11th October Creating Final Screen-Print Design And Tracing

On Tuesday 11^th Of October, I continued to complete my final design layout for my repeated screen-print design which has been inspired and developed from my visual sheet designs. All the patterns chosen reflected the process and journey throughout my project “natural world” which has been taken and developed towards my specialised workshop Textiles. The development of my work has been influenced and inspired mainly from my primary research of flowers and informing the audience how important they are to the world but also for protecting the bee population. The final design layout has been influenced from these topics and I will be creating a variety of samples and experiments of my repeated screen.

To start the task, I repeated the same process used previously in my specialised workshop which was to create a perfect square. I was curious to complete the task as I was working independently and developing the skills I learnt to be adapted into my design. Also, I was curious to complete the task as I unsure how I was going to create a repeated screen with the initial design idea and patterns given. Firstly, I collected a ruler and measured the portrait size of the A3 paper. Then this measurement was developed through the landscape side which allowed me to create a perfect square ready to be cut. Previously I learnt that by using the paper cutter, I discovered that it gave incorrect measurements which had an impact with the outcome of the repeated screen. To solve the problem I used a craft knife and a ruler to cut the accurate measurement which gave an effective outcome. Next I decided how to present my screen print layout which will be repeated a variety of times on different surfaces and materials. The layout must be connected together which I learnt previously in my specialised workshop task and I found this challenging from the patterns I have created. To solve the problem I continued to use the same layout and decided to create a quilt inspired pattern which is built up with the individual layers of squares. I decided to create 3 squares as the layout would work effectively onto the design. The process was created by paper as it allowed me to gain the accurate measurements which will be transferred onto the tracing design. My drawings were created through the material pencil as it allowed me to copy and trace elements within the patterns which would give an accurate appearance and effective outcome. Overall, I was happy with the outcome of my final design as it followed the design process and ideas generated from my primary towards the visual sheets. I believe it presents my interpretation of the project and thought process of the theme "Natural World". Next, I collected my design layout and placed it onto board to create final tracings for the design. When creating my tracings, I had to consider the colour choices of my design. To gain inspiration, I reflected on the work I created and decided to choose a colour scheme of red, yellow and black. These are warm colours that can mix together to create orange which is presented on my original design layout of my flower pattern. I decided to use these colours as I believe they are harmonious and will highlight all the features and elements within each design. Also, I decided to use these colours as I felt these were an engaging colour which I have used frequently throughout the project that has been collected from my original primary research of Glastonbury Festival. For each colour I use, a different piece of tracing paper must be used to highlight the patterns and areas which will be filled with each colour. To highlight the areas, I used a black pen to colour the sections of each individual colour which will be exposed in Textiles. Finally for each colour I use, they will be placed into separate screens to create 3 layers which will be combined to create one final pattern.

Outline of the final design

Tracing the design from my visual sheet.

Completed final design outline

 

Creating my tracing outline colours

Next I am going to continue to create the tracing layers which will be taken into the workshop as they will be exposed and transferred onto screens to create a repeated screen which will be ready to be used with the chosen colours and experimentation.