Next, I created and expanded on the pattern ideas and sketches created previously, with a total of 4 ‘final’ designs, 3 of which I’ll take forward and decide which fits best with the intended garment to make! I took the ‘Inception’ style idea from before and extended it’s length, as well as straightening it out to make a long ‘stripe’ pattern that wiggles up and down as it wraps around the clothing. Next, I looked at the repeating vertical pattern, and also repeated it horizontally to create an endless block design. It’s a very simple design in terms of the linework, but creates a very busy and interesting look when all applied together, so hopefully it has the same effect in fabric form!
I also took the old designs from my previous class featuring the blind architectural drawings, and tried to turn them into a a more sporadic design, however I don’t think it works quite as well as I had hoped. Because the designs were hand-drawn, the lines are very thin and can’t easily be darkness or sharpened, and because of them being scanned into a computer there is lots of little imperfections and mark left on it. Also, because of the very messy and random style of the drawings, they’re all very different and don’t have a very consistent weight to them, making it difficult to not make the overall design look cluttered and lopsided.
However, in place of this I have decided to find some new images for some of the buildings in my shortlist and create a longer version of the ‘skyline’ test in the previous sketches. It took a very long time to properly adjust everything into what I thought is the best positioning and lineup, and then of course the actually drawing of the line art, but I think it was clearly worth the time! Featuring 11 different locations adds a lot of variety, and more landmarks to recognise! So, instead of the older blind drawings, I’ll take this design forward in its place.
Callum Falconer - Tradigital Artist 