Some of this work was created by graffiti artist 'Banksy' for the Diamond Jubilee.
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Queen artwork.
Here are some beautiful pieces of artwork that was created by graffiti artists. I wanted to look at these kind of art pieces as graffiti is a more up to date way of creating and forming artwork and i wanted to have a different approach to artwork that is painted of the Queen. This is not the typical style of artwork that would be done of the queen.
Some of this work was created by graffiti artist 'Banksy' for the Diamond Jubilee.
Some of this work was created by graffiti artist 'Banksy' for the Diamond Jubilee.
The Diamond Jubilee.
When the Diamond Jubilee took place, the whole country when crazy about it. Magazines, papers, artists, designers, shops, the Queens face was everywhere. Everybody was taking part in this celebration. Here are some magazine prints and images of clothes and styling that adopted the style of the country's Jubilee.
The Diamond Jubilee.
The Diamond Jubilee took place in 2012, marking 60 years of The Queen’s reign. The Queen came to the throne on 6th February 1952 (her Coronation took place on 2nd June 1953). Buckingham Palace is responsible for coordinating the events of the Diamond Jubilee central weekend (2nd–5th June 2012), as well as for organising The Queen’s programme in her Diamond Jubilee year. The Queen visited different towns and cities throughout the country in the course of her Diamond Jubilee journey. This was the reason that the giant Queens were built. They would also take place in the town of Chester in a parade. Our Queen dress that we were constructing would be mounted on the giant queen to take place in the parade. I myself went to see the Queen on her parade through Warrington for her Diamond Jubilee when she visited Orford park. Here is a snap shot I got of Her Majesty and The Duke Of Edinburgh. I enjoyed going down to the park and joining the community for this wonderful celebration.
The Queen, her reign and our country.
Here is some background information about our Queen, her reign and our country that I have researched.
The Queen.
The Queen is Head of State of the UK and 15 other Commonwealth realms. The elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, she was born in 1926 and became Queen at the age of 25, and has reigned through more than five decades of enormous social change and development. The Queen is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and has four children and eight grandchildren.
The Queen's Early Life
The Queen was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London.
She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. At the time she stood third in line of succession to the throne after Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), and her father, The Duke of York. But it was not expected that her father would become King, or that she would become Queen.
The Princess was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and paternal grandmother, Queen Mary.
The Princess's early years were spent at 145 Piccadilly, the London house taken by her parents shortly after her birth, and at White Lodge in Richmond Park.
She also spent time at the country homes of her paternal grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, and her mother's parents, the Earl and Countess of Strath more.
In 1930, Princess Elizabeth gained a sister, with the birth of Princess Margaret Rose. The family of four was very close.
When she was six years old, her parents took over Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park as their own country home. In the grounds of Royal Lodge Princess Elizabeth had her own small house, Y Bwthyn Bach (the Little Cottage), which was given to her by the people of Wales in 1932.
Princess Elizabeth's quiet family life came to an end in 1936, when her grandfather, King George V, died. His eldest son came to the throne as King Edward VIII, but, before the end of the year, King Edward VIII had decided to give up the throne in order to marry the woman he loved, Mrs Wallis Simpson.
Upon his abdication, Princess Elizabeth's father acceded to the throne as King George VI, and in 1937 the two Princesses attended their parents' coronation in Westminster Abbey.
Princess Elizabeth was now first in line to the throne, and a figure of even more intense public interest.
During her reign, The Queen has reached important milestones in her personal and public life. Some of these have been celebrated publicly.
Such events help reinforce the Sovereign's role as a focus for national identity and unity as people across the Commonwealth come together to mark an important occasion for their Head of State.
The Queen.
The Queen is Head of State of the UK and 15 other Commonwealth realms. The elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, she was born in 1926 and became Queen at the age of 25, and has reigned through more than five decades of enormous social change and development. The Queen is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and has four children and eight grandchildren.
The Queen's Early Life
The Queen was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London.
She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. At the time she stood third in line of succession to the throne after Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), and her father, The Duke of York. But it was not expected that her father would become King, or that she would become Queen.
