Using flat colour and how to balance a composition

There are a myriad of skills and techniques(and indeed pure inventive, creative talent)employed when starting out to create a new design or pattern.

Here the students use their own instinctive ability and resourcefulness and combine it with the theoretical and practical skills we are sharing with them.

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Industry Ready!

The 3rd years on track to complete for next week.
Print,Embroidered and constructed textiles for fashion

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Working to Industry standard.

The 3rd years get to grips with industry led outcomes.The next stage is professional printing and finishing.
Preparing a professional portfolio.
Below details of working designs.

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Catching our eye as we walk the studio

Exciting,interesting and diverse work is being explored in both the 2nd and 3rd year studios.It’s great to walk around and absorb the passion,energy and vitality.

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Colour adapted from historical reference

Embracing colour full on the students take context from historical reference.
Using this information they will experiment with distribution and quantity of colour use.

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Understanding

We believe that a really good grasp and understanding of colour basics allows the student to realise and create their own colour identity.It’s then that the student starts to think ‘what if I…..’?
The rules begin to be broken and new and exciting trends start to emerge.
Not only do students gain confidence in their ability they also become independent, secure in the knowledge that, if they get lost, they can always go back to the beginning and reinvent.It’s a magical time.

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Making colour work for you.

Fatima explores application and mood in colour.

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Underground Painting

Alumni Tanya Fryer has completed the commission she gained while still a student at Bath School of Art and Design.Textile designer’s are so versatile!

Since graduating Tanya has been hard at work completing the piece and the painting is now successfully installed in Southgate Car Park -1 to -2 in Bath UK.

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Many congratulations Tanya.That is a magnificent outcome.

…..and if you are quick today you can catch Tanya’s work here.

Alumni Make Good Impression

Before we finish let’s look at the start.

Over the summer we look at how we will improve and amend the project briefs.
Drawing and colour are the first topics for the new intake of 1st year students in October in Bath UK
Looking over the module we check to see that we are meeting the outcomes and that the learning is successful,measurable and put into immediate practice.

We have a so many new ideas on how to develop but as you can see we can’t squeeze much more in!.

We know it was well received and by the look on the students faces it was quite often fun!

Everyone is looking forward to another autumn awash with colour at the School of Art and Design

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How teeny,tiny is this for big,big news?

Click on Chloe for New Designers 2015 TEN TEN TEXTILES

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It’s a pity they mistook Bath Spa University for another! Don’t you make the same mistake when applying for BA Hons Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors 🙂