The first class of the FT1500 module was aiming for students to understand the form and shape that 2D fabrics can get when being used for clothing. The whole process was being explained in a more simple and smart way as the fabric was replaced by paper. The whole concept started with paper and sellotape around a modeling figure doll and that created shapes crease all over the body, making the paper look like a dress.
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| First steps |
After that, my team and I, started painting with a black marker on this dress, using as a concept, triangle shapes so that it looks more geometrical. When we were over with that process, the next step was cutting the paper dress in pieces, following each single line with the scissors. The aim of it was the understanding of how 3D can come back to its basic form, so becoming flat.
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| Front Part |
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| pieces of the back part |
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| pieces of the front part |
The next step was re-draw the pieces of the dress by following the lines of each piece with a space of 1cm from the primary ones. This completed the 2D process as we saw the actual dress becoming lines on a paper, forming triangles. The reason why we did that was because we had to put back all together all the new pieces and create a new dress.
The final step which was quite challenging, was sewing all the pieces back together and bringing the dress back to each form again. Even though it was a long-time work, the result was very satisfying and the dress that was formed, in my opinion, could easily be sewed and wearable with real fabrics.
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| The final design |
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| Page of my sketchbook |
