https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74 My amazing take on the competition brief :) en-us 2021-09-28 11:07:47 UTC 2025-11-02 21:49:05 UTC hello@padlet.com reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774218589 Taking a look at the brief, I simplified it down to the requirements of what it is asking me to do - the little piece of a5 paper I masked below outlines what is being asked.]]> 2021-09-28 11:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774218589 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774218878 Started off with a mind map of what urban pattern is and what sort of things it might contain, what you might see.]]> 2021-09-28 11:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774218878 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774219067 I did some observational drawings (in relation to theme of 'Industrial') at the Necropolis and drew things that symbolic death of well-known people - upperclass man who were worthy of being buried within the Necropolis.]]> 2021-09-28 11:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774219067 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774219396 This was a quick, simple task as a starting point to the brief. Aware of the themes, I took a look at nature and simply used a tree as my starting point.]]> 2021-09-28 11:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774219396 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774219641 I did some rubbings off things within my house of objects that could be considered industrial - man made objects - which turned out to be a success. I don't want to focus on industrial as it's not really a theme that jumps out to me so I'm probably going to head more towards the nature theme.]]> 2021-09-28 11:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774219641 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774219850 I did several little drawings using different media in different styles, such as overlapping drawings and playing around with different media.]]> 2021-09-28 11:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774219850 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774220077 2021-09-28 11:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774220077 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774220260 Here I explored the medium of charcoal using a feather as the object of my exploration. The task here was to focus on lifework - thin to chunky lines and look at the variation and what kind of visual effect it has on the artwork.]]> 2021-09-28 11:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774220260 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774220488 Here I looked at the texture of a leaf and went into detail of the intricacies of what detail a leaf has. I then decided to experiment with finalisers and just mess around to see what type of creations I could get - on which is interesting to see! ]]> 2021-09-28 11:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774220488 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774221349 I decided to break down the word pattern and simplify the word to its basic core - on what makes a pattern and what is a pattern.

Furthermore, I decided to take note of the ideas I want to look at and draw based on the things that capture my attention in relation to the theme of nature as well as a hint of animal pattern, potentially.]]> 2021-09-28 11:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774221349 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774221545 2021-09-28 11:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774221545 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774221790 2021-09-28 11:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774221790 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774222048 2021-09-28 11:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774222048 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774222394 I created a Mindmap and highlighted some keywords to focus on, although with being busy and tending to be personal issues, I will do my best to try give an attempt to all of these prompts before taking it further in terms of making it into a pattern. I am focusing on the theme of Organic/Nature as it's something I have loads of ideas for as well being a general interest of mine.]]> 2021-09-28 11:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774222394 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774222717 Although I'm not focusing on Industrial as a theme, I still drew out a Mindmap and highlighted some things that I would do if my theme were Industrial.]]> 2021-09-28 11:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774222717 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774230432 Before getting to drawing some highlighted prompts for my theme Nature, I decided do some quick research on artists on Pinterest who have done illustrated drawings of lily pads. I hand selected a few that jumped out to me in reference to style, simplicity, colour and composition - with this, I can take little elements of this inspiration board and apply to my small illustrations that I will soon make into a pattern for my cover.]]> 2021-09-28 11:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774230432 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774304390 When looking at patterns of nature, in general, I came across an artist on twitter who has done several pieces of work who have elements of nature within their work - with the incorporation of character design too. They have greatly made a pattern with a smooth effect of nothing being out of place in terms of alignment and composition - I would like my pattern to have this type of smooth alignment and nice aesthetic visual appearance to it. 

