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For this session, I translated my fashion illustration into technical flat using Adobe Illustrator CC.

The garment is hip hop style with modern flapper design. I added stitch line to the collar and around the armhole area with invisible zipper at center back.

The key to this exercise was to establish links between my fashion illustration drawing and technical flat translate it correctly with Adobe Illustrator CC. Reflecting, starting with doing what is necessary, subsequently thinking of what are possible steps to improve my technical flat. This exercise pushed us to expand our mind and to think creatively without excluding any thought as impossible during our thought process. I will keep an open mind in the future because nothing is truly impossible as we learned from activity

Technical flat with model

Technical flat without model

Week Six

For this session, we moved on to Adobe Illustrator CC to create Fabric Board. Similarly to Photoshop, I had to create a new document in landscape to work on. At first, I  had the opportunity to try out Rectangle Tool and drawn shapes like rectangle, rounded rectangle, circle, polygon, star and flare (As picture shown below).

Secondly, I tried out the Pathfinder to combine vector objects to create shapes in variety of ways in Adobe Illustrator CC. The resulting paths or shapes differ depending on the method that I used from Pathfinder Tool to combine objects.

Lastly, I did class exercise with Pen Tool to draw shapes and curves.

Home work

For this week's homework, we got to recreate the final fabric board with given contents from Blackboard.

Final Fabric Board

 

 

 

Research 

Pathfinder effects Tool allow us to combine multiple objects using interaction modes. However, when using Pathfinder effects, we can not edit the interactions between objects.

Compound shapes allow us to combine multiple objects and specify how we want each object to interact with other objects.

Compound paths allow us to use an object to cut a hole in another object.

Pathfinder panel

Use the top row of buttons in the panel to make paths or compound paths. To make compound shapes, use the buttons in those rows while pressing the Alt or Option key. 

Choose from the following shape modes:

Add To Shape Area

Adds the area of the component to the underlying geometry. 

Subtract from Shape Area

Cuts out the area of the component from the underlying geometry. 

Intersect Shape Areas

Uses the area of the component to clip the underlying geometry as a mask would. 

Exclude Overlapping Shape Areas

Uses the area of the component to invert the underlying geometry, turning filled regions into holes and vice versa.

Use the bottom row of buttons in the panel, called Pathfinder effects, to create final shape combinations on the first click. 

Shape modes

A. All components in Add mode B. Subtract mode applied to squares C. Intersect mode applied to squares D. Exclude mode applied to squares 

Bibliography

"Illustrator." Adobe Illustrator CC. Accessed. 11 Feb. 2016. <https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/combining-objects.html#pathfinder>.

Week Five

For this week session, we did a practice test on Mood Board. I had to recreate the Final Mood Board by using test contents from my lecturer. Reflecting, I took this test as an opportunity for me to know which Photoshop functions I have not mastered and encourage myself to focus learning on my weak areas, and Photoshop functions I have already mastered. So I can direct my learning to other areas and spend minimal further time on the Photoshop functions I already know. Taking a test does not just measure how much I know, it helps reinforce the learning. It's a surprising fact that this practice test can actually be more beneficial to learning than spending same amount of time learning.

Final Mood Board

Week Four

For this week session, I learned few more tricks to use Photoshop for the mood board. Afterward, we moved on to review session. Reflecting, starting with doing what is necessary like creating new paper with ideal width, height, resolution and color mode. Then, subsequently thinking of what is possible and choosing the right tool to create it. This exercise pushed us to expand our mind and to think creatively without excluding any thoughts as impossible during our design process. I will keep an open mind in the future because nothing is truly impossible as we learned from the activity. As for now, there are still many more functions in Photoshop for me to explore and master with what I have learned. For my future art pieces, I should always translate it into the essence of art ideas like creating the mood board first by using technology - Photoshop.

Week Three

For this session, I learned to use Photoshop and create Mood Board. The Mood Board helps us to convey our ideas by arranging images, materials, pieces of text together and form particular style and concept. It's a great way to channel our design ideas. As fashion student is important for us to create mood board as reference point and present our ideas to others. Mood boards allow others to 'get inside our heads' to explain a design much easier, simply be a wealth of visual material to kick-start the process of creativity rather than verbally communication.

At first, we started off with transforming new page into landscape with Photoshop. The Mood Board was formed by adding background and images given by our lecturer. In the process of producing the Mood Board, I had to edit and manipulate images to make the Mood Board more interesting and visually appealing. I think the most important part of the final outcome is to convey our ideas clearly.

