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December 7, 2011 | 
Author THIS IS NOT A VIDEO POST SIMPLY AN OVERVIEW OF A SMALL COLLECTION OF THE GARMENTS MADE SO FAR, CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINKS TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS POST OR FORWARD TO THE NEXT POST. <PREVIOUS> <NEXT>
OVERVIEW
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Looking over my previous vids, I realised I had missed out a post…
I never actually went through any of the items I bought at the IACF event. So here’s a somewhat late overview and quick example (teaser) of how all the bits I bought are applied in the collection.
Enjoy!
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Not the best post in the world! but a serious problem has presented itself!
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This is the start of the design process… but to be honest this part is all down to you guys and what you want to design. However, this Video does give you an example and some information about fashion design using pre made templates. There is some info about balance marks and making your illustrations look realistic. More to come!
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The second part of a whole series of tutorials on fashion illustration in Adobe Illustrator: In this tutorial I explain how to create a fashion template of a woman or model, using photo-shoots taken from the web or fashion magazines. I show you how to create stylised head shots and combine them with interesting poses to create a beautiful finished template, that you can save, share and print hundreds of times, allowing you to design quickly and effortlessly.
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I manage to bike it down to the IACF antiques fair at Ardingly in South East England to source lingerie lace and jet beading in preparation for constructing two of the finished outfits. What an amazing show!
<IACF - ARDINGLY>
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Unfortunately i can’t really show you the construction process of the collection… it wouldn’t be a surprise then… but this is a nice little teaser video about one of the garments in my collection, not toiled, but built from scratch. The video also goes on to explain my next video post: researching jet beading and other bits for this particular dress and the rest of the collection. Enjoy!
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Honey Malaolu (my intern) finds my camcorder and speaks her mind…. (just a bit of fun)
Check out her work and previous collections at: Honeymalaolu.com
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Now we’ve finished colouring up the collection, we are ready to start construction (how exciting!), unfortunately i can’t show you too much construction work, but stay tuned for features & more.
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A quick video explaining the almost finished result of colouring my collection in illustrator; colours calibrated from my original fabric samples found in London.
(A nice intro to the benefits of fashion illustration in Adobe Illustrator)
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I start to add colour to my illustrations to build a cohesive collection of garments, using the colour palette I created in the previous video. This video does actually show you how to add colour using Illustrator, but simply explains the reasons and result. Tutorials on how i did this will follow.I start to add colour to my illustrations to build a cohesive collection of garments, using the colour palette I created in the previous video. This video does actually show you how to add colour using Illustrator, but simply explains the reasons and result. Tutorials on how i did this will follow.
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Understand the next step in the colour development of my collection, I explain how we start to build a colour palette from our material swatches, and how to calibrate these colours in illustrator, so when i start to colour the collection the printouts and designs will be a perfect match to my material swatches.
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With my toiling stages finished I start to redevelop my collections colour palette, using new materials found around London, also there is information on cataloguing my finds for easy reference when it comes to buying each outfits material and trims.
Loads more heavy stuff to think about on the way!
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I have finally got my act together and posted the video about toiling: This video contains three out of the 15 toiles for this collection. I filmed this quite some time ago and so it might not be the most coherent example of i could have created but time is against me. This video briefly describes the process and reason for toiling in cheap fabric.
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It’s been a hell of a long time since i last posted, so this is simply a brief hello and description of what’s to come over the next couple of days.
Featuring designers, artists,
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This is part 2 of the little chapter in this blog called Wall Art. In this video I show you how to enlarge and trace the image back on to the wall using Photoshop.Once again this has nothing to do with collection; it’s just a bit of fun!
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This has absolutely nothing to do with my project, but with my finances quickly diminishing, it’s time to find something constructive to do in my spare time, that doesn’t cost the earth! So welcome to my attempt at large scale graphic art of the Art nouveau period. Also learn how I actually try and scale an A2 drawing up to a 10 foot image.
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Learn how to make a gorgeous Couture corset from scratch using my free, full size, download-able pattern. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro! This tutorial includes tips, tricks & techniques to make your corset look amazing!
PART 2 of 10 tutorials
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Learn how to make a gorgeous Couture corset from scratch using my free, full size, download-able pattern. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro! This tutorial includes tips, tricks & techniques to make your corset look amazing!
PART 1 of a whole series of tutorials.
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Add an air of couture glamour to your corsets… learn how to make your own hip pads for any “below-the-hip” corset. Not a tutorial… just an idea!
BONUS MATERIAL as an addition to CORSETRY 101.
