Canvas Research

I have researched some children's interior canvas's in an effort to keep my options open for my prints. 

I looked at the children's range on www.easyart.com.

 These canvas' are quite abstract, as well as being bright and bold. 

This canvas is a prettier, girly canvas which I think could also serve well as a dress pattern. 

Moschino

I wanted to see what Moschino had to offer for Childrens-wear,  since I am interested in a lot of their Cheap & Chic range. 

This print is interestingly similar to the coral I have taken photos of and have drawn as research. 

I like how this design is their brand, made up of different colours and drawings, which is something I could consider (since I am aiming to create prints which are made up of a different theme altogether)

Scotch & Soda please!

I have found these children's t-shirts from Scotch & Soda with a seaside theme, which is quite helpful for my project theme. 

I thought these t-shirts were very cute, and I love the colour palettes,  neutral with hints of bright colours to show the marine images. A good colour palette is something I will try to establish during the next couple of weeks so my final range will come together better.

Oilily Childrens-wear

Following my last tutorial, I have done some research on Oilily children's wear. They design colourful, yet quite simple children's prints for dresses, leggings, trousers etc. 

I have looked at different garments as I don't know what I will be designing for yet. Some of the designs are blog and colourful, which I like. However, I quite like the more subtle design (3rd down). I think designers can get away with bold, obvious designs and patterns with children's wear, compared to women's fashion.

I have also looked at boy's wear too. I think its important to look at both sexes at this stage of my project (as well as different garments), especially since I have never done children's wear anyways. I love these jumpers for boys, featuring writing as well as images.

Satoshi Kitamura

Satoshi Kitamura is a Japanese children's author and illustrator. I have been interested in his work since I was a child and had books with his illustrations in. Different to many other children's illustrators, his style is very detailed and his use of composition very clever. 

Illustration from "In the Attic"

This colourful, conceptual illustration shows a child opening windows on to the world of his imagination. 

Illustration from "What's inside? The Alphabet Book"

Teaching children the alphabet, Kitamura uses composition to create an inventive way for children to learn. 

I think I can relate my work to Kitamura's style, as he uses detailed, colourful and clever art work to demonstrate quite simple ideas. 

Intentions: Concept

Bringing the Seaside to Manchester:

What is it?

I want to create a range of Children’s prints based on a “Seaside” theme, which I have been inspired to carry out by my Summer Project.

How are you doing to do it?

Since I am based in Manchester, collecting on-going visual research based on this theme will prove difficult. Therefore, I aim to collect images from around the city with an “Urban” theme (roads, buildings, maps etc.).

I will use various drawing techniques, digital image making and my summer project visuals to create a fun, colourful seaside theme for Children.

This risk taking allows me to experiment by putting different themes together to create my final outcome.

I will use my blog and my sketchbook to document the progression of my project, my creative and reflective processes and how my on-going research is used create a final outcome.

Who cares?

Children’s interiors or fashion. Preparation is key.