Initial Postcard Samples

I have began this project by researching and creating a series of postcards that will be expanded by using a range of artistic techniques which shall then be taken through to my CAD lessons. Here I will use my skills to create a final print which shall then be developed into a printed fabric. 

I began by looking at my specimens under the microscope:

From what I saw a began to create different textures/images using many different techniques.

Marbling: This is a style of using marbling inks in a bath of water then by moving the ink and dipping in the paper/fabric it creates this effect. What I really love is how every one if different& each print will never be exactly the same. I plan on expanding with this method except using a different colour range, I want to use a more pastel/neutral colour pallet for my personal fabric designs.

This sample is a range of methods, I began by bubbling fairy liquid and ink then pressing my card onto the bubbles to achive these circular shapes, I then stitched over a few of the circular shapes leaving me with a wide range of shapes and colours in one sample. I really like both these methods and going to continue them into my next series of samples.

This is my favourite method, it is created by using Brusho inks, I really love the outcome and think it looks particularly good if comparing it to butterfly wings. By the inks running you get this almost tie dye effect, I'm going to continue this technique for sure.

This sample is three different methods, I began by adding blue ink onto the card, then by using bleach I simply added shapes/random lines which lighted the sample in certain places. I then used wax to add shapes/texture to the sample. This also reminds me of a butterfly wing.

The methods used on this sample are;

bubbling the ink

marbling (only very gently touching the water)

circular wax shapes

& slight water colours.

This sample was to see how the methods I had learnt could layer up, and I really like it. This one also work particularly well when I transferred it to Photoshop. I also much prefer the lighter colour pallet in this sample.