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Learn how to make a gorgeous Couture corset from scratch using my free, full size, download-able pattern. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro! This tutorial includes tips, tricks & techniques to make your corset look amazing!
PART 10 of a whole series of tutorials.
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Learn how to make a gorgeous Couture corset from scratch using my free, full size, download-able pattern. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro! This tutorial includes tips, tricks & techniques to make your corset look amazing!
PART 7 of 10 tutorials
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Learn how to make a gorgeous Couture corset from scratch using my free, full size, download-able pattern. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro! This tutorial includes tips, tricks & techniques to make your corset look amazing!
PART 6 of a whole series of tutorials.
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Learn how to make a gorgeous Couture corset from scratch using my free, full size, download-able pattern. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro! This tutorial includes tips, tricks & techniques to make your corset look amazing!
PART 10 of a whole series of tutorials.
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Learn how to make a gorgeous Couture corset from scratch using my free, full size, download-able pattern. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro! This tutorial includes tips, tricks & techniques to make your corset look amazing!
PART 2 of 10 tutorials.
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Learn how to make a gorgeous Couture corset from scratch using my free, full size, download-able pattern. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro! This tutorial includes tips, tricks & techniques to make your corset look amazing!
PART 8 of a whole series of tutorials.
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Learn how to make a gorgeous Couture corset from scratch using my free, full size, download-able pattern. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro! This tutorial includes tips, tricks & techniques to make your corset look amazing!
PART 5 of a whole series of tutorials.
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Learn how to make a gorgeous Couture corset from scratch using my free, full size, download-able pattern. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro! This tutorial includes tips, tricks & techniques to make your corset look amazing!
PART 9 of 10 tutorials
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After a long chat with my friend regarding dress sense and fashion etiquette I come to the conclusion that i should probably start to dress like a designer and not a dirty little skater! So I ask Oscar Alexander – MUA & Stylist, to give me a makeover and help me find a new look for the fast approaching LFW
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A brief introduction to my next post: TOOLS OF THE TRADE. I explain a little bit about the reasoning for my makeover including a few excuses about the random nature of the video itself. Hopefully this intro puts the next in context.
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Becky Jarvis…A 2nd year BA Fashion Designer, studying at Rochester University, joins me for 2 weeks as part of a work internship. Finally, for once, it’s not me in the spotlight! Find out about Becky, her work, her, dreams, ambitions and a bit about her course at Rochester.
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After my very recent makeover, I am starting to socialise and network with the fashion industry and have started to realise how much work, time and effort goes into it. Finding the relevant events to attend and getting myself invited, with a limited friend base is proving very tough… Especially as LFW is right around the corner! Am I up to taking on this new side of my life and what differences will it make to me and my project in the long run?
Or do I just over-think everything!
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A pretty messed up post, talking about all aspects of the project, me, my life and more. Hence the title! I do tend to ramble on and flit from one subject to another. It’s certainly a long one, and I tried to make it as interesting as possible, but that kind of failed too. I’m still not sure if it was a good idea to post it! I wonder what my parents will think.
Anyway, I hope it’s mildly relevant!
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A real rant, what a crap couple of months and all I have to blame is myself and my own will power…. Bit of a redundant video but maybe it’s relevant in some depressing way?
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ABOUT: A brief hello and happy New Year, with an explanation as to where on earth I have been for two months. More to come soon.
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12-11-10 THE DARK SIDE from ralph pink on Vimeo.
IT IS WHAT IT IS!
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03-11-10 DARK SIDE from ralph pink on Vimeo.
IT IS WHAT IT IS!
THE STORY 30-10-10 from ralph pink on Vimeo.
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Me and friends went away to Wales for my sister’s birthday and indulged in some recreational fun. We all stayed in a huge mansion/ cottage for the weekend, in the middle of no where…. loads of good food, hearty breakfasts & smouldering fires….
& WE GOT TO SHOOT STUFF…
Also introducing a different style of blogging. Watch this space for a more exciting weekly overview (might include scenes of mild social fun).
More about the journey less about the science.
The Couture Line Up from ralph pink on Vimeo.
This is an overview of pretty much everything I’ve been doing for the last two months in terms of design work and print development. This overview gives you a detailed account of my couture collection and a basic idea of colour, styling, theme, etc.
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IM BACK! from ralph pink on Vimeo.
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EPISODOE 8 STAGE 2 EXPERIMENTING WITH FRUIT from ralph pink on Vimeo.
About:
The next step in my Print research and development.
This video demonstrates my experimentation with fruit to create interesting colorful prints. This is not the end of my development; these prints will be photographed and further manipulated in Photoshop and Illustrator to create a whole range of interesting, new prints.
