I've been a bit hesitant to bring colour into the project as I was scared that it may push me in a different direction, so I've decided not to think about it too much and to just go for it! I started of by using felt tip pens. I don't usually work with pens when applying colour, but I thought I shouldn't be scared of the bold colours; just see what happens, it may work but it might not.
I worked with the motif I produced earlier and experimented with placement and colour. Even though I like the colours and the motif; I think overlapping them didn't work very well. I'm not quite sure what I don't like about them...maybe it's because parts of the motifs look too much like eyes- it freaks me out! I therefore decided to take shapes from the overlapped motifs and create another motif. Once I'd created it, I worked into it with pen and also water colour.
(New motif)
Once I had applied the watercolour to the motifs, I decided to work into them using fine liner. I chose to draw from my own images; choosing faces that had interesting features/lines. After focusing on using purples,blues and oranges, it was really nice to see a different brighter colour palette within the design. I took the colours from an image I had found on one of my favourite blogs: patternity.co.uk
I never usually work with yellows as I feel it's too daring, however I really enjoyed using it for my motif. The water colour softens it and gives it a little texture. I think this is why I prefer using the water colour to the pens; the paint applies texture to whatever you're painting; it's soft yet still vibrant.
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