Monday 18 February 2013
Wednesday 13 February 2013
T-shirt making.
Now I've finished my paper and fabric samples, it's time to work on my t-shirt. I got a couple of plain white t-shirts from a local store. I got a large size purposely as I need to get the urban, hip hop style look. A lot of urban style clothing is based on a baggy look. That's the reason I've chosen this size. So now I have my t-shirt it's time to get started with the marbling dying of it. I had to take a dying bucket and fill it half full of water. As I was working with a larger piece of material I needed to use little more ink. So I got a larger pipette so that I could place more ink into the water. I stuck with the colours i loved from the samples which were red and blue. I then dipped the t-shirt into the inks in the water, lifted it out and hung it out to dry. I couldn't wait to see the results once the fabric had dried.
Once my t-shirt is dry and ironed I'm going to transfer writing on the front of it. So my next step was to try this process out onto a sample piece of fabric. A lot of the words being printed onto t-shirts at the moment are words the people of the young society are using. So I chose to use the word 'Doll'. This word is relevant to my life, it's a word that I use in my vocabulary all most everyday. So I wanted to put my own little touch on my t-shirt. That's the reason I chose this word. Seems as I was printing this word onto fabric I decided the best way to do this would be by using transfer paper and a heat press. I then got onto a computer and typed the word 'Doll' into the program word. As I was printing this word onto fabric it would have to be reversed, so I highlighted my word and used a mirror image tool to reverse it. I then printed it onto transfer paper, placed the transfer paper onto my sample piece of fabric face down which was calico fabric, and put it under the heat press. The sample looked great. I also tried another form of transferring letters onto fabrics. I used transfer paint to write the word 'doll' onto paper. I then splashed some ink around the word for a graffiti effect. Again i used bright, bold colours. I printed this onto a synthetic fabric. I wanted to try out a different type of fabric than i used before and see how it looked. I used the heat press to transfer the word onto my sample piece. The second sample looked great but I chose the first sample to actually print onto my t-shirt. I thought this looked and worked better, that's why I chose the first sample.
When I went back to my t-shirt, it didn't turn out as I'd hoped. It looked completely different to my original sampling on fabric. The ink had faded quite a lot once the t-shirt had dried. So I got a really light purple pink colour on the top. Even though it didn't turnout like my initial samples, the t-shirt really grew on me. I actually liked the colours and marks that had been made onto my top. I think the reason the ink hadn't took to the t-shirt as well as it did to my sample fabrics was because I was using the ink and water on a larger scale. Next time I use this process on a t-shirt I won't use as much water as it must have diluted the inks a bit to much. I may see better results then.
I ironed my t-shirt, printed the word 'Doll' out again onto transfer paper, placed the transfer paper with the letters on onto the top face down, and put it through the heat press. The results were great! The printed t-shirt was fab! I'd achieved the look I wanted to get. I will definitely use both of these processes again on t-shirts.
I photographed the sample that I'd heat pressed and my finished product. My DOLL T-shirt.
Once my t-shirt is dry and ironed I'm going to transfer writing on the front of it. So my next step was to try this process out onto a sample piece of fabric. A lot of the words being printed onto t-shirts at the moment are words the people of the young society are using. So I chose to use the word 'Doll'. This word is relevant to my life, it's a word that I use in my vocabulary all most everyday. So I wanted to put my own little touch on my t-shirt. That's the reason I chose this word. Seems as I was printing this word onto fabric I decided the best way to do this would be by using transfer paper and a heat press. I then got onto a computer and typed the word 'Doll' into the program word. As I was printing this word onto fabric it would have to be reversed, so I highlighted my word and used a mirror image tool to reverse it. I then printed it onto transfer paper, placed the transfer paper onto my sample piece of fabric face down which was calico fabric, and put it under the heat press. The sample looked great. I also tried another form of transferring letters onto fabrics. I used transfer paint to write the word 'doll' onto paper. I then splashed some ink around the word for a graffiti effect. Again i used bright, bold colours. I printed this onto a synthetic fabric. I wanted to try out a different type of fabric than i used before and see how it looked. I used the heat press to transfer the word onto my sample piece. The second sample looked great but I chose the first sample to actually print onto my t-shirt. I thought this looked and worked better, that's why I chose the first sample.
