It has been nice to have a change from using photoshop and going into the print room to producing prints by hand. I have used gouache paint to produce abstract, original prints. I really like using gouache paint, as you can get a flat, neat finished piece. I enjoy mixing the colours to get what I want and also experimenting with composition. It's not like photoshop, where you have to produce another layer to place a motif over the top of another or even like screen printing where you have to let the design dry,clean your screen etc, you literally just let the paint blend and lovely motifs will be formed. As I've said before, I like the detail; being able to see the brush strokes. I think its is because it gives it a raw feel to it; you can see how it's been produced and it adds texture and depth to a piece. It would be interesting to see what these hand painted prints would look like on fabric. I think it would have to be printed on quite a thick fabric; if sheer fabric was used, the detail would be lost and therefore the mood of the design.
I've always loved Matthew Williamson's work. His prints are abstract and some are painterly. Everything about his work is beautiful; the fluid motifs, painterly strokes, colours and even the fabric he uses. A few of his pieces in the Spring 2013 Ready-to-wear collection had aspects of painterly design. They're not all over prints but placement prints. Subtle but beautiful.
The thin/sheer fabric he uses is a perfect canvas to show off his prints. The material drapes beautifully and the designs hang from the models gracefully.
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