Week Eight. 12th November.

To visualise my illustrations as fashion fabrics, I used photoshop to 'drape' my images into designs that would suit the image. This worked well, it helped me to see how my images could be used, and how I could take them further, as at this point I was unsure of where to take the project.







This led me to explore direct printing with Acid dyes. I had struggled with how to continue this project onto fabric, and this technique was a fantastic solution. By recreating a watercolour image on fabric, I avoided the issue of repeat patterns of literal shells, which was something that was worrying me, and something I could not see past.



I also continued experimenting with natural dyes, exploring Blackberry and Black Cherry.

Week Seven. 5th November.

I was not sure how to take my project further, and how to use the images I had created. I tried using other media to draw with, to give more scope for creating patterns. I began drawing with ink, creating silhouette like outline drawings. Although i liked these images, they did not sit comfortably with the other work I had been doing, and I decided to not continue these.





I scanned in my watercolour images and began experimenting with these on photoshop to creating patterns, but these designs all appeared too literal, and did not work nicely.



I continued with my exploration of natural dyes, trying Cochineal. The colours achieved were varied and exciting, and could be very useful.

Week Six. 29th October.

I continued with the watercolour images I had been experimenting with, pushing on with this technique to gather more imagery to work with.




I began to experiment with embroidered pieces, sewing into them in a style that echoed the early photographical illustrations, however, I was unsure whether this worked well or not, and where I could take it.