The Princess was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and paternal grandmother, Queen Mary.
The Princess's early years were spent at 145 Piccadilly, the London house taken by her parents shortly after her birth, and at White Lodge in Richmond Park.
She also spent time at the country homes of her paternal grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, and her mother's parents, the Earl and Countess of Strath more.
In 1930, Princess Elizabeth gained a sister, with the birth of Princess Margaret Rose. The family of four was very close.
When she was six years old, her parents took over Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park as their own country home. In the grounds of Royal Lodge Princess Elizabeth had her own small house, Y Bwthyn Bach (the Little Cottage), which was given to her by the people of Wales in 1932.
Princess Elizabeth's quiet family life came to an end in 1936, when her grandfather, King George V, died. His eldest son came to the throne as King Edward VIII, but, before the end of the year, King Edward VIII had decided to give up the throne in order to marry the woman he loved, Mrs Wallis Simpson.
Upon his abdication, Princess Elizabeth's father acceded to the throne as King George VI, and in 1937 the two Princesses attended their parents' coronation in Westminster Abbey.
Princess Elizabeth was now first in line to the throne, and a figure of even more intense public interest.
During her reign, The Queen has reached important milestones in her personal and public life. Some of these have been celebrated publicly.
Such events help reinforce the Sovereign's role as a focus for national identity and unity as people across the Commonwealth come together to mark an important occasion for their Head of State.
British stamps.
Carrying on my research for British stamps, here are some more pictures of old and new British stamps. I looked at stamps as they have a picture of our Queen on them. I thought this was a nice extra touch to my research about the Queen. Stamps play a part in people's life's every day and are really important to our country.
Penny black stamp.
As part of my research for my extended project, I wanted to broaden my research. So I decided at British stamps. I looked at a stamp named 'The Penny Black'. This is the information I found out about this stamp.
Penny Black
Country of production United Kingdom
Location of production London
Date of production 1 May 1840–
February 1841
Perforation None
Notability World's first adhesive postage stamp
Face value 1 penny
Estimated value £3–4,000 (mint)
A Penny Black, with a red cancellation that was hard to see and easily removed.
A rare large mint block of the Penny Black.
The Jacob Perkins' press, that printed the Penny Black and the 2d Blue, in the British Library Philatelic Collections
The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was issued in Britain on 1 May 1840, for official use from 6 May of that year.
All London post offices received official issues of the new stamps but other offices throughout the United Kingdom did not, continuing to accept postage payments in cash only for a period. Post offices such as those in Bath began offering the stamp unofficially after 2 May.
The idea of an adhesive stamp to indicate pre-payment of postage was part of Sir Rowland Hill's 1837 proposals to reform the British postal system; it was normal then for the recipient to pay postage on delivery. A companion idea, which Hill disclosed on 13 February 1837 at a government enquiry, was that of a separate sheet that folded to form an enclosure or envelope for carrying letters. At that time postage was charged by the sheet and on the distance travelled.
Postal delivery systems using what may have been adhesive stamps existed before the Penny Black. Apparently the idea had at least been suggested earlier in Austria, Sweden, and possibly Greece.
Penny Black
Country of production United Kingdom
Location of production London
Date of production 1 May 1840–
February 1841
Perforation None
Notability World's first adhesive postage stamp
Face value 1 penny
Estimated value £3–4,000 (mint)
A Penny Black, with a red cancellation that was hard to see and easily removed.
A rare large mint block of the Penny Black.
The Jacob Perkins' press, that printed the Penny Black and the 2d Blue, in the British Library Philatelic Collections
The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was issued in Britain on 1 May 1840, for official use from 6 May of that year.
All London post offices received official issues of the new stamps but other offices throughout the United Kingdom did not, continuing to accept postage payments in cash only for a period. Post offices such as those in Bath began offering the stamp unofficially after 2 May.
The idea of an adhesive stamp to indicate pre-payment of postage was part of Sir Rowland Hill's 1837 proposals to reform the British postal system; it was normal then for the recipient to pay postage on delivery. A companion idea, which Hill disclosed on 13 February 1837 at a government enquiry, was that of a separate sheet that folded to form an enclosure or envelope for carrying letters. At that time postage was charged by the sheet and on the distance travelled.
