Week 3 - Digital Print

Before the week even began, I was slightly nervous as I knew it involved using Adobe Photoshop. It had been a while since I used the program and I knew it would take me a while to get used to. We were told to  extract patterns from our research that was relevant to Family History. I wanted to look into my culture as I feel it is known for our traditional dress to be intricately patterned.

Having drawn a couple patterns we then had to scan it into the computer then import it into Adobe Photoshop, make it into a repeat pattern, Define the pattern, then apply it onto a model. At first I was confused and it took me the whole week to get the hang of it, but by this time everyone had completed theirs. I then spent time trying to figure out how to do it and now i feel fairly confident to apply the patterns onto models. 

As we only had 3 days to do it, I feel If I did it differently I would've used the days in between to get used to it rather than leaving it to the end of the week as I had to catch up during the next week. I have learnt from this and now will not leave it to the end of the week.

I struggled with the technicality of Photoshop, coming across different words and devices etc that I haven't seen and used before. for e.g. layering, magic wand tool and trying to do repeat pattern etc. However, it is pretty straightforward once you use it a lot. I feel like you have to get used to it and once you do get the hang of it, it is pretty fun and I enjoyed it and this is the week where I felt like I actually learnt a LOT as well as enjoying it.

I am now familiar with the actions like magic wand tool, how to define a pattern, how to repeat pattern, layers, altering colours etc and now fairly confident to do again. I feel my final outcome is successfull because the edges do seem smooth and not edgy and the patterns on the garment properly. However, I do feel the pattern does not look as natural and to improve it I think I would use the curves tool to change the colour.

Pattern1

 Pattern 2

                       

Pattern 3