METAMORPHOSIS OF A BUTTERFLY | sophiakportfolio

'The Chrysalis'

Final research sheet exploring 'The Chrysalis' stage of a butterfly; including textile samples to explore textures and colours of Chrysalis structure, from bottom left to bottom right; (scraps, faux chenille, strips and fabric swatches.) With a range of supporting drawings in a variety of mediums.

'The Developing Caterpillar'

Final research sheet exploring 'The Development Of A Caterpillar's, as it outgrows it's Chrysalis stage; including textile samples to explore textures and colours of Caterpillar structure, from bottom left to bottom right; (faux chenille, reverse applique, collage and fabric swatches.) With a range of supporting drawings in a variety of mediums.

'The Caterpillar'

Final research sheet exploring 'The Caterpillar' stage; including textile samples to explore textures and colours of Caterpillar structure, from bottom left to top right hand corner; (hand sewn scraps sample, digital print, faux chenille and fabric swatches.) With a range of supporting drawings in a variety of mediums.

METAMORPHOSIS OF

A BUTTERFLY

FINAL PROJECT

This is where you can find all my initial ideas, and sketches which stimulated the design process all the way through to the creation of my final garment, for my own chosen final project: 'Metamorphosis Of A Butterfly!'

My main form of inspiration for these final presentation sheets (for my final project) was drawing from direct observation; which allowed me to capture the beauty of each single stage of how a caterpillar makes it's mark, and transforms before your eyes, into a graceful butterfly.

I was aiming to capture this beauty through my drawings and design work, leading right up to my final fashion designs. And include these range of colours/patterns, which inspired me throughout this project to incorporate into the structure, and embellishment of my final garment.

Each of these sheets talk you through the order of a butterfly and allow you to see, at a glance, the overall life of a butterfly.

This was by far my favourite project, as exploring and getting first hand research was not easy at first. So i had to go out of my comfort zone to explore and get a basis of research photos and sources to inspire and allow my design work to develop from this primary research.

The project did not start off 'perfect' as i encountered many challenges and obstacles, (but ended up in the right direction).

During this process i also discovered how the decaying process works, and how creatures live and die; how this process affects all living organisms and creatures; big or small.

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Final Design Research Sheet

(From left to right); Includes photos and steps on how i formed my final garment with, final fashion design sketches/illustrations; front and back, textile sample tests, final mounted fashion design illustration; front and back, spec drawing; front and back and fabric swatches; expressing colours and textures used within final garment.