HAWAIIAN SHIRT—Introduction to Digital Media
INTRODUCTION:
This project required us to create our own Hawaiian shirt with a unique design. We had to include a pattern which we illustrated, a button which we were to make look three dimensional, and an aloha style label which included texture. We were required to put it all together in a neat tabloid size layout.
MATERIALS:
Adobe Illustrator was used to create the shirt and the reference images were sourced from google.
CREATIVE PROCESS:
When thinking of Hawaiian shirts, my mind automatically goes to holidays on the beach, relaxing and enjoying fruit and all things tropical. It also goes to crazy parties and music festivals. I wanted to create a shirt that someone could wear to a festival or a night out that plays on the idea of a traditional Hawaiian shirt, in a way that would be a conversation starter. Since one of my favourite fruits is a pineapple, and they are very traditional staples in Hawaiian Shirts (I even own a pineapple Hawaiian shirt), I wanted to play on that imagery. I had seen them compared to brains before, and thus decided on my Zombie Holiday shirt. After all, I'm sure Zombies would prefer brains to pineapple. I used images found through google searches to reference when creating my illustration. I played around with the design a lot, as well as the colour in the shirt in order to create something that was harmonious using traditional Hawaiian shirt themes and colours in a new and fun way.
WORKFLOW:
FINAL WORK:
CONCLUSION:
This project taught me a lot about different ways I could blend modes, gradients, and all the different tools and effects available in illustrator. I spent a lot of time experimenting with different things before I was happy with my illustration. I think it was a really valuable experience because I was able to figure out what worked and what didn't in creating different effects. I think the most challenging thing for me in this project was making decisions. I tried out so many different colours on every element, and it ended up taking me a very long time. Overall though, I really enjoyed working on this project and am really happy with the outcome.