Husnah Anwar Surface Design

While looking through the print and pattern book I came across this design, I really like the pattern structure and it's interesting how some of the motifs overlapping each other,

I've been experimenting with tissue paper, water colour pencil, water colour paints and a black fine liner. I've done this painting by looking one of the photographs which I've taken of flowers. I've used the black fine liner to show the detail's of the flowers which I think looks really interesting. I would be doing more drawing in the similar style as I think this drawing style has worked well and the colours also work well together. I have done a wash of water colour in the background and then have work on top it by doing detailed drawings. Markus Lupfer Spring/summer 2014           I've photocopied my drawing and have done a patchwork with them I've painted some squares in block colours so that the work stands out.  

I've research the work of Robert Kushner. He uses interesting collaged backgrounds and draws floral's on top. Robert Kushner has illustrative style in his art work and uses different thickness of lines which I find really interesting.   I've also experimented with mixed media and I've collaged news paper in the background to give an interesting effect. I've used ink, fine liner and acrylic paint.

I've experimented with line and different mark makings. I've used a black fine liner to draw these floral's and have tried to capture the details and the mark makings of the floral's.   Craig Fellows While doing research for contemporary designer's I came across Craig Fellows. His work is very detailed and he also uses a lot of mark makings in his drawings which I found related to my drawings. Researching Craig Fellows was very inspirational. Craig Fellows is a textile print designer, he uses colour and illustrations is his work. Craig Fellows combines traditional, contemporary and digital printing techniques in his work which has an interesting feel. Craig fellows applies his designs on both fashion and interior based products. 

I had a review with my tutors and they've given me some ideas on how I can take my drawings and paintings forward in to design. These are some of my painting and drawings which would work well together as a collection but I feel that I need to experiment with mixing colours and also scan these design sheets so that I can start experimenting on Photoshop. I have done some black and white floral drawing by experimenting with black fine liner and watercolour paint. I find Matthew Williamson spring/summer 2014 collection very inspiring as he also uses black and white flowers in his garments. I have done these paintings of irises which I think look very interesting and I would also like to do some more painting in the similar style but this time I would go to a florists and buy an iris and do some observational drawing from that. Margaret Stones was an artist who did botanical drawing of flower using watercolour paint, I find the style of her painting very interesting and th

These are historical fabric which I've taken pictures of when I visited the museum of science and industry and seen their textile archives.I find the drawing style interesting and mark making has an interesting texture.     I've done this painting by experimenting with watercolour paints and doing different mark making to capture the detail. I have used historical textiles as an inspiration which I feel has been successful.