Digital pattern design

Two of the designs I have made focus on the two cultures I am looking at. Using Photo shop I have tried to design two patterns that are subtle but unique. Using the black and the blue allowed for there to be a simple background and this provided me the chance to be bold with the prints. Out of the two prints I designed I prefer figure 2. To achieve this I used the blossom photo I took and cut out a flower and cut and pasted it onto my first layer. I then decreased the saturation so that it became more white and increased the transparency to give the idea that the flowers have blended into one. I then pasted it onto a solid black background and decided to repeat the pattern. After this I opened the Coca Cola logo and using the magic wand, cut out the background so it could be pasted onto any layer. I pasted it onto the original design and repeated it again. Although I am not a print designer, I enjoyed doing this as it allowed me to develop my ideas for prints and my Photo shop abilities. I think they will both work well on my dresses as they are what I was hoping for.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 1 Authors own 2014

Figure 2 Authors own 2014