When I went back to my t-shirt, it didn't turn out as I'd hoped. It looked completely different to my original sampling on fabric. The ink had faded quite a lot once the t-shirt had dried. So I got a really light purple pink colour on the top. Even though it didn't turnout like my initial samples, the t-shirt really grew on me. I actually liked the colours and marks that had been made onto my top. I think the reason the ink hadn't took to the t-shirt as well as it did to my sample fabrics was because I was using the ink and water on a larger scale. Next time I use this process on a t-shirt I won't use as much water as it must have diluted the inks a bit to much. I may see better results then.
I ironed my t-shirt, printed the word 'Doll' out again onto transfer paper, placed the transfer paper with the letters on onto the top face down, and put it through the heat press. The results were great! The printed t-shirt was fab! I'd achieved the look I wanted to get. I will definitely use both of these processes again on t-shirts.
I photographed the sample that I'd heat pressed and my finished product. My DOLL T-shirt.
Marbling process on fabric
So after sampling the marbling process on paper, I wanted to take the process and move it onto the next level and try it out on fabric. I did exactly the same with the fabric samples as I did with the paper samples. I really loved the marks and shapes that the colours red and blue made. The red and blue inks when mixed together in the water gave me a gorgeous pink and purple mixture. I hoped it would give me the same effect on fabric as it did on my paper samples. I wasn't disappointed. I got some GORGEOUS fabric samples from the inks. I used two types of fabrics just to see how the inks took on different types of materials.
I'm definitely going to use this process with the making of my t-shirt as I have fell in love with the inks, colours and shapes that I've produced on the paper and fabric samples. I hope my t-shirt works out just as well.
I photographed the samples once I had mounted them onto a white background.
I'm definitely going to use this process with the making of my t-shirt as I have fell in love with the inks, colours and shapes that I've produced on the paper and fabric samples. I hope my t-shirt works out just as well.
I photographed the samples once I had mounted them onto a white background.
Marbling samples.
Now I've decided on using the marbling process to create a t-shirt, I needed to get some sampling done. I tried out the process first on paper. I got a tray a filled it with water, Got some bright coloured inks and a small pipette. I mixed different colours together to get a different effect. I did this having my original colour pallet in mind. You simply take a small pipette of ink, using the darker colour first, and squeeze the ink into the water, then place the lighter colour on top of the darker colour in the water. I then took a wooden stick and mixed the water, colours and the inks together to get different shapes and effects in the water.
I photographed the water before I placed the paper into it. I loved the look of the water with the inks placed in it. I photographed my paper samples after they had been placed in the ink and water. I was really pleased with the results of the samples. I used different colours for different samples. I placed paper into the same ink try more than once to get different effects, the more paper i placed in the water the more the inks faded and the less marks it made on the paper, but it was still just as effective. The colours and shapes really represented the look I wanted to get. I can't wait to try it out on fabric!
I photographed the water before I placed the paper into it. I loved the look of the water with the inks placed in it. I photographed my paper samples after they had been placed in the ink and water. I was really pleased with the results of the samples. I used different colours for different samples. I placed paper into the same ink try more than once to get different effects, the more paper i placed in the water the more the inks faded and the less marks it made on the paper, but it was still just as effective. The colours and shapes really represented the look I wanted to get. I can't wait to try it out on fabric!
Tuesday 12 February 2013
90's clothing and sampling.
Now I have completed my research and looked at graffiti in detail, I'm going to start my sampling. I decided my colour pallet was going to be a mixture of bright, block colours. Red, purple, blue, green, yellow and black. A lot of graffiti is done with spray paints and the general colours used are these colours.
As I've looked at hip hop and urban style clothing, I want to make a t-shirt with some writing on. A lot of high street shops I.e TopShop are selling clothing that I can definitely link back to my research and my project. TopShop have recently released a range of clothing including block colour track suits, crop tops with graffiti print on, trousers with graffiti print on, and T-shirts with writing on. Fashion has definitely taken a turn back to the 90's, I think we are going to be seeing a lot more of this 90's trend around.
