Feathr – Competition
I entered into Feathr last year, and decided to enter it again this year as I find it is a brief I can try out something experimental with. I painted a floral painting, using a Winsor & Newton inkset. I got to work on Photoshop cutting out the illustrations and boosting the colours and contrast. Overall, I am really impressed with how the final wallpaper looks and what I have managed to produce in such a short time frame. I am fond of the delicate colour palette, which really connotes the spring and summer months. I wanted to create a calming, relaxing and soothing wallpaper which is suitable for a bedroom. Taking inspiration from William Morris’s early floral wallpaper patterns from the Arts and Craft Movement, but updated it to a new, contemporary, and modern customer/audience.
My final wallpaper entry to Feathr suitably named, “Florals for Spring”. The colour palette created is calming and refreshing for a personal bedroom. I used a combined skills, hand work and digital work. Regarding repeat pattern, I used a 1/4 drop, eg. the adjacent tile drops down 1/4 length of the design. This worked best, and created a wave/rippling effect of flowers across the wallpaper (see more development on blog). I took inspiration from early William Morris’s wallpaper from the Arts & Craft Movement but brought it to a more modern contemporary audience. Overall, I am impressed and happy with what I have accomplished within the three days. I feel I have stepped out of my comfort zone as I am no painter!
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