Ipanema Sol
capsule collection
Date
Skills Displayed
spring 2022
surface print design
fashion illustration
textile testing research
Tools Used
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Acrylic Paint
Monoprinting
Procreate
Textiles Used
100% of fabrics made up of ECONYL yarn
derived from recycled nylon fibers that would have been waste
key traits
UV resistant
moisture wicking
durable
color safe
sustainable
Floral Print Motif
started with an acrylic painting of a hibiscus flower (native to the Ipanema region of Brazil)
scanned the painting into Adobe Photoshop and compressed the palette into just 8 colors
Floral Print Design Variations
created a tossed pattern layout with varying sizes of the motif in Adobe Photoshop
manipulated patterns into 2 additional color palettes
filled garment outlines with swatches in Adobe Illustrator
Leaf Pattern Manipulation
started with a hand carved inverse leaf stamp,
when inked and printed created an artistic leaf motif
scanned the leaf print into Adobe Photoshop
manipulated vector image of the motif into any pattern variations
Conversational Print creation
designed scenic motif in Procreate app
imported motif into Adobe Illustrator
arranged motif into pattern
filled garments with pattern using swatches on Adobe Illustrator