Week 6

MONDAY

As part of 'group 2', week 6 was our turn to try photoshop - more specifically patterns. Everyone was at different stages and points when it came to photoshop. Some people had never used it before, while others knew all there was to know, and the rest of us were somewhere in between. So we started with the basics.

Having done IT for GCSE and A-Level, I was feeling confident that photoshop was something I would catch onto quickly.

We were taught the basics of creating patterns. This being, making the shape, choosing a variety of colours and transferring that pattern onto a sheet of A4 or A3, where you could auto the size of the scale to suit you. We then went on to learn how to make and design other patterns, such as the drop-down pattern. 

The afternoon, was spent cutting objects out of one image, and placing that object onto another image. This is what we will be carrying on with tomorrow. So have been advanced, to bring in our own images to work with.

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, was all about, taking what we had learnt from Monday, and trying it out for ourselves.
We spent the morning, making patterns by using our own photos. Once we made a pattern we were happy with, our tutor taught us how to convert that pattern onto a model. This way, we could actually see our patterns come to life, and see what the best scale would be on an actual piece of clothing. I found this part extremely helpful, just because, it's all well and good printing out your design on a piece of paper, but seeing them on a model puts everything in perspective.
When we were happy with how our patterns looked on the model, we were put into pairs. Once in pairs, we discussed our patterns and ideas behind them. It was at this point, we had to auto our patterns, to match our pairs. The idea was that the two patterns could be apart of the same collection. We presented this by, cutting and folding the sheets which contain our patterns on a dummy, to make an outfit.

FRIDAY
We were given Friday to work on our projects . As much as I love having workshops planned, and learning new skills, these kind of days are my favourite. I always find, I am so much more focused on getting work done if I do it in class, not to mention every resource you could possibly need is there for you.
We also have the opportunity to talk to our tutor. Our tutor will take the time to visit us individually, asking how we are finding the course, how our project is going, and what the next move is for our project. But if there is anything, advice, or conversation, which is needed urgently, we can always ask, which is always helpful and encouraging.