photographing my designs

Here are some images of my screen printed square scarves. I am very happy with the outcome of these scarves and believe they would be suited to a wide female audience and my target clients of departments stores, most specifically Libertys. I am also satisfied with the gold foiled logo on these scarves and how they are photographed with a rock-style trendy biker jacket, to bring a cool and quirky edge to the soft and bright silk scarves.

Photographing my work has given me more of an insight to how I could present them in the graduate exhibition and I believe they look most impressive when they are open and flat so the designs can be seen. However, I feel they do also work well together hanging from their corner, so I may continue my idea of having some open and some hanging from hooks.

creating a screen

I have planned all of my screens using photoshop to create the design and ensure I have chosen the best suited colour way. For my second repeat length, I printed out my photoshop design in the exact same scale and then traced over this onto drafting film to capture more detail by hand. I could also cut through this printed design to ensure it repeats. I also printed out lots of individual photocopies of my own drawn flowers and arranged them as the borders before tracing onto drafting film.

I chose to use borders on the sides of my lengths to imply they are finished, and are not just a cut off a repeat, therefore could also be scarves if the scales are altered slightly.

large scale screen print

I have created a very contrasting large scale finch print for a bold and eye-catching print in my collection. I am very happy with this print and believe it is original and the colours work well.

This piece sits alongside my other large scale owl print which I also created by colour reducing and screen printing with bold colours.

small scale bird print

I have experimented with a variety of scales in my screen prints and here, the images show I created two repeat bird prints with screen printing methods.
I like to use soft blue tones with bright pops of red or orange and believe they contrast really well in these two and three layer prints. I have learnt from these prints that by hand-printing, I am more likely to have mistakes and therefore am more inclined to digitally print these smaller scale prints in a large 1 metre squared scale.

exhibition plan

I have been designing for the past few weeks with my final exhibition in mind. By this, I have tried to create screen prints which are for a scarf context but are also decorative and detailed enough to be seen open as a square in the exhibition or for a possible wall hanging context.  I have also tried to keep a focussed colour palette in mind so that my work appears like a complete collection together.

The image above is my plan for the exhibition. It features between four to six of my square scarves which will hang from white painted branches. I will also include two screen printed lengths to show that I can print in repeat. Plus, I will also include my gold logo, foiled onto the wall to show that I have created a complete product for my final project.

screen printing a 2.5 metre length

I combined some of my drawings on photoshop to create a repeat sized at 70 by 75cm which I repeated three times with 4 layers of colour and discharged out highlights of the birds. I plan to create two lengths for assessment because they will show my skills of repeat and screen printing on a large scale. I will use borders along the edges so that they have a feeling of being "finished" rather than just a cut of a repeat. Plus, they could also be worn as a scarf, or used as a repeat for other contexts. I also would like to display two lengths in my degree show to sit alongside my scarf designs.

I am satisfied with the level of detail in this print and have captured the birds in a clear and colourful way. I am also happy with the floral border as this gives added interest and texture, therefore I will continue a border onto my final length and in my next scarf designs.

I now plan to design another length which will sit alongside this one well. I plan to use a design I posted previously but alter it so that it has an interesting and detailed border along each side of the length to give the appearance of a finished piece of fabric, which could also be used as a scarf.

gold foiling logo

I have created a logo for the boxes which my scarves can be presented in. This logo will feature on the box as well as on stickers underneath the box and possibly be a logo for display on my business cards and degree show. I have also used gold foiling to print the logo onto my scarves to make my work a complete product. I am very happy with the logo and feel it is a way for me to stamp my own approval on the scarves and gives an element of trust of quality.