As part of my feedback it was suggested that i improve the hues of my fashion mock-ups. I have always found mock-ups one of the most difficult tasks so although i knew the colours were slightly faded when i submitted them i was still satisfied about how much my skills had progressed. Despite being satisfied the tutors have recognised room for improvement so i decided to revisit them and try to further build upon my skills.
I feel having time away from them and revisiting many weeks later has allowed myself to reflect on my outcomes and think analytically about how i could improve the hues within them. Bellow i have included the images of my old mock-ups on the left and to the right, my new edited versions to show clearly the improvements that have been made.
To improve the hues within these outcomes i simply played around with the levels within photoshop which is a case of sliding three points on a bar left and right until the final outcome is a lot more vibrant. Overall editing these mockups was a lot easier than i had anticipated; however, i think this was because i revisited them with a fresh outlook. Despite being happy with how much my skills had improved from the DG project, revisiting them now has made me even more confident and also taught myself a few tricks for how to make my outcomes more vibrant incase i run into this issue again.
As well as improving the hues within my mock-ups it was also suggested i create a more interesting layout. Unfortunately i am not 100% sure what is meant by this, so this is a point i will raise within my surgery tutorial; however, i have had a go at how i interpret this advice so i have something to show the tutors and they can tell me if i am going in the right direction. I feel it is important to have something to show so the tutors can guide me to whether i am going down the right path or not as if i simply explain my ideas the tutors may take a different interpretation. If the tutors are happy with the below layout featuring my new mock-ups i will continue to edit this and perhaps add something to the background as i am aware it is very plain.
Following our feedback tutorials the tutors have assured me I am on the right track so I have decided to develop this layout further using the advice given to me. For this I experimented with a background hue and decided on a very pale blue which links with my boys market but is not fighting against the bold hues within my mockups. Flicking through the slide show bellow you can see my stages of experiments fist experimenting with a bolder blue, then trying a green before settling on a different pale blue. Following this i decided to add my logo to the bottom left corner so the layout had my own personal stamp. Despite being happy with the developments i have made i thought there was still need for improvement because the background was very flat. To break this up i added some white angular lines inspired by how images would be broken up in a catalogue. For these i experimented with the widgth and position until i found a layout i was happy with. Overall i feel this layout is a lot more fun and interactive than it was at the formative assesment point and i have learnt a lot for our new project. I am glad i responded to this feedback as it has prepared me for my mock ups in our new project.
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