Sunday, 19 October 2008
Barbie Fun
Barbie fun
This week has been really good, and I have been able to see what people think of my work and been able to give comments on others which has been the first time we have done this.
Tuesday’s session for this week we had to bring in a Barbie doll and lots of different fabrics of different weights and textures. It was pretty obvious that we were going to use the fabrics and dress the Barbie.
We had to use the theme that we had chosen mine being tied and twisted and manipulate the fabrics to look like this and to create interesting shapes.
I found it really difficult to work on such a small scale so I switched to using a half size manikin which made it so much easier.
At first I started out using ropes and string and tying them with knots to make shapes that covered the body. I then started to layer fabrics over and through it, twisting them and changing the shapes. I felt that this was successful but it didn’t quite gel together as well as I thought it would. So I decided to take a different approach. I used contrasting fabrics and twisted and entwined them together and wrapped them around the manikin. I then had strips of material that I twisted with each other and then placed them over the other fabrics. I did this in many different ways, creating lots of different effects. I really liked this and felt that it was the best way of expressing my theme. I found that this idea worked with both contrasting and complementary fabrics. The contrasting and clashing materials also worked really well with the style of the designer that I had chosen; Martin Margiela.
Friday we had the last of our three sessions, this session was about drafting out a pattern block using the correct measurements. It was really fulfilling to complete the block, once I got my head around working out the dimensions, it was really good to stand back and look it. I also did a sleeve and we looked at facings and where they go on the pattern block.
In my own time I have been working in my sketchbook trying to create interesting designs for my garment that I am going to make. At the moment, I have a few ideas that I want to try, using an image of snakes all tied together, trying out materials – stitching and tying them, Using bows and over exaggerating them, Using curling ribbon and draping it over and also using interesting a different materials such as plastic bin bags and leaves and flowers.
I have also been working on my A2 portfolio, sewing and using inks and pens and drawing over the top of them. These pieces have turned out really well and I am going to try this sort of style with some different images. I will then try and manipulate the images using CAD to see what different effects I can create.
This week has been really good, and I have been able to see what people think of my work and been able to give comments on others which has been the first time we have done this.
Tuesday’s session for this week we had to bring in a Barbie doll and lots of different fabrics of different weights and textures. It was pretty obvious that we were going to use the fabrics and dress the Barbie.
We had to use the theme that we had chosen mine being tied and twisted and manipulate the fabrics to look like this and to create interesting shapes.
I found it really difficult to work on such a small scale so I switched to using a half size manikin which made it so much easier.
At first I started out using ropes and string and tying them with knots to make shapes that covered the body. I then started to layer fabrics over and through it, twisting them and changing the shapes. I felt that this was successful but it didn’t quite gel together as well as I thought it would. So I decided to take a different approach. I used contrasting fabrics and twisted and entwined them together and wrapped them around the manikin. I then had strips of material that I twisted with each other and then placed them over the other fabrics. I did this in many different ways, creating lots of different effects. I really liked this and felt that it was the best way of expressing my theme. I found that this idea worked with both contrasting and complementary fabrics. The contrasting and clashing materials also worked really well with the style of the designer that I had chosen; Martin Margiela.
Friday we had the last of our three sessions, this session was about drafting out a pattern block using the correct measurements. It was really fulfilling to complete the block, once I got my head around working out the dimensions, it was really good to stand back and look it. I also did a sleeve and we looked at facings and where they go on the pattern block.
In my own time I have been working in my sketchbook trying to create interesting designs for my garment that I am going to make. At the moment, I have a few ideas that I want to try, using an image of snakes all tied together, trying out materials – stitching and tying them, Using bows and over exaggerating them, Using curling ribbon and draping it over and also using interesting a different materials such as plastic bin bags and leaves and flowers.
I have also been working on my A2 portfolio, sewing and using inks and pens and drawing over the top of them. These pieces have turned out really well and I am going to try this sort of style with some different images. I will then try and manipulate the images using CAD to see what different effects I can create.
Thursday, 9 October 2008
A better understanding...
Starting to understand
This week has been full speed ahead with everything. The first thing this week was the critical studies lesson, I think I’m actually starting to understand the concept and themes now. The text we were given was really difficult to understand and I didn’t really know where to begin with it, but luckily we were given a more accessible text on that day so hopefully that will have a clearer meaning and I might actually be able to understand it.I learnt about connotation and denotation and taking how taking subjects and things out of their context will change the meaning entirely. This was quite interesting to know, the class got into quite a debate about this topic, I think this was good because we got to hear what everyone was thinking and think this helped us to understand it more as well.
Tuesday was a really interesting day, we had been asked to find an image and photocopy it ten times. I used one of my own pieces of work that I had already completed for my sketchbook as i felt that this would carry the idea on further.
Using this image we had to use the shapes within the image to dress a figure. At first I started to use the image but cut it into shapes to make actually garments, but then I realised that we needed to use just the shapes in the image to create a garment, even if it was unwearable. After doing this, the figures came out looking really creative and I really liked what I had done. Also we looked at different techniques and styles to make the images more interesting;
Distort, twist, rotate, reflect, bleach, digitally manipulate, collage, layer, rip, fold, burn, scratch, stitch, filter, deconstruct, enlarge, reduce, deco’ page, repeat, mould, shred, pierce, puncture, pleat, segment, cut up and reassemble, gather, blend and bind.