Work by SatsumaPotato on Twitter.]]> 2021-09-28 11:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1774304390 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775534732 Here I done some sketches of leaves and plants to further use on Photoshop and create as a potential pattern. My main idea was to take these small illustrations and digitalise them and use some illustrations as a pattern - see what works and what doesn't.]]> 2021-09-28 17:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775534732 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775536003 I wanted to make lily pads and leaves/plants as my main focus due to time scale, as much as I would love to experiment and draw different prompts within nature I am simply going to expand and develop with these illustrations. I will also take these illustrations onto Photoshop and play around to make a pattern with them.]]> 2021-09-28 17:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775536003 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775550235 I did a rough drawing of some leaves from a tree, I wanted to start drawing a semi-detailed piece of artwork using alcohol markers but then decided I wanted to focus more on lily-pads as I was doing a lot more interesting things and heading into a more refined direction.]]> 2021-09-28 18:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775550235 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775550929 I like the opposing colours I used here it really highlights the line work of the lilypad as well as the shadow. I wanted to keep it nice and simple and see what I could achieve by using different colours with the use of lines.]]> 2021-09-28 18:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775550929 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775551961 I started creating lots of different drawings of lily pads to potentially use as a front cover and experiment using different types of media. I liked how compact and close the lily pads are as it looks sort of natural in a way - something you would see outside. I decided to keep the colour scheme nice and simple - aiming for the aesthetic of nature. ]]> 2021-09-28 18:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775551961 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775552776 I really like the line art in this drawing as it is smooth and unvaried - not being perfect - and with the details drawn in within the lily pad is a nice touch. It looks really well done with it just being line art.]]> 2021-09-28 18:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775552776 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775554799 I decided to do many angles of lily pads in different perspectives as well as different colour approaches to them. My favourite drawing out of the lily pads in this image is the lotus on top of the lily pad, it makes it look calming and soothing - due to the colour scheme.]]> 2021-09-28 18:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775554799 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775555867 I had different colour variations in mind for this particular sketch so I decided to retrace and try it out many times and see what worked and what didn't.]]> 2021-09-28 18:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1775555867 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778284477 Here I took my traditional sketch of my lily pad and duplicated it into a pattern. I used a hue of green similar to the colour inside the lily pad as a background colour that way I could easily apply it to the mock up template and see how it would look as a front cover.]]> 2021-09-29 14:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778284477 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778285517 I overall experimented with different colour variants in terms of background to simply see what it would visually look like.]]> 2021-09-29 14:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778285517 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778286411 I kind of like how similar and close the colours are but not the exact same shade, makes it look aesthetic in terms of colour.]]> 2021-09-29 14:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778286411 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778288454 I played around with lots of different shades of blues and greens as I was aiming for a very aesthetic colour scheme that is close in the colour palette. I was more thinking about the final product in my head of how it would look so I tried to visually imagine all the potential ideas on what it would would like and experimented with colour.]]> 2021-09-29 14:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778288454 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778289465 I then looked at different hues of blue and I liked how the colour contrasts against the colour of the lily-pads but still showing similarity in terms of colour. ]]> 2021-09-29 14:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778289465 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778486671 I took one of my other lily pad sketches I done on my sketchbook, particularly the one with the lotus as that introduces the more nature side of my theme (in my opinion). I then duplicated my sketch into a pattern then explored different varieties of colour in terms of the illustration and background colour. I overall like the results I got with this particular idea as I got some amazing results in colour.]]> 2021-09-29 15:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778486671 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778489722 This is one of my favourites, that I am going to use as one of my finals due to the boldness of the background and the greenery that is represented within this pattern - you can visually see that this pattern stems from the theme of nature due to the colour and illustration.]]> 2021-09-29 15:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778489722 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778491595 I like the subtlety of this pattern although it is barely visible which doesn't suffice for a final pattern design as it needs to be bold and definitely visible.]]> 2021-09-29 15:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778491595 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778493996 I didn't rule out the options of using colours different from blues and greens as I wanted to see if I could get anything else interesting and expressive - which this definitely is expressive in terms of colour. I just don't really think the background colour does justice or shows a natural colour balance overall to the pattern.

