Snake : incorporation other classes

While I was working on the illustrations and flats, I had several chance to incorporate two of my classes together.




First of all, I used the figures form the drawing class. Above is how the original series looks like.




Also, I used the design from 2D class and made a basic blazer in Integrated 3D class. The jacket does not have all the details that my jacket has, but it is a basic form and I could see how the jacket would work actually.

Snake : flats

After done with the photoshop illustrations, I made flats of accessories and garments that I used for the drawing. These designs are from Integrated Studio 2D. I didn't want to make the page layout boring, so I used one figure as a mannequin for the bracelet.

Then I named each items based on its inspirations. For example, Lady Blue Garter jacket was named that way because it is using the color palette from the photo of a blue garter snake.

Snake : top 5 surface designs

These are five surface designs that I liked and used for the illustration. I used one of the figures and made it like a swatch.

Snake : drawings

For my drawing final, I was supposed to draw a series of two illustrations. I decided to take two figures from the series and incorporate them with the digital class. So I scan the inked drawing and started to working on.


I used threadshold tool to make the line clear and started to fill with the random colors.




Then I replaced first colors to actual colors.




This is the naturalistic version of my fashion figures.




This is wide open version, which I experimented more.

Snake : Surface design 2 samples

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Snakes : Surface design 2

For this surface design, I decided to try something new. I made a motif image from the photo that is not related to the snake theme directly and arranged it into the snake skin form. I used the photo that I took myself from the Grand Central Terminal, New York.




This is the motif image that I made and several versions of it.




Repeats.




Another repeats. I arranged the motif so it can form the snake skin pattern. Click the image to see it in larger size.




Final surface design in two colorways.

Snake : Surface design 1 samples

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Snakes : Surface design 1

For the first surface design, I chose the painting "Water Serpent I" by Gustav Klimt and photoshoped the painting. Then I repeated and rearranged the fixed image into the snake skin pattern.




I tried different colors and repeats. Click the image to see it in larger size.




Final surface designs in two colorways. It is a non-repeat design, but still has little sense of repeat just like a real snake skin. There are also groups of small circles that is inspired by snake scales.

Snakes : Motif

Before the real surface designs, I did some experiment with the Illustrator. Based on images that I found, I created motives related to the snake theme and made repeated patterns to develop the idea about the concept.

Ideas and Sketches

Before I start pattern developing, I decided to experiment and see what kind of pattern do I like or do I make. I tried few patterns with watercolor.

Vintage polka dot

Diamonds

Guillotine : Garment Sample

Sample for the guillotine concept.

Guillotine : Beading

The function of the guillotine is to kill people, or to cut one's head off. It sounds terrible but it is the most fascinating and important part of the guillotine same time. So I made a beading pattern about this head cutting thing.




Red beads represent bloods. The circle at the middle of the pattern is a person's head. I also added straight lines of green beads to keep the tension and stress.

Guillotine : Motif

I fix an image of guillotine by photoshop and started to play with it. I repeated same image over and over and created a wheel motif.

This motif is actually effected by a cockade, which is another big revolutionary thing.

Guillotine : Research

A French physician Dr. Guillotin first proposed articles in reformation of capital punishment during the French Revolution. The National Assembly started to look for the new way of capital punishment that can end people’s life without pain no matter what class the person is. A committee was formed under a physician Antoine Louis, who came up with the idea of the guillotine. The machine was made by a German engineer Tobias Schmidt, and the first execution performed in 1792.

Since the invention of guillotine has a close relationship with the French Revolution, I decided to incorporate those two themse and use “French Revolution and Guillotine” as the inspiration for my collection.

New York Public Library has a nice picture library where pictures from books and magazines are organized based on the subject. I did most of my research there. Besides the Public Library, I went to New School's Gimbel Library and found more books and images.




The collection will be women's wear. The silhouette of the garments would be created after the shape of the guillotine. Colors would have more obvious influence of the French Revolution. Color story would be built based on French tricolors; royal blue, red and white.