this is old news, but i never shared it on this blog, since, as i mentioned the other day, it didn't exist at the time. so back in october 2012, i woke up one morning and found out my kitten design was a runner up in the Tigerprint black and white print competition. it might not sound like big news, but it was the first small success i had as a surface pattern designer, and it did mean a lot to me.
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| a day in the life of a kitten, black and white |
you can view the winning entry by Louise Harrison and other runners up (Rachel Amy, Emily Ann Studio and Dunia Nalu Designs )on the Tigerprint website here.
later i added color to the design, and it was featured in The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design graduate showcase a couple of months ago.
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| a day in the life of a kitten, color |
i don't use many characters in my surface pattern designs, but i do like the simplicity of these cats. so i am trying to develop more characters in the same style. below is my attempt at a black bird. instead of using "live trace" in illustrator, i actually prefer to scan my sketches and then draw them all over with a brush, i think it gives the edges a kind of roughness that makes them look more handmade.
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| bird motif development |
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| a day in the life of a black bird pattern in repeat |
i have been working on creating mock-ups for my website, so here's the bird pattern as gift wrap.
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| black bird gift wrap |
i am not sure if black birds have any meaning in the world of superstitions, but i think they look just fine on gift wrap. now, what creature should i do next? how about snakes on a duvet cover?
I love both the birds and the cats and would buy either as gift wrap or fabric! I love the simplicity but also the fact that they have so much character! Great job!
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DeleteYou have some lovely work Alik! I really like the cats in colour they look fab and thanks for the link :)
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