Stay tuned for the next stage coming soon.
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EPISODE 12 DESIGN PART 1 from ralph pink on Vimeo.
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An introduction to MY design process, and all the things I need to start designing, if you get bored easily then this possibly isn’t one to watch as it’s just me talking nonsense (possibly valuable nonsense!).
This video explains Part 2 of “The Design Process.” recommend you watch….
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EPISODE 12 DESIGN PART 2 from ralph pink on Vimeo.
About:
This video is part 2 of 2 in the “Design Process” series.
Drugs:
The video explains in a rather unusually visual way, how I create an atmosphere and mindset that allows me to design creatively and fluidly. This video is my first attempt at creative filming, so be kind. Unfortunately it didn’t turn out quite like I imagined it would, but then I really don’t have much experience.
Design:
The second half of this video is a speeded up look at me designing. These designs focus on the ideas that have emerged in my work so far and are largely un-detailed concentrating on silhouette and balance, rather than detail. I have only displayed about 10 designs, considering it would take forever to show them all.
I hope you enjoy the video it took some time to produce, even though it is a bit shit!
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Episode 9 Angel antiques market from ralph pink on Vimeo.
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A quick trip round the antiques markets in Angel, london to see if i can find some more specific research on beading, lace, trims, and prints.
video includes a little piece on honiton & bobin lace also an inside look at ‘Pennies’ vintage clothing shop.
A full explanation of this video and how it fits into the grand scheme of things will follow.
Naoto Hattori: www.wwwcomcom.com
Surrealist artist/ painter. Check him out for the weird and wonderful.
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Episode 8: stage 2 applying filters from ralph pink on Vimeo.
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This video gives you an overview of my work with filters in Photoshop. It displays a basic introduction to the potential of filters in print making. If you would like to see more then please check out the accompanying tutorial:
Tutorial 2: stage 2 applying filters and background
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Epsiode 8 satge2: ink, illustration & thinking about fruit from ralph pink on Vimeo.
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The first stage of actual print development!
Using my print as a template I start to, play around with inks and paints, to further develop and expand my print ideas.
This particular video displays one of the three different ways I am developing the print template. (Created in: “cutting, transforming & making a basic print”).
The Inks didn’t work out so well, but they have provided some nice ideas for other possible prints 
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Episode 8 Stage 2: Cutting, transforming & maiking a basic print (overview) from ralph pink on Vimeo.
About: A quick overview, to explain what happened next with our source roses taken in stage 1. This blog describes, the concept of cutting the roses from their background, then resizing and transforming these individual pics. We then start to build the finnished print template by use importing an existing background to help us place the roses in a realistic way.
A full tutorial acompanies this blog, please check it out: “Tutorial 2 stage 2“
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Epsiode 8: printmaking from scratch (stage 1) from ralph pink on Vimeo.
Stage 1: Details me taking various photos of flowers and leaves, to the theme tune of gardener’s world.
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EPISODE 6 from ralph pink on Vimeo.
About: A closer look at how I have developed the material and trims, bought in ‘Episode 4’; not only how they relate to my research but also how they might develop at a later stage in this project. Development includes: dip dying, tassels, embroideries, weaving and textural layers in black, cream and vintage pink that form the basis of my material development.
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EPISODE 7 from ralph pink on Vimeo.
About: A calamitous collection of my research so far…After looking back I realise I haven’t really described my ideas and explained my research in much depth. So this video is to outline my current stage of research and the emerging themes within. Since I am at a stage of limbo with my research it might not be particularly clear what direction it is all going in…. But hey! it all makes sense to me and hopefully it will to you at some stage in the future.
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EPISODE 5 What we bought init’ from ralph pink on Vimeo.
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Part 2 of: Out and about in London (material research).
Check out what we bought throughout the day, including an explanation of how these material swatches will be developed into relevant ideas to develop my project further.
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EPISODE 4 from ralph pink on Vimeo.
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Out and about around London.. doing material research and generally skating and acting a fool..
please be aware this video is quite shaky might make you feel a bit sick..
unfortunately we couldn’t film in a lot of the material shops so this is a cut down version.. Also check out Episode 5 for the follow up to our day!
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Episode 3 Refining & Developing (the wall) from ralph pink on Vimeo.
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In this video I explain a little about refining and developing my basic research to further understand the ever more aparent themes arising in my work.
This will help me to specifically choose what to research next. This will hopefully be the last written blog… I will be presenting them from now on!
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Research & the wall (Part 1) from RalphPink on Vimeo.
Offically the start of my project… A quick video to outline the first stages of my research and how I begin to structure it using “The Wall”.
