At this stage I need to decide on the colours and how this will interpret the peacock motif as an overall border design, one that recreates the textile embellishments of the 13thC to 16thC to match my persona.
I compare the original drafts and layouts of the two best versions. In this case the later sketch is more historically accurate. It fits into the area of silk stitched to the muslin comfortably. The next step is to explore my colour options and unite the motif, design and historical examples as smoothly as possible. The overall design is copied out onto Newsprint - not the best choice for washes of watercolours or gouache.
Working in crimson, so that I can see what the design will look like I quickly fill it in. Next is the indigo section, typically in the middle of the design and most commonly found in the field of the fabric. I fall back on a blue marker to do this. Lastly the gilt areas are mapped out with a gold marker.
At this point I decided that I needed time to brood on the project.
While it would work, is certainly acceptable for period - it does not appeal to me. There is a lot of "red". Most of the oyster silk will be worked over which is not what was not planned on and I would like to retain as much of it as possible for this garment, since the red edge should to be a statement.
I compare the original drafts and layouts of the two best versions. In this case the later sketch is more historically accurate. It fits into the area of silk stitched to the muslin comfortably. The next step is to explore my colour options and unite the motif, design and historical examples as smoothly as possible. The overall design is copied out onto Newsprint - not the best choice for washes of watercolours or gouache.
Working in crimson, so that I can see what the design will look like I quickly fill it in. Next is the indigo section, typically in the middle of the design and most commonly found in the field of the fabric. I fall back on a blue marker to do this. Lastly the gilt areas are mapped out with a gold marker.
At this point I decided that I needed time to brood on the project.
While it would work, is certainly acceptable for period - it does not appeal to me. There is a lot of "red". Most of the oyster silk will be worked over which is not what was not planned on and I would like to retain as much of it as possible for this garment, since the red edge should to be a statement.
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