I am now using my sketchbook as bible of ideas to delve in and out of with pleasure. I find forgotten treasures of ideas on earlier pages that when married with recent silhouette ideas create beautiful combinatory design ideas.
Black-line sketching is a process I have always felt completely comfortable with and am somewhat pleased to be finally returning to it. Conversely I felt that my initial sketches, as if by rote, were very typical of my older, less developed style. I made mental note to really extract from all the extensive development I have presented so far. After this initial phase, the designs began to pour. I am pleased with the majority of the sketches and now face the difficultly of a decision making process, in order to present one refined final look.
(Upon commencement of the project I was aiming to produce a collection, this is by no means unfeasible still, however I wish to concentrate on one beautifully executed piece before addressing other looks or spreading myself too thinly.)
At this stage, having now a developed range of silhouettes, a reintroduction of colour and textile is crucial. I have began fabric sourcing from my personal bank of samples as well as via a visit to Chelsea Harbour Design Emporium- I am carefully pairing specific samples with my sketches to build a picture of the lustre/ texture a sketch would have if constructed in 3D. Naturally, through my research and development, a colour palette was formed (browns from cow hides, red from blood, pinks from flesh and turquoise and yellow from abattoir uniform). I have moved my tone explorations forward by selecting a wide range of specific colours to form a well-edited palette from which to work. I no longer think in terms of dark/mid/light 'red' rather 'High Voltage Red' or 'Scarlet Tanager'.
Black-line sketching is a process I have always felt completely comfortable with and am somewhat pleased to be finally returning to it. Conversely I felt that my initial sketches, as if by rote, were very typical of my older, less developed style. I made mental note to really extract from all the extensive development I have presented so far. After this initial phase, the designs began to pour. I am pleased with the majority of the sketches and now face the difficultly of a decision making process, in order to present one refined final look.
(Upon commencement of the project I was aiming to produce a collection, this is by no means unfeasible still, however I wish to concentrate on one beautifully executed piece before addressing other looks or spreading myself too thinly.)
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| Sketchbook page- Author's own |
At this stage, having now a developed range of silhouettes, a reintroduction of colour and textile is crucial. I have began fabric sourcing from my personal bank of samples as well as via a visit to Chelsea Harbour Design Emporium- I am carefully pairing specific samples with my sketches to build a picture of the lustre/ texture a sketch would have if constructed in 3D. Naturally, through my research and development, a colour palette was formed (browns from cow hides, red from blood, pinks from flesh and turquoise and yellow from abattoir uniform). I have moved my tone explorations forward by selecting a wide range of specific colours to form a well-edited palette from which to work. I no longer think in terms of dark/mid/light 'red' rather 'High Voltage Red' or 'Scarlet Tanager'.
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| Sketchbook page- Author's own |
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