PRINTS TO FIT THE BODY

I've used a basic mannequin template to put my designs onto so i can begin to visualize what they will look like. As my designs are quite loud and complex i think they are the kind of patterns that should be tailored to fit the garments.


Then i tried using the whole body to display the design, this makes it seem like the mannequin is part of the design, which i think is a better way to show it in context as it has a bigger impact than a dress.



I asked Illustrator Henry Boon http://henryboon1.blogspot.com/ (check out his blog) to draw me some simple model figures as the one i had been using was from the internet. He came up with these....

....i think they are wiked and emphasize the shapes of the body, compared to a stick thin perfect model...there's nothing wrong with imperfection!


These look good with the sketchy and jagged outline.....

...But these look better! I think the body shape of this is a lot more interesting and different. Plus it kind of looks like a hybrid human/creature, as no human body looks like this!