Illustrator

As this was the first time I was using illustrator, the work I produced is very experimental. I was able to easily adapt to the use of the program (Illustrator) and to the tools I was taught. As part of the project, I had to create an illustrated collection line-up. To do so, I first started by researching some fashion templates online. Then, I used the pen tool to draw the figure.

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After drawing the figures that I want to use as my sketch models, I draw some garments using the pen tools and the selection tools, experimenting with different shapes and colours. The garments that I first created were very experimental as I was just getting used to the tools, adapting myself to the new skills that I had learned.

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After I got more confident on using the pen and selection tools I was able to create better and more like wearable garments by experimenting with different shapes and by adding pattern to the garment using the clipping mask tool. The pattern that I used was previously created on Photoshop as part of the Digital Imaging project and I started by adding it to one of the garments and then, I got inspired by the colours on the pattern to create another garment with similar colours.

In order to create the collection line-up, I did some research online and ended up choosing the following ones.

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I did choose these illustrated collection line-ups because some of them has sketch models, colours, patterns and transparency of some garments that resembles my own illustrations. I did notice that some of the illustrations were much more elaborated then mine (they added hair, skin tone and a face to the sketch models) probably because they first draw the sketch models by hand and then scanned and improved the colours, lines and shapes using computer programs, which is something that I plan to do in the future, in order to improve my work.

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Although I created four garments, I decided to use only the last two because their shape and colours I used reminds me of water and I was also inspired by Iris Van Herpen’s Water Dress.

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