Interim evaluation 2

The feedback in the mega crit was really positive but would have good to get more critical feedback as I feel like I’m not make that much progress. It was good however that people recognised a string progression in my image making. Key points where that I should carry on capitalising on print and telling narratives through this. Also that the delicate and refined aesthetic the images have is something people find appealing.

However, there are still areas that need development. for example, moving the people into full figures with features rather than just silhouettes. Also, I want to print big. Potentially A1? But so far the I have made image up to A3 so pushing this further would be good. Now with regards to the project proposal plan, I have gone off on a tangent but it seems like a natural progression. I am making more prints and images, challenging aspects such as composition and ideas. Still following the concept of narrative but I haven't started developing that onto fabric. However the more I am developing images the more ideas I am getting about how I could do this. It might be that I produce a series of images based on stories and from the images made, take certain motifs and add these onto fabric. I worry too much about creating the product still, rather than the image. If I keep but making loads of images  I think the different image/pattern ideas for the fabric will come into place. Pushing how print can be used rather than trying to just make one thing.

But one problem is still bothering me in that I am really struggling to think of the of the image in a fabric or product context. I have I good sense of how I can improve and develop them as images for say a publication or editorial but can’t see them as a pattern. I am still tackling dark subjects or stories and I enjoy this more than the trying to find something more light-hearted for a theme. I am starting to consider weather not to carry on the idea of making silk slaves with narrative in them. I know I need to focus less on the product and much more on the images. And if this is the case then am I better just focusing on the illustrations and let them take the natural course as see if they fit better in another context?  I did enjoy making the Sherlock images a lot more than designing the pillow covers for ohh deer. They were of a higher quality and I felt that more passionate about the series. Also, I would know how to move the images further and be more ambitious with them.