Postal delivery systems using what may have been adhesive stamps existed before the Penny Black. Apparently the idea had at least been suggested earlier in Austria, Sweden, and possibly Greece.
Extended project. Pictures of the Queen.
I have been looking at some pictures of the Queen to get an idea of her clothing, style etc. I wanted to get an idea of how she looks now and how she used to look. I looked at how her style has changed over the years. I wanted to look at the different jewels and crowns she wore over the years. Here are the results of my research for pictures.
Pattern and print evaluation.
For my pattern and print project, I really explored different techniques and methods of printing that I had never looked at before. I enjoyed working with the heat press and using bright and different colours. I was delighted with my final pieces. My shirt, t-shirt and bow really met my expectations of how I wanted to print. I also enjoyed the sampling process for this project. I am going to consider looking at print work and samples for my final major project. If I use the print process again, I will look at different methods of printing and sampling to broaden my range. Overall my pattern and print project was a success.
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Project proposal. Final major project. Power Paparazzi.
What is the title of your project? What will you work towards producing and what is your end point? Explain how this relates to your work and ideas and how it extends your knowledge, understanding, and creative ability. 100-150 words.
Power Paparazzi.
To start off my final major project, I wanted to present a name that would be intriguing and interesting to anybody that would be looking at it. I came up with a name that would attract people to look at my title and want to learn more about my project. Power paparazzi. I am going to work towards producing two garments. One of which will be glamorous, the other being not so glamorous, I am going to make a recycle garment using newspaper. I am going to create a character profile. My aim is to build up a profile of a fictional character. A character of which leads a very wealthy glam lifestyle, which is then ruined and taken away from them by the heavy media and paparazzi followers. I want to produce two separate photo shoots. My idea for my first photo shoot is to create a look of a luxury, glamorous lifestyle that my character lives and my model will be wearing the first garment i produce. On my second photo shoot I will set the scene to create a dull atmosphere, I will create the look of a destroyed person that has been ruined by the fortune and fame. My model will be wearing the second garment I produce in this shoot. This work will extend my knowledge a lot, I'm setting myself a number of different targets and work tasks that I haven't explored before. I want to understand and learn more about how the paparazzi really do change people's lives and look at the good and bad effects it can have on people. By making two garments and doing two photo shoots I'm really testing my creative ability on the styling and the layout of the scenes in both my shoots.
What are the influences, starting points and contextual references and why are they relevant to your ideas? Indicate the subject areas you intend to research and the likely sources of information including any museums, specific locations, performances etc. you plan to visit. However you should not make extensive lists in this section. Instead you should compile an accurate bibliography correctly acknowledging all references including texts, periodicals, websites and videos/DVDS etc. Put your bibliography into the appendix.
To begin creating my project, I brainstormed my ideas before coming up with my starting point, 'Paparazzi'. I found that paparazzi was the most suitable and relevant subject for my starting point for the research and political subjects I want to look at. I brainstormed ideas and starting points such as media, fame, newspaper articles, and i particularly want to explore the period at the time of 'The Sun' newspaper and the phone hacking scandal. My influences for this project are newspaper designs, newspaper prints, newspaper layouts. I will explore a variety of contextual references looking at artists that use newspaper prints. Artists that draw and base their own work around a typical newspaper article. I'm going to research fashion designers that use newspaper prints to create fabrics that are then constructed and developed into a garment. I am going to look at recycle artists and designers that use newspapers to create artwork and garments. For my information and research I am going to explore books of fashion and art, I will look at fashion designers and artists websites online. I am going to explore different examples of media including magazines, newspapers, books, films and music that relate back to my subject starting point in some way. I am going to visit Plait Hall in Manchester to gather ideas, influences and information to support and inspire me with my project.