I think that I am going to develop what I have done by using different images, or combining images together to see what effect I get.
Wednesday was a really good day and I felt that my drawing skills have really improved. We started off by using different media and people just doing a 5 minute pose and we had to draw the best we could. At first when I started it was really awful and I found it really hard to get the proportions right, but after a while I really started to get it and did a few good pieces. Some we had more time for – 20 minutes, I found that these drawings came out a lot better. I preferred the drawings where I used mixed media as I felt it gave it more depth and more interest. I am going to try and do some more drawings of different people so I get used to drawing different shapes and sizes.
For the rest of this week I am going to try and develop the ideas that I have come up with this week and keep researching. I have found some books on illustration that I am going to look at which I think will help even more and maybe give me some inspiration as well.
Saturday, 4 October 2008
Just get creative :)
Get creative!
This week has been really exciting, we’ve started getting really into things now and I’m really enjoying it.
The start of the week we had the briefing for another one of our modules – creative approaches to fashion. This was what our summer project was preparing us for we had to chose a designer or artist and a theme from a selected list and create ideas and images using both of these. For the one part of our project we have to create an exciting sketchbook using the ideas and themes that we chose for our summer project.
Looking at other artists and other peoples work from this project was really inspiring and gave me many ideas of what I could start to work on.
I have started with some ideas for my sketchbook, but it is hard to refine them and think what will actually work and fit with the theme that I have chosen.
The theme I chose was ‘tied and twisted’ and the designer that I am looking at is Martin Margeila. i felt that this dinner mostly related with my style of work and was closely fitting with my theme.
The second part of our project is mainly about experimentation. We started this on the Wednesday and we have been split into groups. I found it a lot easier to work in a small group as i felt that you could get feedback from other people and it was more personal and I felt more comfortable with it.
Wednesday we looked at Line and Proportion, using different materials and ideas – drawing with your eyes shut, tapping pens together, tapping a pen to a paintbrush, using a continuous line, using more than one media for one drawing and also listening to music and drawing from your response to this. I really liked to do this and it really fitted into my style of learning which was mainly aural, so I felt really involved and interested in this.
The second half of the day we focused on mark making, this was really interesting, trying to create different textures using different objects and things. We looked at making the surface more interesting and creative, how to put a texture onto a fashion illustration and the proportion of the texture and what looked good and what didn’t. Overall it was a really enjoyable day and I hope that it will be like that next week.
Thursday we had a much needed day off, after months of not really doing anything, the longer days was starting to kick in, so sleep was definitely what I needed. I sat and did some brainstorming of ideas for my project as well this day.
Friday we used the machines all day, trying out different types of seams and learning how to put zips into garments. I found this day really helpful as it got us used to using the industrial sewing machines properly and also what different types of seams you use for different garments and fabrics. Learning how to put zips in was also very helpful, although I had done it before, i found being shown what to do being a lot more helpful than being told step by step what to do, as this just made me forget the process and having to keep ask.
I’m looking forward to the other sessions that we are going to have on Fridays, drafting patterns and using half size blocks. Bring on next week.
This week has been really exciting, we’ve started getting really into things now and I’m really enjoying it.
The start of the week we had the briefing for another one of our modules – creative approaches to fashion. This was what our summer project was preparing us for we had to chose a designer or artist and a theme from a selected list and create ideas and images using both of these. For the one part of our project we have to create an exciting sketchbook using the ideas and themes that we chose for our summer project.
Looking at other artists and other peoples work from this project was really inspiring and gave me many ideas of what I could start to work on.
I have started with some ideas for my sketchbook, but it is hard to refine them and think what will actually work and fit with the theme that I have chosen.
The theme I chose was ‘tied and twisted’ and the designer that I am looking at is Martin Margeila. i felt that this dinner mostly related with my style of work and was closely fitting with my theme.
The second part of our project is mainly about experimentation. We started this on the Wednesday and we have been split into groups. I found it a lot easier to work in a small group as i felt that you could get feedback from other people and it was more personal and I felt more comfortable with it.
Wednesday we looked at Line and Proportion, using different materials and ideas – drawing with your eyes shut, tapping pens together, tapping a pen to a paintbrush, using a continuous line, using more than one media for one drawing and also listening to music and drawing from your response to this. I really liked to do this and it really fitted into my style of learning which was mainly aural, so I felt really involved and interested in this.
The second half of the day we focused on mark making, this was really interesting, trying to create different textures using different objects and things. We looked at making the surface more interesting and creative, how to put a texture onto a fashion illustration and the proportion of the texture and what looked good and what didn’t. Overall it was a really enjoyable day and I hope that it will be like that next week.
Thursday we had a much needed day off, after months of not really doing anything, the longer days was starting to kick in, so sleep was definitely what I needed. I sat and did some brainstorming of ideas for my project as well this day.
Friday we used the machines all day, trying out different types of seams and learning how to put zips into garments. I found this day really helpful as it got us used to using the industrial sewing machines properly and also what different types of seams you use for different garments and fabrics. Learning how to put zips in was also very helpful, although I had done it before, i found being shown what to do being a lot more helpful than being told step by step what to do, as this just made me forget the process and having to keep ask.
I’m looking forward to the other sessions that we are going to have on Fridays, drafting patterns and using half size blocks. Bring on next week.
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