Unit 16 - Working with Accessory Briefs

Working with Accessory Briefs was the first unit we started. In this module we focused on the different types of accessories shown and worn nowadays. Selecting a variety of accessories, we drew a form of Still Life, by using different drawing materials from colouring pencils to oil pastels. To create a new way of producing drawings onto paper, we added a layer of teared paper on and drew on top of that. I used packing paper and drew a form of Still Life with oil pastels. This showed that we explored what we could work well with.

We created a paper sample that would relate to our design sheet that we would later make. I chose the colour theme of red and gold. As seen in the photograph, I have combined brown and white tissue paper with stitching samples. I was initially going to leave it as a plain look but was suggested to add stitches to make it more varied. Below the tissue paper, I used a star punch to produce star shapes which were out of gold card and map paper. To finish off the sample, I added an inner black and outer gold border to make the whole creation stand out.

This is my second paper sample that I created. I decided to use bigger pieces of paper and over lap them to see what that would turn out like. The outcome turned out nicely and organised. The type of paper that I used here was mostly overlapped tissue paper to create a firmer surface. Packaging paper was then added along with map paper. I used a cross-hatch technique with orange and yellow card which appears at the top right hand side. On the bottom of the sample is where I have layered pieces of map paper and stitched over it with a red colour. Lastly, eyelets were then added on the left hand side with a piece of blue tissue paper threaded through it. I thought this would be nice to add as a finishing touch.









 

Here is my research page of the British fashion designer Cath Kidston. I thought I would only use colouring pencils to create this page. Bright pastel colours were used to soften the whole whole page itself. I have hand written this research as I thought this would also touch up the effect of creating a pastel-look that relates Cath Kidston's designs.