Louise Tiler Artist copy

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This is my artists copy of Louise Tilers pillow pattern. In my rendition of this painting I created a painted a wash of watercolour then I drew into some of the watercolour shapes using biro. Finally I painted the flowers on top with acrylic paints. I really like the illustrative lines as it helps to create the effect of texture like the feathers within the birds body,  I think it helps to make the shapes more realistic. I really like the subtle brushstrokes used to create the flowers. It was really difficult to work out How to layer up the different elements like Tiler, however, I managed to find a wayband I think the outcome was really successful.

Charlotte Duffy artist copy

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This piece is an artists copy of Charlotte Duffy's wallpaper design. I used watercolour to create the main shapes and then I drew on top of the shapes using Biro. I love the use of the illustrated lines as it helps to add depth to the image especially the little lines within the bird it helps to create the effect of fur making the bird look more realistic. 

Artist research Louise Tiler

Louise Tiler is an English freelance surface pattern designer, creating designs for a variety of different products such as greetings cards, wallpaper, wall art, tableware, eramis, soft furnishings and fabrics. She has even gone to open up her own online business in 2014  of which she produces and sells her own range of stationery products and greetings cards. Each one of Tiler's designs have been intricately hand drawn and hand -painted and then combines these traditional hand drawn techniques with digital processes to create her vintage inspired designs. Tiler’s designs have been inspired by English historical textiles and wallpaper designs, vintage patterns and floral paintings as well as being inspired by the use of either colour or layout in contemporary designs. All of her drawings that have been incorporated within have been generated from photographs of natural elements like animals and various types of flowers as well as some elements from historical textile design.

 

 

I love her use of lines within her works, she uses quite illustrative techniques like varying the density of her lines to create the effect of shadows and using hatching lines to create the effect of texture and it helps to make her drawings look realistic. I want to incorporate Tiler's use of illustrative techniques within my final piece to make elements look more realistic.  I love her use of layering elements, she has more of her patterned elements in the background, then incorporates her hand drawn illustrations in the second layer and then builds on top with the painted elements. I also want to layer elements like putting down a wash of colour and then printing on top to create depth within my piece.

 

Artist research: Charlotte Duffy

Charlotte Duffy is a British Illustrator and pattern designer, she recently graduated in Textile Design with first class honours and has now set up her own illustration business

online called: ‘Charlotte Duffy Designs’. Duffy creates and sells her designs that are used for wallpapers, blinds, fabrics and phone covers. Her designs are inspired by her love of nature and the bright colours found in the natural environment. Every design that Duffy creates is hand drawn and hand painted using different mediums like pen and watercolour.

Duffy’s pieces have been influenced by a range of artists such as: Amy Butler, Claire Coles, Tim Walker and Johanna Basford.  

Grace

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Matilda

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I love Duffy's use of soft, pastel colours within many of her pieces to create an almost calming atmosphere surrounding her work. I love her use of mediums like mixing both watercolour and pen illustrations within her work to create realism within her pieces. She does this by using washes of colour to create the foundation of her design before adding lines of detail within the shapes to make them more lifelike.  I want incorporate a mix of mediums within my own piece like watercolour and ink to create realism within my piece.