]]> 2021-09-29 15:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778493996 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778495348 I was experimenting with a load of different colours on the lily pad sketch layer as well as the background and see what colours I could smooch together intentionally and unintentionally. I don't think this one is working very well due to the fluorescent green as it's too bright and the background colour being pink doesn't really bolden the sketches of the lily pads due to this colour scheme choice. Although it was fun to just simply see it visually even though it doesn't work.]]> 2021-09-29 15:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778495348 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778497367 I really love the complimentary colours on both of the layers as it just works really well due it stemming from the same colour group. I am also trying to keep in mind of how it will look mocked up onto the template - it might work here but on the book template it might not work as well due to warping issues or etc. Nonetheless, this is definitely an option I am keeping in mind for a potential final!]]> 2021-09-29 15:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778497367 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778501398 I really love the colour combination on this one! As the colours are really close together on the colour palette it just works! Although the illustration linear is barely visible, it still works out efficiently due to the subtle colour difference.]]> 2021-09-29 15:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778501398 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778503787 I decided to go with a colour contrast colour scheme to spice things up a little bit. It works greatly however I want to keep the theme of nature simple and straightforward in terms of sticking to the fitted colour scheme of blues and greens, as well as yellows. I will probably apply this to the template later on just to see visually if it works but I am set on keeping it general and expected in terms of colour scheme.]]> 2021-09-29 15:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778503787 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778507865 I had no ideas on composition or alignment and completely freehanded the pattern on this one. I actually really like it as it shows a sense of realness and rawness to it - in terms of the placement and the random rotations on the illustrations. ]]> 2021-09-29 15:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778507865 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778508800 I was playing around with my plant pot sketch and the idea jumped out to me to insert each sketch at the corner of each page as a sort of back cover! It works quite well but I think I am going to focus more on the front cover and the spine of the book as it the main centre of focus for me, as well as the brief.]]> 2021-09-29 15:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778508800 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778511236 This is just plain and boring, looks visually numbing and no real feelings or atmosphere is portrayed - overall bland.]]> 2021-09-29 15:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778511236 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778554272 When it came to mocking up my pattern onto the template I decided to see what the plant pot pattern would look like and to be simple honest, it is too bland and too repetitive. It's boring and doesn't really display any excitement, I want it to be visually luring to the eye in a stylish point of view.]]> 2021-09-29 15:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778554272 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778555851 I really love the colour on this pattern and it works really well due to the light vs dark contrast. So far this mock up I have created has been the one that has really jumped out to me and actually looks professional, something that you would maybe see in stores? I decided to leave the spine as just the background colour which works nicely but it also looks empty in a sense? I might add the pattern onto the spine to see if that makes any improvement on it looking empty.]]> 2021-09-29 15:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778555851 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778557117 With adding the pattern on the spine, it still feels a little off. It doesn't look like it belongs. I tried shifting different areas of the pattern to the left and right and it just didn't seem to work. I think I prefer it being just the background colour, it gives it a more aesthetic look to it.]]> 2021-09-29 15:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778557117 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778558655 I kept the original pattern and duplicated my sketch into a patter inspired by the artist who I researched trying to incorporate that smooth elemental pattern into my work. The original colour to the sketch gives it a nice raw appearance and makes it look like it was directly drawn onto the notebook which I like, the background colour compliments my pattern nice which is what I am initially aiming for (the background outlining my pattern).]]> 2021-09-29 15:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778558655 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778562459 I tried a different sketch and incorporated it into a pattern although it looks very erratic due to the random placement of the sketches. It wouldn't be suitable to use this a final as overall it looks messy and very unprofessional in my opinion. However with it being just the lineart and background colour, those elements work well it's just the placement of the sketch. I don't really want to work more on this sort of idea of using this sketch as it isn't a preferred option in comparison to the lily pads I have drew. So I am leaving it be as a failure mock up.]]> 2021-09-29 15:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778562459 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778563140 I started trying to go with a softer colour scheme to get achieve a wholesome aesthetic which I successfully achieved. I just think the subtlety of the colours make it look visually nice to look at it but then again, a warm light colour scheme makes it hard to look at, I am thinking maybe a colder colour would work a little better or perhaps greater than warm colours.]]> 2021-09-29 15:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778563140 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778564149 2021-09-29 15:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778564149 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778575410 2021-09-29 15:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778575410 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778585990 2021-09-29 15:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1778585990 reeseylowe https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1864180985 2021-11-03 10:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/reeseylowe/vcttgreeiuh3jq74/wish/1864180985