Refer to any techniques and processes you intend to use. Describe the range of media and materials relevant to your project and how you might use them to explore and develop your ideas. Include aspects of studio practice, workshop procedures or the use of particular equipment and software etc. Provide an indicative timescale for your project and indicate the ways you intend to divide your time in order to investigate, develop, produce and evaluate your project appropriately. This should be a meaningful plan to you and should be personalised to your project. You may wish to write your plan as a daily or weekly schedule in which case enter your timescale in the Appendix.
For my final major project I am working towards constructing two different garments. As I'm looking at paparazzi, I want to create my own newspaper article using the program photoshop. Once I have my newspaper designed, I am then going to print that design onto fabric, which I will then construct into a dress. I will explore different techniques and types of printing. I am going to sample Lino printing, transfer printing, heat press printing, sublimation and cyanotype. I will sample these processes on different types of fabrics. When I feel I have sampled these processes thoroughly, I am going to evaluate each sample and look at what worked best and why, what didn't work as well and why. I am also going to do a pier assessment on which processes work and look the most effective. I am also going to sample different photo shoots. I would like to create an acetate of my newspaper print and project this onto the walls of my studio where I will be doing my shoot. If this works out I will consider using this process for my final photo shoots. I have devised a weekly action plan that I will include in my appendix.
How will you critically review and analyse your work and determine if it is successful? How will you identify directions for ongoing development? Do you have a method to record the critical response to your ideas? How do you propose to asses the success of your project and what will be your methods of evaluation? A supporting statement at the end of your project will help you to critically analyse your project.
As I'm working through my project, I will do a weekly pier review and assessment with other colleagues from my course. I am going to be uploading information to my blog page daily, so comments from other people that are wrote on my blog will guide me through my project and give me more ideas for ongoing development. My pier assessments will also give me an idea of how successful my work is and help me look at new directions I could possibly take with my project. I have created a notice board in my work room in college that I will be using daily to place new thought and ideas on, newspaper adverts, magazine adverts, photo shoot pictures, new inspirations etc. I will refer back to my notice board as I'm working through my project. To asses the success of my project I will evaluate all of my samples and my final garments and photo shoots. I will look at my garment construction to see if the sizing is right. I will look at my final photo shoots and assess if the styling is right. I will be uploading photographs of my final garment and photo shoot to my blog and the comments and reports I get from these photographs will help my evaluate my work to see if it has been. I am going to contact a photographer and artist by email to see if they can take a look at my work. I will evaluate what worked and what hasn't. What I will explore in the future and what processes I wouldn't use again. I have created an action plan including weekly dates and activity logs, evaluations and if I have achieved my weekly goal. See appendix. I will include my supporting evaluation statement at the end of my project.
Power Paparazzi.
To start off my final major project, I wanted to present a name that would be intriguing and interesting to anybody that would be looking at it. I came up with a name that would attract people to look at my title and want to learn more about my project. Power paparazzi. I am going to work towards producing two garments. One of which will be glamorous, the other being not so glamorous, I am going to make a recycle garment using newspaper. I am going to create a character profile. My aim is to build up a profile of a fictional character. A character of which leads a very wealthy glam lifestyle, which is then ruined and taken away from them by the heavy media and paparazzi followers. I want to produce two separate photo shoots. My idea for my first photo shoot is to create a look of a luxury, glamorous lifestyle that my character lives and my model will be wearing the first garment i produce. On my second photo shoot I will set the scene to create a dull atmosphere, I will create the look of a destroyed person that has been ruined by the fortune and fame. My model will be wearing the second garment I produce in this shoot. This work will extend my knowledge a lot, I'm setting myself a number of different targets and work tasks that I haven't explored before. I want to understand and learn more about how the paparazzi really do change people's lives and look at the good and bad effects it can have on people. By making two garments and doing two photo shoots I'm really testing my creative ability on the styling and the layout of the scenes in both my shoots.
What are the influences, starting points and contextual references and why are they relevant to your ideas? Indicate the subject areas you intend to research and the likely sources of information including any museums, specific locations, performances etc. you plan to visit. However you should not make extensive lists in this section. Instead you should compile an accurate bibliography correctly acknowledging all references including texts, periodicals, websites and videos/DVDS etc. Put your bibliography into the appendix.
