Marbling in Repeat

Marbling. A well practiced art of mixing oil paint in water and turpentine that creates a a water-like effect. I only used blue and green paint so I didn't end up with a muddy brown from mixing too many colours. The textures on the papers are very appealing and the colours are soft but vary enough to make contrasts between light and dark. 

Inspired by Lauren Clark's work, I took my work and manipulated, repeated and distorted it in Photoshop. Her designs can be seen in a book that was published, entitled 'Marbleized Paper Patterns'.


Original marbled paper;

Images in repeat;

Stitched images (for inside a photo frame)

Final Fashion Fabric Designs.

Looking through my work before I handed it in for assessment I realised how much it has improved from last semester, I have learnt how to use different methods to make repeat patterns and how shapes can fit together to make tessellating patterns and designs.

These designs are all in repeat and to scale for a 420 x 297 mm (A3) piece of fabric. The patterns are intended for summer shorts and would be suitable for the 2013 high street market. 

Final 8 designs printed on paper, (semester two), DESN 2565;

Collection 1

Collection 2

My two final digital designs printed on fabric, 60 x 100 mm (semester two), DESN 2565;

Inspiration;

(Pinterest)

Photography Final Year Project; Wrath and Happiness

Photography; final year project

Seven Deadly Sins; Wrath

Emotion; Happiness

Models: Hattie Adams, Aamir Osman

I decided that wrath would be the main subject for deciding on colours

and style. Red is the colour most common with wrath and anger, two things are red in the

photographs, blood and light. I wanted something extra to give my photographs an edge,

light painting was an effective way to make my images stand out and more creative. It is

achieved by setting the camera on a long shutter speed, then painting shapes in the air

with a source of light. The camera catches a trail of light in the direction it was moved, I

used a wind up torch for these photographs.

Happiness is reflected by two simple things inspired from images on deviant art, nature

and flowers. The flowers are not obvious straight away, the white daises on the floor match

the ring of artificial flowers around her head. These symbolize happiness. I specifically

chose a park as the location of the photo shoot, green grass and blue sunny sky bring a

lightness to the images. The trees behind however look dark and sinister, creating the right

atmosphere for my photographs. I positioned the models for most of the photos with the

sun directly on the side of them, I used a reflector to bounce the light onto the other side of

their face. One photo in particular the sun is behind her creating a halo type effect on her

blonde hair.

The clothes she is wearing are inspired by my fashion photography research. The colour

black has many meanings in the fashion world, it can be used to portray power, elegance,

luxury, secretive and mysterious. I used it to to create strong body shapes, strength,

dominance and a hint of glamour.