Nature

This is one of the mood boards i have created from the research i had gathered which helped me towards this piece. I based my sheet around animal pattern, butterflies/silhouettes, i tried to make it ranged by giving it a 3D touch by also adding colour as i thought it would have looked too dull and plain without a touch of colour.

For the 3D part i created origami butterflies to make the page look more realistic and give it a different touch.

I blended all the colours on the butterflies the best i could to match a rainbow idea, while also keeping it looking like a single butterfly the off coming parts are also morphed butterflies, following with the effect i tried with the animal print and butterfly silhouettes.

These are my own research images i have taken from my garden to go towards my nature research page. 

This are a few examples of repeat prints that we were experimenting with to get the idea for when we designed our own, We all had a square eat to cut out accurately down the middle, and exactly half way making each square as even and straight as possible to ensure the pattern matched as we continued them.

These are examples and testers I did on a piece of paper, as i wanted to make sure that one of my ideas would work and that i was certain i knew what i was doing, To make the pattern work after cutting it into four sections you letter the backs with A,B,C and D, then after doing this you switch the letters A & D then B & C this makes it so that the design i had drawn in the corner then all matches up in the middle, proving that now they match up the idea is successful and that the design would pass to make a continuous print.

                       This is the result i achieved once i had switched all the squares around.

These are some of the designs i had done on my large design sheet with my 6 ideas. All my patterns are inspired by William Morris' I admire this designs, and wanted to mirror my own interpretation into one of my finalized prints.

  This design wasn't particularly inspired by William Morris, This was based off one of my mood boards where i had focused more on Butterflies and Silhouettes.

This design (In progress) was inspired also by William Morris as i have stated i find his works rather interesting. For my designs i have chosen specific aspects from his large works and enlarged them to make a large design out of them, this way i would be able to choose a favourite part of William Morris' prints.

                                                      (In Progress Photographs)

This was my Design board within progress of designing them, I chose to keep the backgrounds of my designs a Suttle cream as i didn't want the boldness and attraction taken away from the flower i had drawn as i believe with a heavy background colour the print would have looked to busy and messy.

Fine Art - Drawing from perspective

I drew this image by drawing from perspective by looking at a setup that was placed infront of the class, This is the view i could see from the angle i was sat in. 

These were quick sketches that we had to draw of the first item we looked at in different ways, such as: Drawing with out eyes closed, drawing with our left hand, drawing within a certain amount of time e.g. 10, 20, 30 seconds. This was to get us warmed up, and to test our skills in drawing when under pressure.

This was drawn from another setup where i chose to draw a specific area with a large viewfinder. I drew specific areas of a large set up scene which was a different angle for everyone, as every corner had different items. From the angle i could see i drew a pile of shells, a metal teapot, a jar and the section of a plant.
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This we also painted from a layout we could see, but for this we had to paint the outlines in blue ink, once we had created the basic outline, we coloured around the image with the basic primary colours, Yellow, Red Blue and Green. We then proceeded to paint on top of the image with multiple layers of colours, making it look more realistic but also leaving it with bright colours to make it look more abstract.

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These again were also painted from perspective, using the same technique by drawing with blue ink then proceeding to layer up with colours.

Lino prints (Linoleum)

This is a piece I created on a Linoleum piece, to carve through it I used a Lino cut tool, which would scratch/cut out the linoleum in strips.I had to make sure i made the parts i cut away deep enough so that it wouldn't print the parts i wanted blank.

 This is the print i created by rolling black ink onto my lino piece, making sure there is enough ink otherwise my print wouldn't work properly and have blank areas.
I used black ink as i thought this made my castle design more bold and show my design clearer. My design was based off an image of a castle my friend had taken while on holiday. As you can see some of my cuts weren't deep enough or the same level so it had caught the ink when i had rolled it across.

In order to print i placed my lino piece flat down, to make sure it had printed properly I applied pressure by rolling a clean roller over the back a few times. This was my finished result.
For my second print i used black ink again but this time i created a background with red tissue paper to print onto to make my design more interesting. This was my final result, the black ink went well.







These were some other lino prints i had created, i cut 2 pieces so i could build up layers of colours in steps. For the first piece i could away most of the pieces to get a bit of colour of the leaf and stem of the flower design.  For the second piece i cut away the parts i had left coloured last time, meaning that the colour i first printed would stay and the next one would be a different colour, making the design different and colourful. To try and make the designs match up very similar,  i traced the design onto both lino pieces and carefully followed around the lines i had drawn.

These were the other designs i had drawn for me to try and do on my lino pieces, i decided on the right hand side traced flower to do as the others didn't seem to have much areas where i could change the colours.

These are the coloured prints i had produced with my 2 different lino cuts, i tried to line up my designs the best i could by using a guideline sheet where i had traced the size around my cuts. To print my designs i first printed the first layer onto my white paper, then after i had printed my first one, i place my other lino piece on top of the paper, lining it up the best i could. This was my finished result.

