Notes - Week 12

Units:

Photoshop preferences, units, rulers, mm

Start next measurements from blue lines. Add 1cm inside the 3mm.

Start adding in new elements. Background – make sure it goes all the way to the edge.

DROP SHADOW

FX., drop shadow. OR Layers, layer style, drop shadow.

Change distance, spread, have preview on, size = softness, opacity.

Can also add outline to define shape. FX, stroke. Can copy layer styles to other layers.

Add effects to fonts. Layer, rasterize (to change text layer to pixels/image), type.

SAVING

File

Save as

Photoshop, save

Save to desktop as TIF file (want to include layers)

Layers palette, menu, flatten image. This is how you can print a photoshop file.

Open illustrator. New file.

Size A3. Chamge orientation, add in bleed (3mm).

File open, TIFF file. Copy and paste it into blank file. Move into place.

File, save as, PDF! Click marks and bleeds.

Want colour bars. And use document bleed settings. 

Start thinking about background, and find 2 fonts! One fancy, one legible. 

Rendering Practice

Below is a figure rendered with my skirt pattern. We learnt to render skin and make-up effectively using the burn and dodge tools to add shadow and light. Our light source is best at the top right hand corner.

This is my rendered winter figure. I found this such a challenge, and to be honest I'm not very happy with the outcome... I think she looks really masculine and the way I tried t recreate a watercolour background did not work out at all.

Inspiring Fashion Illustrations

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-cnFDioIFgdKeIwlRQz8jTxPO3n_IQNcqjTbIgo0pg4TvmLyPO4iUX94NG-DShTGm9Dl7LaV6amD9aZ5TwPtXUL9dPF8LEB5hRrWtgm9jaBEi3pjUvVjT0Dg1tCdNQ_tc8gdRK8TCVc/s1600/fashion+collage.jpg

I love the collaged nature of this layout - the way they are all overlapping and different sizes, on top of a busy background as well. The colour scheme really appeals to me, in fact at this point I know my concept will involve a lot of red. Although these are not illustrations I really like this complex layout. 

http://www.partfaliaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/belinda_chen.jpg

I really like the way the flowers look like a fabric manipulation. It implies that this is the overall aim for the textile arrangement - to look like roses. Moreover I really like this diluted background that looks like clouds/watercolour/pencils etc... I'd like to try to create something like this for my mood boards. 

http://www.the-reddot.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nyfw-red-collage-1.jpg

This is relevant because my concept is going to have a lot of red. I like the skirt accent with a watercolour effect that matches the lipstick. Perhaps my figures will have no make-up except red lipstick to compliment my designs. Although I wouldn't leave lots of it white, the majority of the outfit would be red.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVLNfjaSbXO3eEL4Se8XnRWvfsADitzaC98GLVtOezLpzjiI8ildEkJvzNTYmmTN2VxQXIpeFYsURSuO3RHNGSUQmJon1YhKgbC9A6xfFHROEwfqVAnkrPWGtnE5IBUoTwx6O-6xQhZy2/s1600/cedric+rivrain.jpg

Here I love the bright coloured pencil juxtaposing the normal pencil. Perhaps an idea for me could be to do a few pencil drawings also? Perhaps I will use different medias for each drawing as long as I stick to the same aesthetic...

http://blogs.fashion.arts.ac.uk/snapshot/files/2010/05/Daina-Gribuste-469x331.jpg

This is probably too blurred and doesn't show enough detail for this assignment. But perhaps I could use a blurring effect to a lesser extent - I like the effect it has on bright colours and the way it imlies movement.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67BrE_0uX1matGlK7W9eCdT4s4bOWpEXlbQzWBBTcPMknAnx9okrcHlRAIuhWs85YNhkw0P0l_oUlQCZu3tNrjhdUEB50m4Sx9WHHzfbZv9DrU3v3TCHkJyK2Rfn_9gFsCqgRyYTN4zH7/s1600/6a00e554e5232c8834010535baf838970b.jpg

I really like the way the red stands out here because there is no skin tone besides the colour of the paper. So far I am sensing a pattern of really liking pencil/greyscale figures because the garments stand out on them so much more.

http://bumblesea.com/blog/indie-fashion-design/three-as-four-indie-fashion-illustration-red-pink-dress.jpg

