Textiles - In stitches

We have started a new project which revolves around the process of stitching and the many different ways of stitching. 

The term "In Stitches" can also refer to laughing a lot, so that theme could be prominent in the final piece or samples. 

We have to look at artists who use 'stitch' in their work, and since my specialist area is character concept and development, I might look in a non literally way by looking at the work of Chris Sanders. (The creator of Lilo and Stitch, head story and character designer and animator, and the voice actor for Stitch himself.)

Granted this artist doesn't use actual stitching in his work, but by looking at his work, I could free machine or hand stitch a drawing of his character, Stitch, which could be a clever thing to do, as I'd be "Stitching Stitch."

To add another layer, I could draw Stitch laughing, as the piece would be "Stitching Stitch in Stitches."

Drawn definitions

draw - a gully that is shallower than a ravine 

gully - deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

draw - an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" attracter, attractor,drawing card, attraction entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse

draw - the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"

draw - a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw" playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games draw - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" trace, describe, line,delineate mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" construct - draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle" inscribe - draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible circumscribe - draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points" circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect draw - engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic

Personal Project - Omicron (Anime inspired project)

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I've recently started a personal project called Omicron. 

The basis of the project is to develop digital shading techniques and also attempt drawing characters at different angles than usual.

The main focus is character design. (As per usual.)

I'm planning on developing at least six main hero characters, with a unique design for each. 

The names of these characters come from Latin/Roman origin, such as Alpha, Omega, Beta, Gamma and so on. 

The lineart on these characters is drawn on paper and the colours are added digitally. 

The lineart is photographed and imported into Photoshop, where I cut the lineart out of the paper background. 

Next, I fill in the block colours on layers beneath the lineart layers. 

I shade in the colour using the polygonal selection tool and the normal hard brush. 

Finishing touches like glowing are created by creating a layer above the finished image, and using a soft brush, I add a glow to the layer and turn the opacity to around 40%, creating a glowing effect. 

The finished image is usually quite jagged around the lineart, but reducing the image to around 1000px in size reduces the fuzziness in the lineart and makes for a smoother image. (Printing the image in its original size will smooth the lineart automatically, so resizing the image is only beneficial for uploading the images somewhere.)

I will keep updating over time on this project, as it is beneficial to both my college work and my own personal skills. 

Plus, it's a fun project to do.