Development and concept

after the group presentation I felt I needed to refine my colour palette further. the colour of a pile of prints I had on my desk complimented each other so made a decision to stick to these colours for further development.

The deep blue, lime green, greys and black work well together. By muting the bright colours down with grey tones I think this will work perfectly and be more of what I would like to design.

               

I have been inspired by ceramics. The crackled glaze and Raku technique (metallic finish) is something I find aesthetically pleasing and would like to interpret this in my own way onto prints. I started by dyeing heavy cottons, using a black and dark grey dye, I used a tie dye technique to create the marbled/ ceramic feel. 

              

I used discharge paste for The black and white sample in the middle. By drawing with this from a syringe straight onto the fabric; I was able to translate my drawing style onto fabric and creates the same effect. The contrast between the lines and black background creates a bold print which can be placed with any other of my samples.