To begin creating my project, I brainstormed my ideas before coming up with my starting point, 'Paparazzi'. I found that paparazzi was the most suitable and relevant subject for my starting point for the research and political subjects I want to look at. I brainstormed ideas and starting points such as media, fame, newspaper articles, and i particularly want to explore the period at the time of 'The Sun' newspaper and the phone hacking scandal. My influences for this project are newspaper designs, newspaper prints, newspaper layouts. I will explore a variety of contextual references looking at artists that use newspaper prints. Artists that draw and base their own work around a typical newspaper article. I'm going to research fashion designers that use newspaper prints to create fabrics that are then constructed and developed into a garment. I am going to look at recycle artists and designers that use newspapers to create artwork and garments. For my information and research I am going to explore books of fashion and art, I will look at fashion designers and artists websites online. I am going to explore different examples of media including magazines, newspapers, books, films and music that relate back to my subject starting point in some way. I am going to visit Plait Hall in Manchester to gather ideas, influences and information to support and inspire me with my project.
Refer to any techniques and processes you intend to use. Describe the range of media and materials relevant to your project and how you might use them to explore and develop your ideas. Include aspects of studio practice, workshop procedures or the use of particular equipment and software etc. Provide an indicative timescale for your project and indicate the ways you intend to divide your time in order to investigate, develop, produce and evaluate your project appropriately. This should be a meaningful plan to you and should be personalised to your project. You may wish to write your plan as a daily or weekly schedule in which case enter your timescale in the Appendix.
For my final major project I am working towards constructing two different garments. As I'm looking at paparazzi, I want to create my own newspaper article using the program photoshop. Once I have my newspaper designed, I am then going to print that design onto fabric, which I will then construct into a dress. I will explore different techniques and types of printing. I am going to sample Lino printing, transfer printing, heat press printing, sublimation and cyanotype. I will sample these processes on different types of fabrics. When I feel I have sampled these processes thoroughly, I am going to evaluate each sample and look at what worked best and why, what didn't work as well and why. I am also going to do a pier assessment on which processes work and look the most effective. I am also going to sample different photo shoots. I would like to create an acetate of my newspaper print and project this onto the walls of my studio where I will be doing my shoot. If this works out I will consider using this process for my final photo shoots. I have devised a weekly action plan that I will include in my appendix.
How will you critically review and analyse your work and determine if it is successful? How will you identify directions for ongoing development? Do you have a method to record the critical response to your ideas? How do you propose to asses the success of your project and what will be your methods of evaluation? A supporting statement at the end of your project will help you to critically analyse your project.
As I'm working through my project, I will do a weekly pier review and assessment with other colleagues from my course. I am going to be uploading information to my blog page daily, so comments from other people that are wrote on my blog will guide me through my project and give me more ideas for ongoing development. My pier assessments will also give me an idea of how successful my work is and help me look at new directions I could possibly take with my project. I have created a notice board in my work room in college that I will be using daily to place new thought and ideas on, newspaper adverts, magazine adverts, photo shoot pictures, new inspirations etc. I will refer back to my notice board as I'm working through my project. To asses the success of my project I will evaluate all of my samples and my final garments and photo shoots. I will look at my garment construction to see if the sizing is right. I will look at my final photo shoots and assess if the styling is right. I will be uploading photographs of my final garment and photo shoot to my blog and the comments and reports I get from these photographs will help my evaluate my work to see if it has been. I am going to contact a photographer and artist by email to see if they can take a look at my work. I will evaluate what worked and what hasn't. What I will explore in the future and what processes I wouldn't use again. I have created an action plan including weekly dates and activity logs, evaluations and if I have achieved my weekly goal. See appendix. I will include my supporting evaluation statement at the end of my project.