This gave me a few ideas of the product I wanted to make. I thought about making a tye dye t-shirt and then printing some writing on with the heat press. As I thought about the tye dye process more thoroughly, I didn't really think this process would show off the kind of effect I wanted to create with the fabric and the t-shirt. So I began thinking about other processes's that I have used before, something that uses bright colours and different shapes on the fabric. MARBLING!
Marbling is an ink process used with bright coloured inks and water. A great process that links great with my project.
Time to get started!
I've added some pictures of the TopShop range. These items are a must have in your wardrobe.
As I've looked at hip hop and urban style clothing, I want to make a t-shirt with some writing on. A lot of high street shops I.e TopShop are selling clothing that I can definitely link back to my research and my project. TopShop have recently released a range of clothing including block colour track suits, crop tops with graffiti print on, trousers with graffiti print on, and T-shirts with writing on. Fashion has definitely taken a turn back to the 90's, I think we are going to be seeing a lot more of this 90's trend around.
This gave me a few ideas of the product I wanted to make. I thought about making a tye dye t-shirt and then printing some writing on with the heat press. As I thought about the tye dye process more thoroughly, I didn't really think this process would show off the kind of effect I wanted to create with the fabric and the t-shirt. So I began thinking about other processes's that I have used before, something that uses bright colours and different shapes on the fabric. MARBLING!
Marbling is an ink process used with bright coloured inks and water. A great process that links great with my project.
Time to get started!
I've added some pictures of the TopShop range. These items are a must have in your wardrobe.
Moschino loves Graffiti!!
Here is a perfect example of a perfect Graffiti print made by Moschino. Simply Gorgeous.
Sunday 10 February 2013
Hip Hop style. Ben Drew (Plan B)
Graffiti and hip hop music have been linked together for many years, so I thought I would do some research on a hip hop artist, their style of music and their style of clothing.
I recently went to a concert in Manchester to watch Plan B (Ben Drew) the hip hop artist on he's tour, and what a fantastic concert it was. I've looked into some background information on this artist, where he comes from, how long has he has been song writing for, why he performs hip hop music, and he's style of clothing.
Ben was born on 22nd October 1983. He is from Forest Gate in London. He is most commonly known as an English rapper, singer and songwriter, actor and film director. He released his first album in 2006, 'Who needs actions when you got words'. I loved this album of Ben's. this was around the time I left school so I remember it well as it was a massive part of my life. Plan B's second album was released in 2010, 'The defamation of Strickland banks'. He has starred in a number of films creating he's own film in 2012 which was 'Ill Manors'. Ill Manors was based in East London and highlighted how life on the streets are in this area. He then went onto release a soundtrack album to his film Ill Manors.
Ben taught himself to play the guitar at 14. He then went on to write his own R&B love songs. But at 18, he felt uncomfortable with R&B and turned towards rap and HipHop music and wrote "Kidz" inspired by the murder of Damilola Taylor.
"The whole reason for calling myself Plan B was that I was doing this sweet boy Justin Timberlake shit, but I never felt comfortable....When I started rapping, it was easier for me to feel comfortable."
Plan B, USA today (15th March 2007)
Plan B achieved his first top ten single with the release of the song 'End credits'. A collaboration with Chase & Status. This song was from the film that he starred in 'Harry Brown'.
In March 2012, Ben released the single and video for 'Ill Manors'. This song told a story and deals with the London riots that happened in 2011. This song tells a story about London and about what was going on with regards to the riots. I have watched some interviews with Ben and he makes it very clear that he's a story teller, and his songs and rap music is art. He's tells stories about kids and people on the streets through song writing and rapping. I can relate to this through my project graffiti as they both use the same outline, graffiti and HipHop music both tell story's but in different ways. It's a way of getting the message out to the public and the communities about what's going on in the society around us. Plan B wrote Ill Manors the song to send a message out to the public and the government about what actually went on with regards to the riots.