Fig. 1 Screenshot of work produced for class exercise

Research

Different types of Mood Board

           

Fig. 2 Fashion designer's investigation on colour range

    

Fig. 3 Fashion designer's investigation on particular colour scheme 

Fig. 4 Represents particular colour of season

Fig. 5 Mood board in Fashion Magazine 

Fig. 6 Represents particular culture in Fashion Studies 



There are various types of mood board. It's like a 'scrap book' made from images, materials, pieces of text together, fill with ideas and thoughts capable of doing many different jobs.

Bibliography 

Fig. 1 - Screenshot of work produced for class exercise

Fig. 2 -https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6d/c3/82/6dc3821091c70954b121f9df586236ac.jpg

Fig. 3 - http://www.fashion-era.com/images/2006_7_trends_fall/colours_fabrics/20067trendsreds.jpg

Fig. 4 - https://oss.adm.ntu.edu.sg/ibrahim001/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2015/10/pantone-color-of-spring-2014-dazzling-blue-mood-board.jpg

Fig. 5 - https://scstylecaster.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/january-mood-board.png?w=600&h=1000

Fig. 6 - http://www.fansshare.com/gallery/photos/11574934/beautiful-indian-wedding-inspiration-board-reds-and-fuschia-and-mango-mood-board/?displaying

Week Two

For this session, I learned more about graphic basics.

For the class exercise, I learned to use four basic tools from Photoshop, such as Move Tool, Rectangular Marquee Tool, Lasso Tool and Quick Selection Tool by eliminating numerous backgrounds of different runway models.

Firstly, the Move Tool allows me to move a selection of runway models by dragging it with mouse. When the Move Tool is selected, I am able to click and drag anywhere of the selected section and entire layer.

Secondly, the Rectangular Marquee Tool along with Elliptical Marquee Tool, Single Row Marquee Tool and Single Column Marquee Tool hidden inside more options bar. They are designed for making selections based on simple geometric shapes. As the name implies, the Rectangle Marquee Tool is perfect for times when I need to draw a selection of the runway models in the shape of a rectangle and square.

Thirdly, Lasso Tool with Polygonal Lasso Tool and Magnetic Lasso Tool hidden inside more options bar. These tools allow me to extend my selection making abilities into the exciting world of ovals and circles which made my job to select the runway models and remove the background much accurately and easily.

Lastly, Quick Selection Tool with Magic Wand Tool as hidden feature. It's a excellent choice for selecting areas of similar tone and collar. However, I did not find them useful as images that I had chosen for this exercise had similar tone of runway models and the backgrounds. So it was uneasy for me to make selection with Quick Selection Tool.

All the above mentioned tools have their own keyboard shortcuts that's something I have to remember.

After today's session, I felt more confident to convert my fashion ideas into reality in methodical way using Photoshop. As such, I hope to fully utilize Photoshop in my future fashion design art pieces so that I can bring my artwork to the next level. It's essential for fashion student like myself to learn and master this skill in order for me to express out my ideas and designs using computer.

To enhance my skills with Photoshop, I did more practices on my Mac.

Fig. 1 Screenshot on my Mac

Research

For my research, I found out the differences between Photoshop, Elements ang Lightroom.

Photoshop CS6/ CS6 Extended is more expensive than  Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Lightroom.

Photoshop Elements is designed for beginner who are just getting started with digital photo editing, and delivers powerful yet easy-to-use options that help to organize, edit, create and share.

Fig. 2 Photoshop Elements 11

Photoshop CS6/ CS6 Extended are more professional standard for creating and manipulating powerful images, and 3D images and objects. However, both these versions have been replaced by Photoshop CC with additional features compared to CS6.

Fig. 3 Photoshop CS6

Fig. 4 Photoshop CS6 Extended

Fig. 5 Photoshop CC

Photoshop Lightroom addresses the workflow needs of professional and serious amateur photographers, enabling them to import, process, organise, and showcase large volumes of digital photographs quickly, or develop a single image. (Photoshop Inspiration, Photoshop Information)

After knowing the difference between these products, I gained more knowledge and knew the right product for me to choose as a fashion student.


Bibliography

Fig. 1 - Own image screenshot from Mac
Fig. 2 - http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51LJF6GW2VL._SX384_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
Fig. 3 - http://www.photographybay.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Photoshop-CS6.jpeg
Fig. 4 - http://www.keygenexpert.net/picture/163647.jpeg
Fig. 5 - http://img2.picload.org/image/cdappwi/dq6spw5v.jpg

"Discover Photoshop CC." Photoshop Inspiration, Photoshop Information. Accessed. 14 Jan. 2016. <http://www.photoshop.com/>.