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My initial expectations for the project were to produce several print samples which connected to my theme, summer and winter, and mainly focused on floral patterns. I feel that I did manage to produce plenty of samples in print using the different processes shown to us.  However I have neglected the amount of drawings I have produced slightly, and I think that it would benefit my work to produce more.

I chose the print workshop because I have been in it previously and enjoyed it, therefore I wanted to try it at an intermediate level to allow me to progress further and learn some more different methods of printing. I also felt that I would be able to link my chosen theme into print well.  During the print workshop I have used my sketch book to create design ideas for my screen, I have also used it to do my colour studies and tests to see which colours to use for my prints.

Underneath is some of the colour work I produced to help me make an iformed decision for the colours to use in my design.

Looking at the design I have created and the way the colours have turned out on the fabric I have come up with plenty of ideas of how to move my project on.

 

I am considering looking into Indian and African textiles and the patterns and colours used in this area of work. Because my samples have very intense colours I intend to present them with this in mind, I want to put them together in groups which best make the individual colours come out.

If I were to start the project again I would give myself more time to come up with a design for my screen. I would have liked to have been able to retrieve many more drawings straight from flowers, allowing me to get a grasp on the shape and colours etc which would have given me a more informed decision when it came to the flowers I used on my design for my screen.



Given the time I would have produced more work like the above.

The contextual references which I used helped my with ideas for colours, as I looked at the way they used colour in their work compared to the colours I was planning on using to see what the colours would look like when put into design rather than just been on a sample.  

 It is also interesting to look at the work of other people in my print group as you can often see people doing things in a different way to how you would do them, this then allows you try out different methods, and it can give you ideas for your own work when you have looked at others.

During the project I have achieved several samples which even though produced in the same way using the same design have very different qualities. I didn’t expect at the beginning of the project for this to happen I thought I would end up with several very similar samples, however I think each of mine are unique, although they do all have a common theme and look well as a group, which I am very proud of.