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after i had decided my final design, i begun pattern making, and here are a few pictures of the process.

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i used my sketchbook work, and primary imagery to design from, when designing i chose to be experimental and try a few different methods, to show both media experimentation and design development here are just a few of them

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this post is a continued post showing more development pictures from my sketchbook.

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i used the primary imagery to produce lots of development pages, focusing on illustration, but also fabric samples 

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once we got back i created some initial mood boards to spark inspiration, i used cut outs from magazines as well as primary imagery and photocopied books. 

since i chose the theme of the mouth, i wanted to support this by focusing on primary imagery so i did a mini photoshoot, and below show some of the pictures.  

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the mouth- otherwise known as the upcyclingproject, is a project commissioned by the Barnsley hospice to  collect 5 pieces of denim from their warehouse as well as another piece of my own choice, in which i chose a wedding dress. we were asked to create a garment out of the denim about our chosen theme which has to be about the body, i chose the sub category of the mouth from the body brief. the images below show my visit to the warehouse 

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commercial for touch project. 

https://youtu.be/Q3_3lSd6cV0

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more photoshoot pictures 

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for my photshoot i was inspired by lighting photographer pete eckert, i used led finger lights mainly and fairy lights. i used long exposure as well as slow shutter speed. this allowed a light string effect.

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below shows my final mood board, it includes inspiration photos for my designs, as well as some textures, and also face inspiration. i also have included some images of samples i created and artist work. i believe it shows an all round reflection of my topic.

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i decided that i didn’t want to waste my illustrations as my actual ones were printed onto fabric, so i used them to make illustration boards, showcasing them with technical flats alongside.

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on my design boards i have included textural paper illustrations completed with free machine embroidery, i have also included technical flats, as well as light photography images on acetate that resignate with the design.

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i experimented with various media types for my final illustrations, and in the end i decided to draw the illustration, and then use free machine embroidary to add depth and feeling.  

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constructing the actual garment took a lot of time for pleating, there is a picture of the pins in the pleats below, as well as some other process photos from the making.

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after using my development from artists and fabric manipulation, i created a veriety of designs, this is a toile from my chosen design. because this was a live project we had to only make a top so that is what i designed. after the toile i made quite a lot of adjustments to the pattern. for example i made the shoulders more exaggerated, as well as making the neck piece shorter, so not as high into the neck, i made the fit boxier, so added more onto the side seam, and altered the hem slightly. 

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since y project was based around the blind and visually impaired, i wanted to create an interactive project, so i completed lots of work on fabric manipulation. below show some samples of things i created, i used techniques like smocking, furrowing, pleating, trapunto, applique, and quilting. 

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artist development 

[Beverly Bell Hughes]

using calico to replicate this artists sculpture work

[pete eckert]

using acrylic marker and paint to create imagery