I started off experimenting with different sketching styles. The first being the one shown in the bottom left corner where I traced over an image of me and Will, the other being my own drawing style previously explored.
I used guides so that I could create a continuos pattern, so either side of my design had to align so at no point in the pattern would it appear split as I want the pattern to stretch around the whole bottle with no gaps. I found out that by keeping this guides on whilst drawing around them, it effected the sketching and left lines are produced limitations, I found the effect fitting thanks to the distortion, mirroring also the effects of alcohol on mood.
I was really flattered when a classmate told me the illustrations looked like one of Basquiat's line drawings he'd seen:
Basquiat being probably my favourite artist, this was really motivational and aided my decision this was the most appropriate drawing style.
This is my final design, I'm concerned however that the lines may be too thin, I'm going to print it out on vinyl and experiment on a large bottle (which it's been formatted to fit) and sand blast the design on, providing the lines are thick enough to work with vinyl. My plan as this design is more decorative than anticipated, is to have a series of bottles, possibly three. On one will feature this image, the other being my original idea with the notches marking how much I needed to drink after Cop handin and so forth... the last bottle I plant to print Will's spoken word onto.
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