Do you ever surprise how some folks give you probably the most superb designs, seemingly “identical to that”? Effectively, I can inform you, only a few folks can go straight to their claying desk and simply knock out these items. They’ll have thought lengthy and onerous about their concepts and designs, had trials and errors alongside the best way, and we solely get to see the results of all their onerous work.
This text is concerning the design course of fairly than good ‘design’ per se, which Ginger at The Blue Bottle Tree covers effectively on her weblog “The Muse” right here.
How do you give you new distinctive designs that can attraction?
What are you going to make? Jewelry, sculpture, miniatures, tutorials (written or video) or wall artwork? Is it a one-off or a part of a set? Who’s the supposed recipient? Is it for you, a fee or for promoting? Do you may have a place to begin? Are you following a theme – is it seasonal, assembly a buyer transient or for a selected undertaking or occasion? Will or not it’s a person piece or do it’s essential to make a number of copies or cohesive units?
Pinterest is the apparent go-to place for inspiration nowadays, however should you’re making jewelry for instance, don’t simply take a look at different examples of jewelry. As an alternative, take a look at vogue and color tendencies. When out and about, concentrate on your environment and take photos of attention-grabbing patterns and textures. Flick via books and magazines and observe colors that go effectively collectively. It doesn’t simply should be photographs that encourage you: maybe it’s a movie or piece of music, e-book or poetry, a quote or trending marketing campaign which may resonate with you. Even if you’re following another person’s tutorial, use it as inspiration and take into consideration how one can make it ‘yours’.
Get your self a sketchbook and make notes and sketches of the issues which have impressed you. Select and draw the weather that go collectively and mess around with some fundamental concepts. Will your creation embody different media: wire, material, resin, discovered objects? Take the weather you may have recognized and break them down into their part components. Do it’s essential to make a number of Skinner blends? Are you going to make a cane that mixes all the weather?
Take into consideration form, dimension, proportion, color and type. What number of alternative ways are you able to categorical these components and put them collectively? Make some prototypes: document every step in creating the piece, resembling building suggestions, color recipes and form templates.
Share your designs with mates, on and offline, in your guild or at craft gala’s. Ask what folks like or dislike a few piece. Keep in mind, completely different folks have completely different tastes, and everybody has an opinion – you don’t should agree with everybody!
Be taught from the method and take notes as you undergo the design course of that can assist you to enhance every time you replicate a chunk. Tackle board suggestions that’s useful and constructive. Deal with ending your piece effectively. Contemplate how will you current it at a good or bundle it if sending to a buyer or as a present. Will you embody a backstory or details about your self?
Right here’s an outstanding instance of the design course of, by French artist and trainer Bellou Meyer, which was impressed by {a photograph} of a Mandarin duck. Do check out her Fb web page for extra inspiration.
Bellou additionally has a tutorial in English for a stunning mokume gane bangle.
Impressed by pure types, Stéphanie Kilgast grows vibrant natural sculptures on human-made objects, celebrating the fantastic thing about nature in a dialogue with humanity, questioning the misplaced steadiness between human actions and nature.
Right here, British artist, Carol Blackburn’s work is closely affect by color and sample which stems from her days as a textile designer.
I hope this put up helps you within the design technique of your personal creations and has impressed you to comply with your personal artistic journey. Let’s be sincere, the move chart beneath by illustrator, Rachel of Citrus & Mint Designs might be much more real looking!!
