colour inspiration

This is my chosen image from which I will develop my colour palate, underneath is the exercise I did in order to look  closely at the colours and select the ones that I thought best reflected the overall mood of the image. This is where I deconstructed my image further in order to look closer at the colours and tones used, this was helpful to me because it allowed me to deconstruct the images into the colours, then construct a more limited colour palate above  I chose this image because it is full of bright colours and a wide range of tones, which I think will make exploration of colour through print more exciting.

Final motifs for screen

These are my final designs for my screen, which I will use through-out the print unit in the workshop to create layered print designs using a range of dying/ printing techniques.

 

From drawings to motifs

I developed some of my initial drawings further by transforming them into motifs, which I was then able to have processed onto screen. I tried to chose a range of drawings, from detailed line drawings, to blocks and bold marks. My motifs also have a range of subject, some are more of a geometric, architectural format whilst others are more naturalistic and free forming.

Initial drawings



Drawing on found objects, these drawings of natural forms (dead leaves and berries) on top of small business type cards with photography on them created a great contrast between form and colour. The top left and bottom right drawings contrast the image below, for example the curved leaves on top of the straight blinds, whilst the other two images below work harmoniously with the drawings above.

 

 This drawing was my experimentation with the tools we built to draw with in order to create new and interesting marks. The focus was an old building, using a range of exaggerated marks and colours.

 

One drawing every five minutes for one hour- this range of images is generally black and white with aspects of bold colour, and this is something which I really liked about this set of drawings because I think whilst the content of the drawings and techniques varied greatly, the colours tied them together well.

 

 

These drawings were just something I created experimenting with bold straight lines, taken as inspiration from the architectural structures from around Manchester then adding some of the fun, bold and bright colours I found in some of the graffiti around Manchester, combining the clean cut buildings with the artistic underbelly of the streets. 

 

This image is the same drawing layered digitally on top of each other, playing further with the aim of the drawing 'building up an image through layering transparent papers'. I like how all the geometric shapes overlap and create new angular shapes using bold lines and marks.

 

This final image was my 'light drawing on a dark background', I enjoyed taking my time creating this observational drawing, focusing on the shapes, colours and textures. I think the overall drawing works well because of the contrasting background, making the colours stand out even more.