2D Design Development

 In this post I will be sharing and discussing the designs that I have come up with for my project this term. 

I started out by sketching the design based on the drawings that I had made after my research. The first design is the necklace, a choker inspired by a grapevine branch, with smaller leaves. I wanted to focus on the twists and spirals, adding depth and motion to the piece as the different parts go over and under each other. 

I then decided on how I wanted to shade the drawings. I used a 3B pencil for this part, creating small marks across the sketch. I only hatched following the outlines, to create a wood texture effect and to not disturb the flow of the piece. 

I repeated the process for the earring design. However, I decided to opt for a more delicate design, as I did not want the earrings to become too heavy. I chose to use the Red Trillium for this piece, since it is the most delicate and extraordinarily shaped option, with its pointy leaves and petals, out of the flowers that I had selected. The hoops will be incredibly thin and the flower will either be contained in resin within the hoop or the flower itself will be made out of resin Another option is very thin metal or stoneware, but these might be too heavy an option.

For the hair jewellery I will be creating either a hairpin of an Eastern Hemlock branch or a hairstick of a branch of a flowering Red Maple. The hairstick would be made out of wood and metal, whereas the hairpin will solely be metal. I will likely make the Eastern Hemlock hairpin, since the hairstick would require too much time from me to finish in time for the deadline. 

I will be redrawing these sketches, creating a cleaner finish and adding materials. I will likely leave the colour out since it is uncertain what the colour of the metal will be until I am actively working with it. 

I tried to scan the drawings, however, scanning them washes the pencil out immensely. I will be cutting the drawings out and photographing them in a lightbox or studio instead.