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.

Figure 1

Figure 1 Authors own 2014