Summer project to myself, for myself

A few may know that I am a surreal artist as well as a young designer. SO! I've decided to set myself a project to do over the summer.

What I want to do is to be able to view my art pieces and see what they look like as prints on t-shirt designs and or on jackets ie; denim and leather.

This will and may be a long process in getting everything done. Of course experimenting with my drawings and bringing them into Photoshop, then there's making flats, buying a a cheap t-shirt for a rough idea or placements, ect, ect. Then there's finding a place who would allow me to print and have it done professionally, models to wear them, promoting them and selling them. This would all be in the near future obviously but it's best to think of this now because you never know if it goes well or if it goes badly.

But this is what I'm wanting to do, it may take time, I may not even get to the stage of getting my ideas made but I wont know unless I try. Which I'm doing today!

One step at a time....

Experimenting

Experimenting with colour and how to colour denim. Also adding detail on embroidery around the pocket area, giving an idea on how the outcome may look.

Colouring the denim I used multiple ways to see what out comes I could come out with, I used water colour, pencils, water washing and lightly colouring the design. In the end I thought that the best technique to use was to water wash over coloured pencil, using this technique I was able to make the design going from dark to light making it seem 3D. I also added white pencil underneath for detail on the denim.

First post of 2014!! New purchases and changing my style...

                             

I trust that everyone has had a good Christmas and time off? It's time to get back to work and start the new year with a fresh head and a change.

This year I'm wanting to change my style and become more comfortable in what I want to wear. The style that I'm interested in going towards is a dark and kind of Gothic, I love to wear black and baggy t shirts as it is but some times wearing the same thing can get boring after a while. So this year I'm going to aim to find some items that have the same kind of style like these that I have already purchased over the Christmas holidays.

What do you think of them? 

It's a big change for me as I haven't worn things like this before, like skirts. I haven't worn a skirt in years and last year I managed to buy two!! Which is a huge thing for me. So I brought another skirt that is black (of course) and has two half belts on the side. One thing I noticed about this skirt is that it can come across as a P.E skirt that you would of worn at school but the edgy look and the accessory of the belts that are attached to the skirt gives a complete different style to the classic pleated skirt.

The skirt itself I thought was quite comfortable but for my frame I thought it looked odd, the reason for this is because I have big hips, so a pleated skirt or an open skirt isn't always best for my body shape. HOWEVER! The skirt is fastened on the side and holds in a good shape around the waist due to the height of the skirt which can make my waist seem smaller.

To go with this kind of skirt I could pair it with a tank top and a slightly opened shirt that would be tucked in and made to look baggy to make my waist seem smaller, if I wanted to make it look ever more smaller and add shape to my body then I could add a belt or a chain to enhance the shape.

I have also purchased myself some new plat form boots which again is a first for me as well. These boots were a size 8 women's with a 3 to 4 inch all around. The boots itself I thought were very comfortable for the price that I had paid, the platform itself is quite spongy and very easy to walk in. Because of the heal it gave me the idea that it would feel like I'm wearing a high heal but because of the platform it feels like you're wearing an ordinary boot that is just a little bit heavier. I had no trouble walking in these what so ever but if you were to purchase these type of boots I would suggest massaging the leather around the back of the boot to soften the leather, making it less harsh on your ankles.

As you can see I have given an idea of what could go with the boots but this time I went for a sexy revealing look, since my style is going down the Gothic root I thought it would be a good idea to do some DIY on an old pair of tights and using the thigh high socks to go over the top, making it look sexy but not revealing everything.

The last two things that I have purchased were a pair of stripped jeans and a tank top which has a revealing and interesting back view. The jeans and the tank top are both very comfortable but easy to move in, with the jeans the waist and the fastening is a little lower to what I am used to but look at the jeans from behind the low waist band gives more shape to the bottom than the usual pair of jeans that I would buy.

I chose to buy these two because I thought that they would go great together which they do and at some point I will need to take a few photos of full outfits to give the idea of what can be paired and how to add more with accessories.

With these purchases some were cheap and others weren't but I will give you links and the prices of how much these were. I have brought more things but they are still to some through the mail.

SHOES - £72.00

http://www.alternative-footwear.co.uk/ranger-301-black-matte-ankle-boots.html#.UssKW_RdUh1

STRIPPED JEANS - £29.00

http://www.attitudeclothing.co.uk/shop/product/1390/jist-black-white-prison-stripe-women-s-stretch-skinny-jeans?page=2

TANK TOP - £19.99

http://www.violentdelights.co.uk/tf-suicideredemptiontank-too-fast-suicide-redemption-tank-top-vest-black-white-mesh-inverted-cross.html

SKIRT - £19.99

http://www.tigermilly.com/p-Hell_Bunny_Jagger_Pleated_Mini_Skirt_Black-646.aspx

From photo to painting... Thomas?

The other day I thought it would be a good idea to download an app called photo booth, and after playing about with the app I managed to capture one of the most oddest pictures I have taken. I'm not going to lie, I am absolutely loving the the image. It's creepy, surreal, interesting, scary, it's everything that you wouldn't expect to see in a picture and the fact that I've managed to create this is amazing. The quality of the image gives off a paint like texture which then gave me the idea to recreate the image onto a small canvas.

I used water colour and a 20x20 cm canvas from Wilkinson. Recreating this image onto canvas was great fun, I decided to change the second lot of eyebrows (underneath) and turn them into heavy bags and I also decided to turn the image into a surreal character.

How does 'Thomas' sound?

I like to give the characters in my drawings/paintings names. It brings them to life, makes them seem individual, free and special. That to me is what surreal art is like, you have complete freedom to change a perspective and make it your own, whether it is giving a character a name, a certain style or even deforming a face and making it seem abstract and unique. 

Surrealism has been around since the 1920's and is by far one of my favourite art genres to be involved in. You can have freedom in all art genres but there's something specific about surrealism and abstract like art that makes some sort of sense, it brings out the creative mind and makes you look at other things in a different perspective.

Art is in your hands and can be developed and created in anyway you want, experiment with materials, go out of your comfort zone and expand your mind to new things...

You many never what you can create next or even come across.