.
Show how the drawings fit into the space (minimum 3).


i chose conclusion 1 - interiors. i collected a number of different interior brochures from the granary which is a big shop specialising in furnishing and interior design. i decided to adapt all my work to fit in the colour schemes and style of each brochure. here are a range of my final conclusions;

digital pattern.

digital work development.

 from the tracing i have created from my norwich photographs, i have drawn a number of shapes to manipulate in photoshop to create digital drawings.