Did these ready to work from for my final images. Added extra detail and changed the layouts etc. Really happy with these, think I'm at a point where I can draw the finals for the screen prints. However, I wanted to try a few backgrounds, just incase I found something better than the gestural marks.
I drew some Mexican patterns to highlight that part of her life and thought id try these. However when iI added them in as a background they really didn't work very well. I think theres just too much going on whereas the gestural marks just highlight the details.
Tried a new thing on photoshop too, called define pattern which is amazing! Which allowed me to fill the areas I wanted with the pattern, like the one below. I tried it with two shades of red, but it still takes away from the style I want. I think the patterns are far too structured, whereas the marks are much more fluid and haphazard, which is something I'm trying to reflect and relate back to my author. I like that the others were a little crazy, it resembles her much better.
On the whole I'm glad I tried it. When I started I thought it was a great idea and it would look really good, but its good to be wrong in order to reflect and go back to the drawing board. Helps me visualise things and to push ideas forward, and its made me more confident in which direction to take.
What to do next-
- A bunch of gestural marks on a3 paper, enough so that I can choose which one works best with which.
- I have the elements for the finals that I want, so now its just a case of drawing them.
- Get to the print room and go for it!
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