Katykins Design

Painted Leather.

I have decided that for my final major project I am not only going to be doing designs for helmets but I will also be painting designs onto leather jackets, fitting in with the grunge biker theme.

I am going to have to try very hard when painting as I haven't painted for a very long time as my preferred method of designing is drawing.

Here is a website of painted leather products that has inspired me and some images from this website below : http://www.paintedleatherjackets.com/

Monoprinting - Tracey Emin

I really like monoprinting, how a design instantly has texture once the ink has dried.

I have decided to try out some monoprinting as i want to create new textures for my designs

Here are some mono-prints by well know artist Tracey Emin.

http://www.emininternational.com/

Black and white designs.

Inspired by Miwa Matreyek I have created some designs that are black and white.

I have added a little blue bird to one of my "Tree head" designs and I quite like that little splash of colour however it also looks nice just black and white.

Colour Palette inspiration - Ford fiesta.

I saw the new Ford fiesta advert and was really inspired by all the beautiful vibrant colours on a background of black. I particularly liked the shades of purple and blue as they really stood out to me and I think this may influence my designs.

bullionproductions.com

New Designs...

Here are a few of my new designs combining organs and machinery together.

Miwa Matreyek.

I am very inspired by the animated short films that animator, designer, and multi media artist Miwa Matreyek creates. I love the vibrancy of the colours on the black backgrounds and also how everything flows together, like a good design.I also really like just the simple black and white parts of the animation too.

http://www.semihemisphere.com/about.html

http://www.arthood.com/blogs/1364/37/now-festival-2010-redcat-alexandro-segade-hana-van-der-kolk-miwa-matreyek

"Matreyek is interested in how animation transforms when it is combined with body and space (and vice-versa) and takes on a more physical and present quality, while body and space take on a more fantastical quality.

www.notcot.org

On one hand, Matreyek's performance can be viewed as a cinematic experience taking place on a screen. On the other hand, what is seen on the screen is a collapsed product of multiple layers of animation, objects and body, rhythmically unfolding. Her work exists in a juxtaposition of illusion and non-illusion." 

www.artjerk.net

Neasden control centre.

I have come across "Neasden control centre", a London studio by illustrator Stephen smith and I find his work very inspiring!
Have a look at the website http://neasdencontrolcentre.com/

Thursday, 18 April 2013