Further Print.

I've started to add other more simple element over the top of the prints, which I think are working really well. The pastel colours in the backgrounds combined with the more vibrant colours create a nice feel, which I think is definitely working well.

Initial Prints.

I tried out a few background patterns to start off with, however I think these top two prints would work well as stand alone prints as they are quite simple.

I need to remember to not get too complicated with this set of prints, as 1950's prints aren't very fussy. 

Illustrator Drawings.

I've been drawing cell shapes on illustrator to recreate the clean lines that are common in 1950's prints. 

I actually think these are really effective and are definitely the drawings i'll use in my prints.

I've added colour through photoshop, using various tools, combining areas of flat colour and also areas of textured areas to created different contrasts. 

Cells.

As the structure of DNA was realised during the 1950's I thought it would be interesting to make a link to this with my prints. I've been researching into cells, to take abstract patterns and shapes from.

I think this could be a really interesting angle of the 1950's.

Lucienne Day.

I really like the prints by Lucienne Day.

The abstract shapes are really interesting, and create quite a futuristic feel. The prints create quite clear lines combined with colour blocks.

1950's

I've been looking into possible colour schemes for the 1950's brief. I'd like to combine some of the pastel shades which are often dominant in 50's style print, with some brighter tones. I want to focus on bold outlines with colour fills to add vibrancy. 

Visualisations.

These are a selection of my visualisations, I think that the wallpapers actually work really well within the space, and create some nice effects when put into repeat. 

I'm pleased with how these have turned out.

Symmetrical Prints.

To further develop my initial print ideas I suddenly realised that the main thing I first noticed about baroque design and architecture was that everything was symmetrical and mirrored. Therefore I decided it would interesting to experiment with the mirror tool in photoshop. 

I found that this created some really interesting effects, and gave my prints a lot more finished and developed feel than they had previously. 

I think these are the designs that work the best out of the collection that I have created. 

Farrow and Ball.

Farrow and Ball create a large range of high end wallpaper designs, as well as paints and other interior necessities. 

This collection is from the baroque papers collection. These use elaborate and intricate designs to create a beautiful range of wallpapers. They are quite extravagant and capture the style of baroque perfectly.

Digital Prints.

I've started to play around with different layouts within digital print. Combining different colours and layers to create different effects.

I thought it was really effective adding back in the pencil line drawings over the top of the busier backgrounds. Changing the colour of the line, especially when the line was changed to white, created a nice effect and created a contrast between the background and the foreground. 

A variety of different options for my final collection would be good to show how flexible the prints can be. Some structured designs combined with floating shapes etc would work really well together. 

Graham & Brown.

Graham & Brown an interiors company design a whole range of different collections of wallpapers, this collection in particular caught my eye. Some of the designs and motifs had quite a baroque feel about them, with intricate designs and repeats. 

Watercolours into Prints.

From the series of basic prints, I printed some of them out onto watercolour paper to then paint back into, this gave me an idea of how the colours would work together in a pattern. I also thought that these would be useful to scan back into photoshop to then edit them further, they could then perhaps be used as backgrounds for further prints. 

I feel that the designs with more colours in work alot better than the ones with less, such as the blue and green design. 

Basic Line Repeats.

Within the digital workshops, I've learnt how to define a pattern and to create a series of different repeats, the simplest being the side to side repeat and the half drop repeat.

I've tried a few combinations here with my line drawings just to see how things could work and how my drawings could potentially be put into repeat.

The more the designs are layered the more interesting the pattern becomes, I think layering will become an important part of this project, as baroque style work is often very elaborate, which is something that I want to create a sense of within my prints.