Producing Motifs

H A N D  &  I L L U S T R A T O R 

This week we have had more tutorials about designing our motifs, and this is solely what I have been concentrating on in order to transfer my best designs onto screens for printing. I have found this to be quite a challenge, particularly working without colour! After learning about positives and negatives of the screen, I am going to attempt to try to balance the ratio of black and white equally although I realise this will be difficult considering the fine lines used in the compass drawings...

                       

           Close up shots of one of my motifs produced so far for the print group...
                                         (image previously shown at a distance)

This is my second compass drawing by hand, following the first compass drawing I chose to redesign a second after the first one I felt was quite successful. Again trying to balance positive and negative.

 

This week we also began to use illustrator, I managed to reproduce another compass design after much difficulty and time. But I definitely feel like it was worth it and although I don't think I will use Illustrator a huge amount in my work to come, I do feel a sense of achievement after getting the 'knack' it eventually...