Overview
In this chapter a small section is taken from a source and developed into a design.
Select a Fragment
I looked for likely designs from my sketchbook, the solid shape exercise and the hollow line exercise. I drew the designs in 4x7cm rectangles.
8.1 Simple abstracts from previous design work.
I chose a very simple design based on the joints of a bamboo cane.
8.2 My chosen abstracted fragment.
I identified these words which I associated with bamboo.- Slender
- Thin
- Shiny
- Smooth
- Jointed
- Tubular
- Straight (ish)
- Strong
- Hollow
- Scarred
- Layered
- Linear
- Spikey
These designs were made by making copies of the basic design on tracing paper and then overlaying them. The word list above was used to as inspiration to add other elements to the designs.
8.3 Developing the design on tracing paper.
8.4 Developing the design on tracing paper.
I chose this design to develop further. I was mindful that the design might look like a postmark!
8.5 Chosen design
I used various photo manipulation apps on my iPad to develop the design.
8.6 PS Express app.
8.7 Superphoto app Circle warp option
8.8 Superphoto app Neon option
8.9 Superphoto app Neon option
8.10 Superphoto app Colorify/Jet option
8.11 Adobe Photoshop fix app. Liquify option applied to 8.10
8.12 Two photos stitched together to make it long and thin.
8.13 Repix app. Edge and Bokeh tools
I also developed the design using coloured papers, experimenting with various colour combinations.
8.14 Neutral (brown) as dominant colour, contrast this with 8.15.
8.15 Neutral (brown) with green as dominant colour
8.16 Equal anount of green and brown.
8.17 Two colours mostly blue to be contrasted with 8.18 mainly yellow with blue
8.18 Mainly yellow with blue
8.17 Cool colours.
8.18 Light colours with small area of dark.
8.19 Dark colours with small area of light.
8.20 Analagous colours.
The next stage was to produce designs using texture and colour.
8.21 Glue gun, tissue paper, paint and metallic highlighter.
8.22 Layers built up using cardboard and foam board.
8.23 String glued to backing and painted.
8.24 String glued to backing and covered by tissue paper with unravelled sisal string centre.
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