Repeat print

Geo Print Illustrator: Technical

October 19, 2015

Quick visual research using pinterest and WGSN in preparation of our session with Robert


                                                                                                                                                                                                 Textiles Première Vision Designs S/S 16 – Print & Pattern 02.19.15 ... Première Vision Designs S/S 16 – Print & Pattern Retro Geos S/S 16 Textiles By Product Category ... are revived with retro geometric patterns  inspired by 1960s and 1970s fashion prints. Tricolour geos ...                                                                      


Further research of Mid century Geo prints, looking at Anni Albers' work. She was an American textile artist and printmaker. She produced tapestries, wall hangings, print works, wall covering designs and woven samples.
http://www.moma.org/collection/artists/96?locale=en
http://www.wgsn.com/content/board_viewer/#/138030/page/1


Using Robert's worksheet was helpful because I hadn't used Illustrator much before. I found it so simple to use and I can apply this skills I learnt today to further digital print work or designs created from my original work etc. I am so excited to do this- I just need to find some more time!!


colour

More Colour testing

October 19, 2015

Colour testing for my individual colour way was difficult this evening and I could not get the colours correct. The print room was packed and very busy we had to queue up to weigh and mix our dyes.
Because I was using our test screen there was block colour in some layers for the fill of the flowers, this meant that colours would overlap. For my personal colours this would not work. I was trying to test out the right yellow which would not be too similar to the salmon shade and compliment the other colours too. If it was too dark the salmon colour would not show up over the top and I found that it made a 'muddy' colour. I found creating consistent colours hard because the scales are inaccurate when weighing such small amounts of dye.

Colour testing, particularly yellow shades, trying antique gold, acid yellow and lemon yellow and mixing them together.