Mood Boards -

I have to create 2 mood boards, one Primary and the other secondary. This mood board is secondary as my images are all off the internet.

I collected nature images, as "Blue" is a Primary colour, I thought that the natural images would reflect the primary colour.

This is my chosen Mood Board. It took me a while to get it, but I played around with the images and card, and created a board to reflect the colour "Blue". The middle photo is acetate, I placed two pieces of card behind it to create a block coloured effect, almost quite abstract.
This is my favourite mood board as it has all of the elements on it, such as the colour palette, which indicates what specific colours I want to get across, also, I have a lot of nature photos, which have connotations of "Natural", "Everyday Life".
I put the lime green piece of card behind the acetate next to the blue to add more colour into the mood board as the blue looked too much, and almost "Cliche".


Mood Board Design No.1 -
This mood board had a modern design. As the blank space in the top corner leaves a space for the imagination. On this mood board there is no human photo's, which could pursue the wrong message that I'm trying to get across!

Mood Board Design No.2 - 
On this Mood Board I wanted to make it look symmetrical. But I found it difficult to look at the images as they were all on an angle.

Mood Board Design No.3 
On this mood board I feel that the background is too harsh and dark against the bright pictures.
I like the "cross" effect, as it connects all the images together like a time line or story line.

Mood Board Design No.4
On this Mood Board I thought "Less is more" but realistically, I wanted quite a busy mood board to get the message across clearly. I thought it was good to have a variation on the different styles I created to finally get the one I wanted!

YVES KLEIN - ARTIST

Yves Klein was a French Artist who became inspired by the colour "Colbalt Blue" used by Artist, Lapis Lazuli who was a renaissance period artist, the colour was used on the Virgin Mary's robes.

Yves Klein was inspired by this colour, he created 20 canvases with just the Colbalt Blue colour on the canvas.

When I was researching Yves Klein, the colour "Blue" was mentioned and the colour was shown as images. I thought he would be brilliant to add as one of my Artists, as he's recreated a colour from the past, this links with my project, as I'm recreating a waist coat from the past.

One Word: "Blue"

I came across this word as it was chosen from a bag, blind folded. When I received the colour "Blue" I was very happy, as before I got the brief I had an idea on what I wanted to make! I wanted to recreate a 1920s Blue Collar Worker Waistcoat. I wanted to make a men's wear garment to give my portfolio depth and variety. 

I peer assessed the colour "Blue" by asking my peers what they felt/thought when hearing the colour. Some of the answers I was very shocked at, this shows different peoples perception of the colour itself. 

Here are the answers I received:
- The Navy
- Nautical Wear
- Winter
- Sea
- Denim
- Masculine colour
- Colbalt Blue
- Mary/Religious
- Blues Music
- Blueberry
- Blue Collar Worker

After seeing these images, I thought differently about the colour "blue". 

I think it's great that people have different interpretations on the colour itself. 

I like the variety of points I can choose from, as I can go into depth on my project. 

In ways I have had too much choice, but the colour "Blue" is very broad. 

These images are the final images of my mini me doll I created!

As you can see, the images have a tint of red in the photo to make the image look old fashioned!

I did this effect on photoshop.

A close up of the head gives a scary feel to the photo, as the buttons are staring, also the dark shadow gives a sense of darkness and open to your imagination! 

I have created 2 moodboards. The first mood board is a about my childhood! 

I have put all the images in black and white as I wanted the images to look old fashioned as the mood board is throughout my childhood! 

The second mood board is about myself now aged 17!

My favourite colour palette is pastel shades. Make-up, and food. 

The two different mood boards juxtapose each other, from:

- The Colour Scheme

- Make-up

- But also elements in the second mood board has childish photo's in, such as ice-cream and cup cakes, this suggests that I still look back on my childhood. 

"mini me" - Research! Along the internet I searched for Designers Victor & Rolf. I discovered that the dolls they created became a big hit with other Fashion Designers and public! Making mini garments are good as designers don't want to waste expensive fabrics making dresses if they didn't like the designs after they've been produced.

Here these photo's show the dolls finally made and then being shown into a full garment after being approved! The dolls are porcelain to look expensive.

This image shows the Viktor and Rolf House of Dolls! Over the years the collection has grown.