Its been a while- heres the update!

The fabric finally arrived after lots of phone calls, lost deliveries and stress, so I just got on with. Painting and printing from 9 till 9. Assessing what prints were the bows and which were the main bodice, what normally determined the bows were unsuccessful prints due to lack of line quality, confusion and unsuccessful composition. The main bodice were successful due to clarity, refinement, variety and quality of line and composition.

PHOTOGRAPHY- cubiqdesign photographed my work for me in their professional studio. I was very pleased with the results as vibrancy of colour and fluidity of print translates across in the photographs.

STUDIO G- 2 very long days later there were all finished and I had managed to do 9, so headed off to studio g to show Glen my prints, he said they were fresh and vibrant. And later accepted my work to go to NY and LA tradeshows as a freelance designer for studio g.

Boards

MOOD BOARD

The pictures taken by cubiq have a slight grey background and need to be retaken by louise in the photography studio with softer light. Ive been working on boards and realised once completion that I needed to change it from landscape to portrait as it flows better in a portfolio. My sequence starts with a cover page- mood board- development boards- sample board- illustration board- collection. The mood board embodies all of the influential aspects to my collection and the colour story is prominent throughout, uniformity is also evident, giving it a strong identity. Im very pleased with the final outcome of my boards and my development with photoshop. Im also very pleased with the progress made on my sketchbook and annotation. Im learning that consistency is crucial.

Downer

Today I was challenged with lots of issues, have overcome most of them:

FABRIC, the silk satin looks so much better than silk twill and silk cotton, it retains the vibrant colour, has a gentle rich tactile texture to it which illuminates a lush indulgence, proving that the silk satin triumphs over the other fabrics. Noticing this weeks ago ordered with Whaleys the silk satin fabric but due to a burglary my order was not noted, so i bought some but it had a polyester finish therefore the dye did not hold to the fabric. Ordered some today with the uni from Whaleys, so I'm hoping it will be there by Thursday so I can carry on with my printing.

BOWS, following on my tutors remarks on the bows I started to produce constructed bows instead of the tied bows. But these look rigid and don't have the fluidity and natural element to them. The tied bows look better and fit with the design of my prints.

DRAWING, Today i focused on drawing my designs as a collection. This is half way there but in my first two attempts I was using too much colour which looked loud and garish. The outline drawing is developed and looks stable, proportioned and emotional, I will present the colours in a delicate way as to not overpower the design.

These were my struggles today and I'm hoping by Thursday the fabric will be delivered for printing, and will look on everything with fresh eyes, this will hopefully re-inspire and motivate me.