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Japanese Culture
 GeishaUsing mixed media to form this piece of painting, I investigated into how Japanese Art differentiates from the traditional styles of painting, and was intrigued at their fineliner techniques that were used to outline and refine areas of the background and clothing. - A3, artist copy |  Hongmin - Geisha-Artist Copy, A3 |  TempleI blended in various watercolours to highlight the dreamy state of the temple that sits faraway. A combined use of watercolor and fineliner were used for intricate sections of the piece, such as the thin branches and the outline of the detailed structure of the temple. - Artist copy, A4 |
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 Stephanie Rew - KimonoUse of blended colours and emphasising the intricacy of the clothing through the painting -Arist Copy, A5 |  First DevelopmentAfter lino cutting, I printed the block paint onto cartridge paper and identified areas which needed colour to enhance the overall form and vivacity of my origami development piece. - 94cm x 57cm |  Origami Kimono ProcessDouble page spread entailing each process in detail of how I constructed the kimono, and evaluation regarding the next steps of my project -A4 x 2 |
 Second DevelopmentPrinting block paint onto black card. Representative of middle rank Geishas, who wore black kimonos to showcase their status in society. -44 x 42 |  Sketchbook - Composition of KimonoAnnotations of my ideas and designs - Began to brainstorm the linear patterns used in Japanese Art, and included them in my design. Incorporated curvelinear lines to demonstrate a geisha's journey, with minature dashes within the lines to highlight a geisha's prized posession, their fan. - A4 x 2 |  Wallpaper KimonoDevelopment – My experimentation with wallpaper allowed me to construct the origami piece with a further three-dimensional effect, as the texture and overall folds gave a more definitive shape to the kimono. -63 x 48 |
 Lino CuttingFrom the formation of my own design, I induced patterns and symbols commonly used in Japanese Art to create this overall pattern. -Development, A4 |
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