My tutorial on Monday really made me think about the placement of my prints; not just on the garment itself but also within the design. What repeat pattern should I use? Do I use a mixture of repeat techniques? What is the style I'm wanting to create? I then decided that I wanted my prints to look like a fabric. I know the designs will look textured when they're printed on fabric (obviously) but I wanted to create a texture through the motifs. I therefore started to think about weave and the patterns created through the yarns. That's when I started to place my motifs as if it was a woven fabric; experimenting with the size of the motifs.
I'm not too sure about these designs as my final pieces, however I feel like it has helped me visualise how I'm going to progress. I think some aspects of the second design work; the aztec style background is soft and looks very textured, however the placement motif doesn't work amazingly well on the foreground. I tried to change the opacity to make it work more effectively, but I think the woven design works better on it's own. After creating these initial designs, I then started experimenting with other pieces.
I really like the last design as the gradient creates a sheen effect. I think this is going to be one of the designs I print out onto fabric as I think it'll work really well on silk habotai as the faded areas will look really elegant.
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