body beautiful: diversity on the catwalk

https://youtu.be/Q3_3lSd6cV0

https://youtu.be/FRn34VsvBzU

the images below are me setting up and prepping for my shoot.

the images below show how i used the lights to high light the garment

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.

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.

FINAL POSTCARD

the left is the front and right is back

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.

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.

experimenting with ways to lay out my design boards. this helped me decide which i liked best.

to match my customer and flow more with my theme i decided to get my illustrations printed onto fabric, more specifically the fabric i have used for my garment.

after i did that i used free machine embroidery to add texture onto the illustrations making them okay to touch.

the images below show some other final illustrations, however i didn’t get a video of me illustrating them unfortunately.

below is another photo and video of a final design.

this is another of my final designs illustrated as well as a process photo.

again this is one of my final illustrations with media as well as a process video of me illustrating. i love how this turned out and i like drawing this way.

the image below shows my final illustration for one of my designs. i created it using pro markers and fine liner. i like how they turned out.

i have done media experimentation to help me decide what i want to do on my final designs.

in order of images on this, the first illustration i begun by laying a base of watercolour pencils, then i used watercolour for more shading work and fine liner to add detail, i used crayons for the skin tone, this media style i didn’t like for theese designs, because i felt like they looked really flat, and also i use this media a lot when illustrating so i wanted to try something different.

the second media used is again a base of watercolour pencils, but instead of watercolour for shading i added pro markers and fine liner, for me i liked this more because i gave a rougher texture, for the body i used fine liner because i knew i didn’t like using the crayons.

my third image was a further development. i liked from the second how i used fine liner so i only used fine liner for this one. i much preferred this however i think that more shading could have been added.