Print evaluation

Print was my second and final textile option for this year. Have to say I really enjoyed print  matching the colours to my  colour palette could at times be quite challenging. I did love the drawing and it was so nice to sit down mix paints  to do my hand designs.  I forgotten how relaxing it was to sit down and paint without a care in the world, mind you on the other hand, painting can be very frustrating if the image is not turning out as you wanted it to!

 This is the colour palette that I've been working with.

 These images are of my flower data and my printed Illustrator
images on fabric. 

 These are my hand-painted designs in my  colour palette.

 It was very exciting to receive your screen with your own motif designs on knowing you will be printing these images onto your chosen fabric.
The first day in the print room was quite daunting having never properly screen printed before. Nothing is quite as exciting as taking the screen off the fabric for the first time and see your own images there before your very eyes. I must admit I got carried away and used fabric that was not in my colour palette but I wanted to try them. In some cases I actually dyed the fabric with coffee so it would tone down the background to blend in with my colour palette. Had a go at tie-dyeing but it is not my favourite look.
 I remember when it was very popular back in the 70s and I wasn't keen on it then, maybe I would use it to screen print over, but is not something I will be rushing to do again.
I found Illustrator difficult to get my head round although did manage to do a couple of images for my screen, I will most certainly try to master Illustrator as I can see the potential for the future. Another software that nearly drove me to distraction was Photoshop but fortunately it clicked and then I found I really enjoyed using Photoshop. Again I can see the potential for Photoshop in the future in my work as a designer.