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Extended project 3-
The Queen has ridden a number of different horses since her first appearance at trooping the colour in 1947, this was the first ceremony to be held after the end of the Second World War. However, there was one particular mare that the Queen seemed to favour and have a profoundly love for it seemed. Burmese. Burmese was a beautiful black mare. She was seven years old when she was handed to Her Majesty. This mare was given to the Queen by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1969 when representatives came to England to perform at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. Burmese had been trained in Ottawa and was ready for her first trooping the Colour parade later that same year. Her Majesty rode the black mare in the annual Birthday Parade every year after she was handed over to her until she was retired in the 1986 ceremony. Following the horses retirement, the Queen decided she did not wish to have a new horse trained in her place and she then attended the ceremony's there on in a horse drawn carriage. Burmese was put out to graze at Windsor Castles Park, where she later died in 1990. The Queen then unveiled a bronze statue in front of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina, Canada, in 2005, where she is mounted on Burmese.
Her Majesty quite clearly had a very strong connection and relationship with this black beauty and never could replace her. The mare had honoured the Queen for many years. Something that is irreplaceable, an animals love.
Her Majesty quite clearly had a very strong connection and relationship with this black beauty and never could replace her. The mare had honoured the Queen for many years. Something that is irreplaceable, an animals love.
Extended project 2
The background information and research about the queen had to be based on our own choice of subject. I chose to look at the history of the Queen and her horses. I wanted to get more of an understanding about the relationship the Queen has with her horses and her country. I brainstormed and set myself a task with a number of questions I was to answer within my basis of research. I wanted to give myself a guideline of how to start my project and research off. Here are the following questions I was to continually answer in my research.
1- When was the first time the Queen came into contact with a horse?
2- How old was the Queen when she learned to horse ride?
3- Did she instantly have a love for the animal?
4- Has she always rode in a carriage that is horse drawn?
5- How many horses does the Queen own?
6- Where are her horses stabled?
1- When was the first time the Queen came into contact with a horse?
2- How old was the Queen when she learned to horse ride?
3- Did she instantly have a love for the animal?
4- Has she always rode in a carriage that is horse drawn?
5- How many horses does the Queen own?
6- Where are her horses stabled?
Pattern and Print brief.
As a designer you will encounter the importance and link between culture and printed pattern. Pattern repeat has been used to decorate surfaces throughout the history of art, craft and design. It has been applied in a variety of ways by different cultures and has a range of meanings and purposes. Sometimes pattern is meant to illuminate, to draw attention to an object or person; at other times is it used to disguise. It has been used in ritual, design, decoration, objects of high value and communication. You have been commissioned to develop a fashion fabric that reflects your chosen culture evidencing the impact of the social and art history.
Extended project. The Queen and her Jubilee.
As part of my work and projects for college, I had to produce an extended project. This was a running on going project for 12 months. It was a project with a brief about the queen and her jubilee. As the queen was visiting different towns across the country to celebrate her Jubilee, there was also a 'Giant Queen Parade' taking place across the country as well. This is where a number of giant queens were made to take place in the parade. As a college, we was assigned to make a giant dress for these giant Queens. We was provided with a pattern for the dress and material. We had to create our own designs for the dress and do our own background research on the queen. Once our dress was constructed, it was placed on the giant queen in Warrington town centre, then placed in the parade which later took place in Chester. We was also provided with a booklet which held all the information about the giant queens and the parade that we needed to know about.
TopShop Unique clothing 2012.
It will be hard to beat Topshop as an object lesson in oversell this season. The show notes for its top-of-the-range Unique collection promised "to rewaken the glamour and opulence of ancient Egypt," with Cleopatra gorgeously reincarnated by Elizabeth Taylor on the invitation. The reality of the show itself was exactly the opposite. Smartly designed, cleverly styled Unique has brilliantly mastered the art of the halo effect for the rest of the Topshop brand, but the sophisticated attitude that characterized it in the past was shelved here. Instead, it looked like a budget version of something Vivienne Westwood might have done decades ago. Maybe that's not a bad thing if you've been craving graffiti tops, gold hoodies, bandeau tops, and tube skirts—and the God of Merch only knows that this is one company with its ear to the ground. Still, there was something sorely missing. Unique has always been pitched as standing for more than the fast fashion the Topshop empire is built on, but the new collection was so disposable-teen in its urban urgency that the gilding on the clothes looked as sticky as the gold on the models' heads. Truly faster fashion.