I really like these structural lines. They are so simple but make the look seem really modern, and the black outline of the silhouette really makes the colours pop.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVY8RgirEvgXkOItGSgJZOR3Wl2QlSf3ejOXXnwyI3O8tPLdv9LwTEuKouWIbwNLi2LfH7x8ZtI3teL8kqhTM9ZoSd1dpaccZzJnREj50KnE8DHcB2oBW4JEUkZymMInJ7XrfhNdZBkcA/s1600/photo+(3).JPG

It almost looks as though lipstick or really thick paint has been used as media here. This is really different, and it has started getting me thinking outside the box. What are other interesting materials I can use for my rendering? The way they look like they have been scanned in and put on top of the images is really 'collag-y', which also really appeals to me.

http://patsyfox.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Angie-Rehe-Endless-Garment-RMIT-fashion-illustration-1024x973.jpg

This painted red background is really simple but makes the illustration really pop. This would be a really simple, effective way to add interest to simple illustrations.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQH-XF2xc4qYj7GLldVncQQl6AZ1CZoA2HzGmcgA8ef91ZRxe9aXrEkhlzH60BkHC0UtgIp-QEl4c0gCDNAIH1ZP8xJuTWOeIA5yQIDF5ydrQiqGAvSYji0KiB25F3w-0vYnYX2PoDdqRO/s1600/sunnygu_runwayss2012_Alexander_mcqueen_Siri+Toller%C3%B8d.jpg

This is one of my favourites... Although it looks all hand done, it would be easy to achieve this look by scanning in fabric swatches. The red tinges on the skin is something to pay attention to when rendering my bodies, if my garments have a lot of red in them.

Skirt Rendering

Above is my rendered skirt, which I completed using the following instructions I wrote in class (although they may be worded badly at times - they make sense to me!!):

1. Adjust brightness/contrast where necessary, or levels, so we can select the white
2. Unlock layer (tech sketch)
3. Aim is to get a completely solid black outline
4. Rectangle marquee to delete parts we don’t need
5. Magic wand, unclick contiguous 
6. Click on image, Delete white
7. If there are any gaps it will not work
8. Brush tool, select black, brush size same as outline. Draw in any gaps. Hard line. 
9. Select outside of skirt, contiguous back on. Skirt completely contained
10. Need to make the whole outline a solid black.
11. Uncheck contiguous. Select areas with no fill. Select inverse (outline). Fill with black (edit, fill, foreground colour). 
12. OUTLINE DONE. Own layer.
13. New layer, colour fill (pink skirt). Put below outline.
14. Always go to tech sketch layer to make the selection. Contiguous on. Magic wand, select outside of layer. Inverse.
15. Back to pink skirt layer
16. Select colour, paint bucket, fill selection. 
17. Can do this as many times as you want, with different colours
18. ADDING PRINT
19. Duplicate layer of our pattern into the skirt file. Destination into skirt file. 
20. Must resize in increments otherwise it will pixelate. 
21. Go by 25% each time, until it fits into the canvas. 
22. Command T. Make 75, 75. 75. 75 etc etc. 
23. Once it is within canvas, Duplicate pattern, put it back into repeat manually. Marge the layers. Continue to make smaller and smaller in this way.
24. Crop the fabric layer around the canvas.
25. Bring layer to the bottom for safety
26. Duplicate it and put it underneath technical sketch. Turn off bottom print (only working with sketch and print layer)
27. RENDERING
28. Use rectangular marquee to select first space.
29. Edit, transform, warp
30. Move using mouse, dragging outsides. 
31. Magic wand. Contiguous on. 
32. Back to outline layer.
33. Hold down shift to make multiple selections inside the outline. 
34. Back to print copy, inverse selection. Delete. 
35. Repeat as needed.
36. To fill in final gaps, duplicate layer again (rotate if needed).
37. Back to technical sketch layer, select outside of skirt, delete outside.
38. MERGE LAYERS ONCE HAPPY
39. SHADOW
40. New layer, (so we can adjust opacity), shadow
41. 30% opacity
42. Brush, black
43. Really soft (hardness)
44. Always shadow when something is on top of something
45. Manually shadow, OR
46. Go to tech sketch layer and select areas to add shadow
47. Go back to shadow layer and draw on top