For this i tried to include more than 2 colours, for this I blended 2 inks together. The 2 colours I rolled together were Pink & Purple this contrasted nicely with the colour green. I could have lined up the design better to make it look neater.

I did the same with this design but for this i blended the 2 colours light blue and i made a darker blue by adding a bit of black.

Heath and safety- 

> Avoid slipping with the lino cutting tool as the blade is sharp and can cause severe damage to limbs if caught heavily.

> Always use a wooden block to keep lino in place when cutting, as slipping can end in accidents. 

Coastal Mood Board

This is a mood board I had created/drawn from different research i looked at from the internet. Our mood boards were to be based around Seaside/Coastal areas, after being around our Scarborough trip, i chose to base my page on underwater creatures and a Sea-gull. 

At this point i had added images of leaves/Seaweed to make my piece look more realistic and to give the piece more realism, whilst also attempting to eliminate blank space.

Textiles Workshop

Textile Backgrounds and Prints

This background was done by black ink, for the rough look i scratched into the ink with a tool.

For these pieces I did  Batik with the hot wax; Firstly I spilled hot wax onto my cloth piece to create a 'splashed' effect, i then proceeded to colour the background with the ink colours,then dried the cloth with newsprint. Once my design was dry on the drying rack i ironed the material under numerous newsprint sheets to get rid of the wax that had dried.

For this print i used the screen printing, on top of the rough ink print. The screen print didn't come out as I expected it, so i kept it as i could use as a messy background for another attempt to print on top of it. 

For this print i kept it as the inks, i used all the bright colours inks and placed them in strips after i places all the colours in lines i used a tool in the shape of a scraper. I used this to scratch all the materials together, blending them in between too.

For this one i used a rubber tool on top of the red ink i had chosen. The tool i used created a wallpaper print effect, so i left this one without printing on top of also.

For these prints i used batik on paper, firstly i used batik and drew around on it too without the tool. After doing this i washed lots of colours on top to create this finished result.

 For this design we did wool weaving for the first ones (above) we first layered white wool strips sideways in the same direction. I then placed the next colour on top in the opposite direction, creating my pattern. After placing all the wool we sprinkled soapy water over them dampening them. after this we placed the mess on top and rolled them up in bubble wrap, after rubbing and rolling the wool for plenty of minutes once the wool was no longer able to pull away. it was done. After this i rinsed under cold water to get rid of the soap suds and placed on the drying rack.

I did the same for the next designs but left out the white under layer, this made my designs too think as i hadnt placed enough wool to make it thick enough.

For these we used lots of mushed up paper that had been soaked in water overnight, causing a sloppy porridge like texture. the get the shape we used mesh canvases where we put into the papery water and swished around until a layer of paper was on top, draining the water through the mesh we then placed the paper pieces onto a sheet. We could do different shapes and add different things beneath by building layers, This is what i did for the picture below. I used 2 layers for the first layer i did the basic paper mold, then places pieces of wool on top, and added another later above it to create the textured 3D effect. 

This is one of the screen printing canvas's i used to print onto my sheets. This pattern was one i used on a few mesh and paper pieces. The design is created to look like the wing of a bug e.g. dragonfly. In order to do screen printing we placed a thick line across the end of the canvas and with the paper/sheet i want to print onto is on the underneath. When the ink is  there it is recommended to do it as quick as possible as the ink can dry on the board really fast, making it harder to print and wash. To print i used a wooden scraper through the ink making sure i applied enough pressure going down hard from the top to the bottom of the canvas. 

This was one of the ink tubs  i used for most of my prints, i preferred to use the colour black as i thought this made the prints bold and look better.

 For these designs i added to them by using the screen printing canvas's. I printed with the screens on top of the first background colours i had made. i used black as i liked the bold colour being on top a light background.

                                           

For this design i printed on top of the paper sheets i had created, i used 2 colours on the screen print to produce this design. My design fell apart as the paper was too thin. this i what was left.

For this piece i printed with a softer colour which didnt take to all the colours on the tie dye, but worked better within the lighter colours. I used a dark orange on the board, but made a more darker dirty orange when on the cloth. 

This is a piece of mesh material i used to print some of my designs onto  by using a white paste, (insert correct term) When i used this paste and drew my design onto it i applied very hot air to it with a paint stripper dryer which was extremely hot and if left in the same area for longer than a few seconds it burnt the netting material. With the heat applied it caused the white paste to raise into a popcorny feeling effect and turned white. The colour could have been changed by adding ink, but this wasnt always the best combination to use.

                                           
                                     
                                       
                                                         Health & Safety

> When using the paint stripping dryer, make sure no contact is made with the skin as instant burns and soreness of the skin may occur if heat is applied to skin.

> Prevent holding the paint stripper too close to the material for a longer amount than required as the material can be burnt or cause the material to set afire, this could also cause serious harm to yourself or others if not prevented.