Within our facebook group Mat added some images of wrapping paper we could be inspired by. One really stood out to me because of the imagery and colours used.
This design is from Paperchase and although i visited 2 of their stores unfortunatly i did not encounter it myself. The style directly portrays what i want to create because of the black outlines and scribbly textures. The black outlines help to separate the bright colours of the monsters with the same tones used in the background. As of yet i had not concidered using these scribbles as a background for my own ideas. Within this design they add depth and texture which help to fill the negative space of the white background.
I feel the colours of this design would really attract my target market because they are bright and the orange contrasts with the blue mainly; however also the green. I am anticipating all if not most of my designs will include black and white which this design does also. When thinking about how many other hues to use within my design i can reflect back to this design which has used only 3; however, all contrast.
This design is a block repeat with 6 monsters, 4 of which also portrayed in a different colour way to make up the repeated motif. Although it was very easy to see how this design was repeated it is still effective. As well as this, i would also now like to consider portraying the same monster in different colour ways to create a single motif. This has been highly effective for Paperchase as when first looking at the design i didn’t notice this was the case. This may also be a good idea to use within my secondary design so i can limit the elements i am using; however, still include variety.
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