Final culture project

For my final illustrations I wanted to draw my designs but instead of using pens like previous work, I wanted to experiment with pencils. I wanted to draw a piece that had a soft finish and pencils were the best medium to achieve this result. I wanted this because I think pencil drawn fashion illustrations have the nicest appearance. Although some prefer the neater, digital versions, I think this allows for most detail and becomes more personal. Most designers use software like Photo shop to finalize their designs so I wanted to do something less professional. At the start of this project I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to come up with an interesting combination of cultures and would only think of obvious ideas. But this has helped me realize that sometimes things do not need to be perfect in order to achieve something you're happy with and can show your skills. I never would have thought about mixing Japanese culture with American consumerism, so not only am I happy with the skills I've developed in the project but am pleased that I will now experiment with odd styles and try as many different ideas as I possibly can.

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Final collections

                      

I have finally decided on my final collection and am very pleased with the result. Although I was weary about focusing on prints I'm glad I did as I'm now more comfortable working outside my comfort zone. I chose to use brush pens and markers to complete my sketches as I wanted the colours to appear really bold as this would then draw attention to the patterns. These are not my final illustrations but this has helped me realise what I have for my final pieces and what I should create in order to present them. Since my previous designs I have changed the McDonald's dress so that the skirt is white. I did this to balance the lighter side of the colour scheme as only a small amount of white is used on the dresses and I feel that there needs to be a break in the dark tones. I think this project has helped me develop my drawing skills, I used to use subtle colours and little prints but now I am confident when creating bold designs.

     

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Photo shop

After designing my draft collection and deciding I didn't like the finish of the pens I then tried using Photo shop to see what I want to create for my final illustrations. I found this an educational but challenging experience as although I obtain Photo shop skills, this was very different to what I have done before. Using the colour scheme I already chose and the patterns made in Photo shop before I started to create the digital designs. I simple cut around the shapes I wanted and filled them with blocked colours and patterns. I had trouble during the process as my scans wouldn't transform to layers and each part wasn't detected, which means I had to (using the paint tool) fill in the body. I decided I didn't want to draw an outline round the body as I found the result without it added a cartoon effect. This allows the designs to not appear that serious and this works with the style as it has a vintage/pin up feel. I really like the final result and have gained a lot of skills I don't think this has the detail I want for a set of final illustrations. I would like to carry on drawing as I feel this will stand out more.

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