Sunday, 17 March 2013
So Dior Exhibition at Harrods.
How amazing is this exhibition. WOW. I'm completely inspired. Hope you like it!
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Making and Printing.
Now I've finished my sampling I'm ready to move onto the making of my final piece and garment. Taking all my research and sampling into consideration, I decided to make two items. One being a t-shirt as a casual design, the second being more formal, a shirt. As Im not using my original 'Bow' print, I thought of how I could still add my original observational drawing into my final piece. I decided on making a 'Bow Tie' to add onto my printed shirt.
My first step was to create a pattern to print onto my fabric. I took some transfer paint, I used most of the colours I had sampled with, my original colour pallet, which was bright colours. Pinks, purples, yellows, greens and blues. Using a paint brush I began to splash the paint onto a piece of paper. I created lots of different shapes and patterns, using all of my colour pallet, and kept layering the colours, shapes and patterns over the top of one another. I then placed my piece of fabric on top of the paper, and heat pressed it for 60 seconds. I repeated this process until I had filled my fabric which was if enough to create my Bow tie from.
My next step was to print onto my shirt. I used the same colours and patterns as I used to build up the print on my bow tie. I repeatedly used the same pieces of paper that had the patterns and colours and transfer paint on. I went over the same places a number of times, heat pressed the colours onto my shirt until all the white was coloured, including the collar and sleeves.
I then went onto printing onto my t-shirt. As I was using the same pieces of paper to create the same patterns, the colours began to print lighter and lighter each time I heat pressed them. So my t-shirt looked a lot lighter and the colours looked more faded. More subtle, sugar colours.
I then moved onto constructing my bow. I used the sewing machine to turn my printed fabric into a bow shape. I decided to turn the sleeves up on my t-shirt and stitch them in place. I also rolled the t-shirt up into a crop top. So u could wear the t-shirt both ways and it was versatile. Here's how my final pieces looked.
My first step was to create a pattern to print onto my fabric. I took some transfer paint, I used most of the colours I had sampled with, my original colour pallet, which was bright colours. Pinks, purples, yellows, greens and blues. Using a paint brush I began to splash the paint onto a piece of paper. I created lots of different shapes and patterns, using all of my colour pallet, and kept layering the colours, shapes and patterns over the top of one another. I then placed my piece of fabric on top of the paper, and heat pressed it for 60 seconds. I repeated this process until I had filled my fabric which was if enough to create my Bow tie from.
My next step was to print onto my shirt. I used the same colours and patterns as I used to build up the print on my bow tie. I repeatedly used the same pieces of paper that had the patterns and colours and transfer paint on. I went over the same places a number of times, heat pressed the colours onto my shirt until all the white was coloured, including the collar and sleeves.
I then went onto printing onto my t-shirt. As I was using the same pieces of paper to create the same patterns, the colours began to print lighter and lighter each time I heat pressed them. So my t-shirt looked a lot lighter and the colours looked more faded. More subtle, sugar colours.
I then moved onto constructing my bow. I used the sewing machine to turn my printed fabric into a bow shape. I decided to turn the sleeves up on my t-shirt and stitch them in place. I also rolled the t-shirt up into a crop top. So u could wear the t-shirt both ways and it was versatile. Here's how my final pieces looked.
Heat press sample.
For my final sample before starting to make print onto fabric I wanted to use the heat press again. This time I wanted to use words and letters. As my project is based around the 90's, I chose a product and a word relevant to this timing. My word was Barbie. I chose this word as I've been researching the Barbie brand and clothing. I printed the word 'Barbie' off the computer in reverse. I then took some transfer paint and painted over the letters. I used the colour purple. I then splashed some ink around the word to create more of a 90's pattern. This paper was then placed on top of a fabric piece and heat pressed for 60 seconds.
The sample was great, if there was anything I would change I would have the lettering slightly darker. To do this I would use more transfer paint to make the letters darker. This is how my sample looked.
