Experiment with Colour on Photoshop

As you can see, below i have experimented with different tools on photoshop to create different looks for my final garment.

 

In this image I used the blur tool to create a contrast between the garment and the background. Also changing the hue and the contrast to brighten the image. I was going for a grungy, ghostly look to make the black and white in the dress stand out.

I sharpened this image to create a 'edgy' look. I also used the hue and contrast tools to brighten the image.

In this image I blurred the background using Gaussian blur tool, a neon glow filter to create a 'grungy' look. Also experimenting with hue and saturation to help add to this look. Although the filter 'Sepia' was not used in this edit, the look was created to have an 'edgy sepia' look to it. 

With this image i wanted to experiment with colour. Therefore I changed the colour of the gingham to pink by using the quick selection tool and then used the colour balance tool. Then to highlight the change of gingham and to make a more aesthetically pleasing photo I changed the background to black and white.

Here I did a similar edit as the image above, except I wanted to see the changed colour against the same background. I changed the colour by using the quick selection tool again and then used the colour balance tool.

Overall I feel that these images show how I have developed using Adobe photoshop and can use it in my work in my future career. I also feel that the edits have shown other possible ideas (colour changes) that would still work well with the garment. By doing this in the design process you could see how a potential idea would look when developing.

Final Garment: Urban Utility Gingham Dress

This is my final garment for my first year of my course at college. I am very proud of this dress as i feel that it was well constructed and was perfect for the brief that was set. 

Here i used photoshop to brighten the image using brightness and contrast, hue and saturation tools and experimented with the colour balance. I did this to create a more striking image and to put the focus onto the dress. I also did this by choosing a location with a plain background to make the dress more of a contrast.

Alyana Cazalet Illustrator

Alyana Cazalet

http://www.illustrationweb.com/artists/AlyanaCazalet/view

Above I have attempted to draw in the style of Alyana Cazalet. I found that her style is very interesting and cartoon-like. I think it looks really good and portrays images in a very artistic manner. However I do not think that this style suits me. 

Alyana Cazalet has previously done illustrations for Sainsbury's, Cafe Rouge, and BBC Children's Magazines. She was born and educated in Russia, currently living in London woking as a freelance artist and illustrator.

Overall I have found that I have experimented with this style and tried it but I do not feel that I can pull it off in an artistic manner, however, if I were to use a similar style and customise it to my strengths in drawing I feel that it could work really well. 

Jaqueline Bissett Experiment

Jaqueline Bissett

http://www.illustrationweb.com/artists/JacquelineBissett/view 

Above is the work of Jaqueline Bissett and a version of my own, attempting to use a similar technique created using illustrator. Overall I feel that it was successful, although details such as the face and hands I struggled with due to illustrator automatically straightening the lines. This made me unable to make sharp corners as they were softened by the brush tool. 

Jaqueline Bissett is a very talented artist and from looking through her portfolio from the link above I have taken inspiration. This is because I like the style that she uses and portrays within her work. The work she produces always looks natural and feminine and hopefully soon I will be able to portray his in my own work.

I also feel that my technique is overall improving and hopefully in the near future will be able to produce work to a high standard with the help from inspiration in the early stages of learning and practising techniques.

Illustrator Pen Tool Experiment

This is my first experiment with a pen tool on illustrator. Using a range of techniques I was able to create a range of patterns.

In order to create the first pattern I made guides to follow using the ruler. Once I had made those, I clicked on corners in order to make a zigzag pattern.

The second one was made using a similar process. But in order to make a separate pattern I had to press the pen tool so I could stop the line I was doing and start a new one.

The third pattern was made using handles on the pen tool. Which means that I could make a curve.
This method was also used when making the forth, but in order to stop the curve and deselect the handle, I had to hold down alt and click on the last point in order to cancel that handle.

The fifth ones were made using the same technique as above but to add detail to the outside I used a different brush.