Joules Competition - High Commendation
The English garden was the inspiration for the womenswear collection that I designed for the Joules competition. My collection was inspired by both French Impressionist paintings of gardens and the work of contemporary Impressionist artists. The works of Jessica Zoob influenced my paintings of bold, large-scale flowers using a thick impasto painting technique. I used these as bold floral prints in my collection. Incorporating painterly textures into the background of my prints was another method influenced by this artist. In addition, I have used a few elements of my paintings to create a couple of coordinate ditsy prints.
My designs were also inspired by the work of contemporary Impressionist photographers like Garry Black. Their influence can be seen in my use of the opacity tool on photoshop to blur my paintings of leaves.
I have made some of my designs more commercial by making the prints multi directional. My research on the Joules brand encouraged me to use a few vibrant colours in the collection and to include some textured painterly stripes which I have combined with my floral paintings.
The English garden was the inspiration for the womenswear collection that I designed for the Joules competition. My collection was inspired by both French Impressionist paintings of gardens and the work of contemporary Impressionist artists. The works of Jessica Zoob influenced my paintings of bold, large-scale flowers using a thick impasto painting technique. I used these as bold floral prints in my collection. Incorporating painterly textures into the background of my prints was another method influenced by this artist. In addition, I have used a few elements of my paintings to create a couple of coordinate ditsy prints.
My designs were also inspired by the work of contemporary Impressionist photographers like Garry Black. Their influence can be seen in my use of the opacity tool on photoshop to blur my paintings of leaves.
I have made some of my designs more commercial by making the prints multi directional. My research on the Joules brand encouraged me to use a few vibrant colours in the collection and to include some textured painterly stripes which I have combined with my floral paintings.
Joules competition prints and visualisations
By Emily Brackenbury
By Emily Brackenbury
Visage
I completed a competition brief to design a digital print for a swimwear range at Next. I have been inspired by The Tropical Jungle Spring/Summer 18 trend which is particularly popular on the catwalk. My digital print has been influenced by fashion couture designers such as Osklen Praia who has a collection based on tropical prints.
I have also been inspired by digital Impressionist photographers such as Steven Vandervelde, to layer drawings of leaves together and paint them during different times of the day to capture a momentary, sensory effect.
I have used a limited but sophisticated tropical colour palette so my design is suited for its target market.
ROMO
I have recently completed a live project at University with ROMO. I worked within a team to design a collection of fabrics and wallpapers for Spring 2018.
My designs are inspired by the 2017/2018 Trend Union Books. The Trend Union theme "Transmission" influenced me to experiment with layering my drawings using CAD. I have also been inspired by contemporary artist Gerhard Richter, he has influenced me to work on a large scale and to experiment with painterly mark making.
My designs are inspired by the 2017/2018 Trend Union Books. The Trend Union theme "Transmission" influenced me to experiment with layering my drawings using CAD. I have also been inspired by contemporary artist Gerhard Richter, he has influenced me to work on a large scale and to experiment with painterly mark making.
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