The sample was great, if there was anything I would change I would have the lettering slightly darker. To do this I would use more transfer paint to make the letters darker. This is how my sample looked.
Marble printing No.2
As I enjoyed processing my first marbling sample and seeing the results, I had a bit of a play around with the inks and paper. I took another piece of A1 paper and repeated the first pattern I had created. This time I didn't leave the paper in the ink and water for as long. I used some tweezers to hold the corner of the paper and simply dabbed it into the water, let the inks run over it, and took it straight out. I then pressed it onto my larger piece. I repeated this to fill the paper. The ink wasn't as clear as my first sample which I didn't expect them to be as I didn't leave the paper in the ink as long. I was still pleased with my second sample as the marks and colours made from the prints were still just as effective. Here's the result.
Lino print on fabric.
For my next sample I wanted to elaborate my first sample a bit more. As I had used my Lino print onto paper, I decided to use a sample piece of fabric, and heat press my Lino print onto fabric. I used the same two colours, red and yellow, I rolled the transfer paint onto my Lino, pressed it onto a piece of paper in different ways. I then placed the fabric on top of my paper that had my print pressed onto it with transfer paint. Next step was the heat press. My fabric and paper was placed under the heat press for 60 seconds.
I was quite pleased with this fabric sample and how the colours turned out after being placed under the heat. I wasn't to sure about the shapes though, the bows didn't turn out quite as I'd expected and they wasn't as clear as I wanted them to be. I'm glad I sampled this process first. I don't think I will be using Lino print to produce my final product but it was good experimenting with different techniques.
I was quite pleased with this fabric sample and how the colours turned out after being placed under the heat. I wasn't to sure about the shapes though, the bows didn't turn out quite as I'd expected and they wasn't as clear as I wanted them to be. I'm glad I sampled this process first. I don't think I will be using Lino print to produce my final product but it was good experimenting with different techniques.
Marble printing.
My next sample I chose to look at was marble printing. Marbling is where an ink is placed into a water tray filled with water using a pipette. You can use multiple colours whilst marbling. You then place fabric or paper into the water and the ink transfer onto the paper or fabric creating a marble affect. For this sample I placed paper into my chosen coloured inks and water, left the paper in for 10 seconds to let the ink soak in, took the paper out and pressed it onto a larger A1 page. I repeated this process to get my finished piece.
I really enjoyed making this sample, it was more like a Piece of Art as it worked very. I will use this process again. Here's how it looked.
I really enjoyed making this sample, it was more like a Piece of Art as it worked very. I will use this process again. Here's how it looked.
My 4 tile pattern on Lino.
When I had completed my 4 tile print onto paper I began my sampling. I traced my 4 tile pattern onto a piece of Lino. I wanted to create a Lino print as part of my sampling. I took some transfer paint and rolled it onto my Lino. I then printed this onto some paper. I used two different colours to sample what they both looked like, red and yellow. I used the print more than once on the paper, I created different patterns and shapes with the Lino. I turned the Lino around different ways to create different patterns. The prints didn't turn out quite as I expected. The bow outline got lost within the paint, maybe I used to much paint on the Lino, but I actually liked the effect and shapes the print had made. Some of the bows looked faded but some stood out more than others. I was pleased with this sample. Next time I will definitely take into consideration how much paint I roll onto my Lino.
Starting my pattern design.
As part of my pattern design project, I had to create my own tile pattern print. I chose to use a bow shape. I wanted to make my pattern relevant to me as a person, so when people look at my pattern they would know that I have designed it. In my everyday fashion styling I include a bow somewhere in my outfit, weather it being a ring, a bow tie, or a bow hairband, the bow is always there in someway. So to start off I had to do an observational drawing of a bow, I chose a large bow and a small bow. I then took an A1 piece of paper and had to transfer my observational bow drawing ( 2 tile) onto the paper. I used the measurements of my 2 tile drawing to map out where my print would lie on the A1 paper. I then used the light box to trace my pattern onto the larger piece of paper. I repeated my pattern Until my page was full. Here is how it looked. I was really pleased with my print.
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