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New York’s up and coming designer Rebecca Padgett is
holding no secret about her latest cutting edge pieces that are taking The Big
Apple by storm. The British designer’s conservative and contemporary
collections have been featured worldwide. Since expanding her couture store to
New York, the designer has captured the hearts of many modern women of the
city. We were lucky enough to score an exclusive interview with Rebecca, and
share with you some exciting news.
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PRESS RELEASE
ILLUSTRATION DEVELOPMENT
This is my original
portrait drawing of Rihanna, taken from multiple images of her from magazines,
I think her having short hair suits my bold and strong designs better, I have
used pencil and rubber, using different pressures to create darker and lighter
effects. I have then photocopied the image and applied it to my designs, I will
then work back into it using fine liner to create a darker skin colour. I
experimented using blue hair, as my designs are only black and white, so the
blue hair would be striking - however I don't think this fits my colour palette
and designs. The design next to this, is a development of media. I began by
using white acrylic and black watercolour, then working into it using black
fine liner and running it with water and a paintbrush to create creases within
the fabric. However, it was very flat and washed out, so I worked into it using
white paint, highlighting areas to create a 3D effect. I chose the design on
the left for my design boards, as it wasn't as washed out. I have used fine
liner and water on a paintbrush to create a skin colour, this looks very
effective and it compliments my designs colour palette well. The design on the
far right was challenging to create using black acrylic, as it was very
structured and strong lines needed to be created, and black paint didn't give
this effect as it was difficult to keep a steady hand. So I tried again using
black watercolour and pencil to shade, this created a subtle effect but was
still effective. The pencil was used to shade the creases within the fabric.
The design on
the far left was developed as I began using water colour for the jacket and the
frame but I felt that the illustration felt too wide, the illustration looks
better on a slimmer frame and a smaller waist, so when I began sketching the
design on the left, which I used for my final boards, I slimmed down the shoulders,
waist and legs. To illustrate, I used white and black acrylic for base colours,
working back into it using watercolours and white paint. The design on the
left, was illustrated using black watercolours, for the skirt, I used darker
black colours for the edges, and the lighter for the middle, to show light and
dark. The design on
the right was illustrated using acrylic paints, I think this looks very
effective, but I did not like the rest of the illustration, especially the use
of acrylic on the top, so I went back into the illustration on the left and
used acrylic on the skirt piece. By doing this, my illustration makes more of a
bolder statement. I used a mixture of both to create a final illustration that
I was happy with.
The design on the right hand page, to the left, was developed
using two different media. The use of pencil was very effective on the right,
and the shading shows movement, but it lacked effectiveness, even after using
fine liner. So I started again, for the right design, I used white acrylic, but
worked into it using different pressures of black watercolour, to show light
and dark. To show the flowing folds and creases within the dress, I took a fine
liner, and ran a wet paintbrush over it to show gentle creases. This method helps
to show movement and makes my design more realistic.
The design on the left is a white cotton shift dress,
illustrated using white paint, watercolour and fine liner, I did not develop
this design as I think that it was not in need of development. The designs on
the right is my final designs, the back design is illustrated in the same way
as my final board design on the right. The trousers and skirt were designed in
the same way, using the same media. However, I changed the top slightly, one
was developed using pencil and white paint and the other using watercolour. The
pencil looked most effective, especially using white paint to work back into it.
