This was such an awesome class - so thorough and just really enjoyable!!

I started with my sketches - about 6 pages of them.

Modern Floral - image 1 - student project

I scanned each page with a scanner and fine-tuned in Photoshop.

Modern Floral - image 2 - student project

I then brought the motifs in to Illustrator and live-traced them. Once I pulled out the motifs that looked pretty good together, I started to build bouquets with the pieces. Copying, rotating, etc... until I got about 9 different ones.

Modern Floral - image 3 - student project

This is an extra step, but I knew I wanted to use these motifs in other projects: I brought each live-traced bouquet in to Photoshop and re-created them with my original line-drawing motifs. I then exported each one to a PNG.

Modern Floral - image 4 - student project

Next, I exported my repeat tiles and opened in Photoshop. First the Filled Shapes layer, and then the Outline Layer used for a guide.

Modern Floral - image 5 - student project

Next, I pulled in the PNG bouquets I exported earlier, one by one, and masked off any areas that I didn't want an outline.

And here's the finished repeat!

Modern Floral - image 6 - student project

Modern Floral - image 7 - student project

Lastly, another color way and texture added!

Modern Floral - image 8 - student project

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Allison Richardson

Surface Design and Illustration

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