Ben has recently set up his own charity based in East London called 'Each one Teach one' (EOTO) This is a charity that aims to improve the life's of young people providing access to new skills and support. They fund inspiring projects to help young people build their skills and in turn improve their life's. Ben said in an interview that he could see the problem within the riots and why they happened. It's because society tell young people from council estates that they are not wroth anything, then the Media tell them they are not worth anything. So these young kids believe that they are not worth anything and act accordingly. Ben Drew feels strongly about this matter which is why he's wrote he's song to tell a story and set up he's charity to try and make a change.
Looking at the style of Bens clothing, he has an urban look and style to the way he dresses. He's often seen in baggy t-shirts, baggy jeans, trainers, braces, and denim or leather jackets. A very HipHop, street style of clothes.
I've been really inspired by researching Ben Drew. He is a very inspirational young person that's telling stories and sending messages out and trying to make a change within society. Just the same reason that graffiti is done and written on walls on the streets.
It's Art that's sending out a message.
I recently went to a concert in Manchester to watch Plan B (Ben Drew) the hip hop artist on he's tour, and what a fantastic concert it was. I've looked into some background information on this artist, where he comes from, how long has he has been song writing for, why he performs hip hop music, and he's style of clothing.
Ben was born on 22nd October 1983. He is from Forest Gate in London. He is most commonly known as an English rapper, singer and songwriter, actor and film director. He released his first album in 2006, 'Who needs actions when you got words'. I loved this album of Ben's. this was around the time I left school so I remember it well as it was a massive part of my life. Plan B's second album was released in 2010, 'The defamation of Strickland banks'. He has starred in a number of films creating he's own film in 2012 which was 'Ill Manors'. Ill Manors was based in East London and highlighted how life on the streets are in this area. He then went onto release a soundtrack album to his film Ill Manors.
Ben taught himself to play the guitar at 14. He then went on to write his own R&B love songs. But at 18, he felt uncomfortable with R&B and turned towards rap and HipHop music and wrote "Kidz" inspired by the murder of Damilola Taylor.
"The whole reason for calling myself Plan B was that I was doing this sweet boy Justin Timberlake shit, but I never felt comfortable....When I started rapping, it was easier for me to feel comfortable."
Plan B, USA today (15th March 2007)
Plan B achieved his first top ten single with the release of the song 'End credits'. A collaboration with Chase & Status. This song was from the film that he starred in 'Harry Brown'.
In March 2012, Ben released the single and video for 'Ill Manors'. This song told a story and deals with the London riots that happened in 2011. This song tells a story about London and about what was going on with regards to the riots. I have watched some interviews with Ben and he makes it very clear that he's a story teller, and his songs and rap music is art. He's tells stories about kids and people on the streets through song writing and rapping. I can relate to this through my project graffiti as they both use the same outline, graffiti and HipHop music both tell story's but in different ways. It's a way of getting the message out to the public and the communities about what's going on in the society around us. Plan B wrote Ill Manors the song to send a message out to the public and the government about what actually went on with regards to the riots.
Ben has recently set up his own charity based in East London called 'Each one Teach one' (EOTO) This is a charity that aims to improve the life's of young people providing access to new skills and support. They fund inspiring projects to help young people build their skills and in turn improve their life's. Ben said in an interview that he could see the problem within the riots and why they happened. It's because society tell young people from council estates that they are not wroth anything, then the Media tell them they are not worth anything. So these young kids believe that they are not worth anything and act accordingly. Ben Drew feels strongly about this matter which is why he's wrote he's song to tell a story and set up he's charity to try and make a change.
Looking at the style of Bens clothing, he has an urban look and style to the way he dresses. He's often seen in baggy t-shirts, baggy jeans, trainers, braces, and denim or leather jackets. A very HipHop, street style of clothes.
I've been really inspired by researching Ben Drew. He is a very inspirational young person that's telling stories and sending messages out and trying to make a change within society. Just the same reason that graffiti is done and written on walls on the streets.
It's Art that's sending out a message.
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