HAWAIIAN SHIRT
INTRODUCTION
For this first blog, I have decided to do a step by step on how I made a Hawaiian Shirt. This is also one of the projects from Digital class. The following below will show you more clearly about this project. Basically, I came up the idea after some research. I choose the symbolism of "Tiki Mask". Blue and Yellow is the good pair of complementary colors so is really a good choice for pop-up and more vivid for my shirt design.
MATERIALS
- Adobe Illustrator CS6
- Desktop
- Adobe Illustrator CS6
- Desktop
CREATIVE PROCESS
My creative process just shows how interesting you can feel when you challenge yourself making your own Hawaiian shirt. It's also a good way to practice your skills on Ai.
WORKFLOW
Step 1: Open the Adobe Illustrator. Go to File > New > Choose " Tabloid" size. And now, you've already had a new document when you would work on it.
P1: New Document box for creating the new page.
Step 2: Place the Hawaiian shirt template in the middle ( File > Place > Choose the folder that has your file. Double click on the image layer and choose the "Template". So it will dim your image so you can easily work on.
Pic 2: Double-click and Layout Options box will pop up to set the image to template.
Step 3: Choose the Pen Tool (P) and create the outline shape for your shirt. ( Tip: It will be easier if you work on the collar first, back to front ).
Pic 3 : Pen Tool ( P ) is the most useful thing for this project. Starting with the collar from the back.
Step 4: After done with the outline, try to fill the color of your shirt. For my shirt, I choose the navy blue and it's also my favorite color.
Pic 4 : Finished the outline and fill the color.
Step 5: Leave the shirt aside for a bit. Now we will create the pattern for your shirt. Open the new document and start to design.
Step 6: When you've done with your design, choose all the detail > Object > Pattern > Make. And now you got your pattern for your shirt.
Pic 5: Step the make the pattern.
Step 7: Back to your shirt, make the clipping mask for the outline by Object > Clipping maks > Make. Choose the pattern you just created for applying on the mask. And put it on the shirt. So you now have the pattern for your shirt. Finish the rest of the shirt following that step.
Pic 6: Step for making the Clipping mask for the pattern.
Pic 7: Place the mask on the shirt.
Pic 7: Finished placing the pattern to the shirt.
Step 8: Create the buttons for the shirt by using circles and gradient tool.
Pic 8: The final look of the button.
Step 9: Don't forget to create the tag. It's the important thing, isn't it?
Pic 9: The final look of the tag.
THE FINAL LOOK OF THE HAWAIIAN SHIRT
Conclusion:
After finished this assignment, I knew how to create the texture, pattern and also compound it together to make my artwork in the future. This was a great assignment to practice skills in Photoshop and also Illustrator by using Pen tool, Clipping mask, Blend mode, Opacity and setting tool.
