Tree Trunk Development

The last visuals I produced for this brief were the female figures and since I have rewritten my proposal and spoken to the tutors and my peers about my project, I have realised that it is best to leave this idea behind. Teresa pointed out to me that I would have to be careful what I showed if this was to be sold in shops and I don't feel the figures would actually be contributing that much to the design anyway. As I was roughing out some compositions for stand alone images, I decided to take out the figure and just look at the backgrounds, I realised that these on their own had more potential to reach the levels of calm and relaxation that I am looking for. I want these images to be something you can just become lost in, I want them to mesmerise the viewer for a few moments so they are actually momentarily taking a break from the stresses of real life.

Tree Trunks

• Each ring is representative of a year's worth of growth, and the development of each ring is dependent on the previous ring. 
• The concept would make people think about their state of mind now and how this will help their growth in the future. 
• Mesmerising structure, it draws you in.
• The imperfection of nature is what makes it beautiful.
• Drawing this by hand and using the concept of being reliant on the previous ring means that my inability as a human to reach perfection means that the pattern is caused totally naturally by my mistakes. It makes each set of rings different. 

I really like the concept of this, I think the idea of the tree rings nicely gets across the idea that what happens now influences what happens in the future. I started applying this to other natural forms to experiment with the process. This was when I stared to notice that a similar pattern occurs in feathers, rock formations, fossils and leaves, etc. This was when I realised that this process has good potential for a range that do all link together. 

I used my colour palettes from my previous pantone research to play around with colour on photoshop, I feel this enhanced the idea of relaxation and calm even more. I also briefly played around with pattern which is working well too. 

I am really happy that things are starting to come together, and I can see in my head how I want this to look when the project is complete. I know its inevitable that I will have to change some things as I go along but I am really keen to stick with this concept as I can really see it working. I really enjoy this process as well, drawing intricately is something I miss and I find it relaxing to do so, which is oddly still relevant to my theme. Pattern and the application of my imagery is something I am really looking forward to in the next couple of weeks.