Jelly Fish ?

I mainly started my work in the last week as i finally found which road i wanted to go and and had natural direction. Last week I started to get stuck and lost for inspiration so after a group tutorial (which i found very helpful as a way for slef reflection and a source of inspiration) i started to go back to the research stage and started looking into jelly fish, their beautiful colours and the designs creating when the dance through the water. Ii started going on YouTube watching videos, screenshot my favorite parts and drawing from these images so I have my own theme work to work from. As i started doing this ideas starting flowing through my head and I decided to go through the print route without even noticing and ended up spending twp wholes day up there printing my prints onto different types of fabric to create different end effects. I really enjoyed the print process as i feel some type of sanctification from seeing a basic drawing, developed and then printed onto something tangible.  

I was surprised in myself in what i created and that i actually enjoying making prints. I think the reason behind me enjoying print making this time was one because it was done out of my free way and was a natural process i lead towards and two I was created using no Photoshop and just my head drawings which i think creates a unique effect. I also prefect drawing things by hand rather than going down the Photoshop route as i feel hand drawing is much better and is what I'm good at. However I'm aware that i will have to force myself to start using more Photoshop as its a great skill to have even if i don't use it as much. So I'm going to teach myself how to use it so that if i do need to use it as i know it can be a quicker way to do things i will be able to do so without any struggle.


After the spending a couple days in printing i started to work from these prints to create garment designs using more my prints and my jelly fish theme idea as inspiration. Overall i really enjoyed this task as I'm very pleased with my final outcomes as I've created textiles samples with printing and using the heat press but also a large range of design outcomes. I only wished we had more days to complete this task as i felt like i had much more ideas left and I would of really enjoyed creating two final outcomes, come in which incorporate my print designs and one in which goes with the task in hand. I feel like this is the only project where i am happy with the work i have created and has given me that extra boost to push me to see the potential i have as I've been feeling very demotivated and disappointed. Hopeful i can work even more harder in the upcoming task and my work will continue to improve. Two small things I will take from my work in this task is one, always develop as developments and create end results you can never imagine and two, work from loose sheets as it gives me the freedom to work as i want.