Final Designs

Following my second OHP shoot, I have narrowed down my designs and chosen final 'themes' or 'collections' to create in the plasteline, and eventually in Silicone. I have chosen the following designs as I think they will all work well as they are simple yet effective designs which can easily be identified in just single line-style illustrations.

They are focussed around the 'Nature' theme as I feel that it is a good starting point for the designs, and gives me the freedom to create multiple styles and sizes of certain individual designs, as well as leaving room to expand and bring out additional collections in the future.

When creating these designs in the plasteline they may differ slightly but the collection ideas will remain the same.

These rose outlines will be made as I think they are beautiful, feminine and elegant, and the rose has long been associated with tattoos and body art. The rose can also be easily identified and represented in a line-drawing style which will make the designs effective.

The above leafy designs were inspired by henna patterns and I chose to feature these in my final collection as I feel that they are effective and simple designs. They will also be relatively simple to make in the plasteline and silicone, but I may have to thicken the central spine of the pieces to give more support to the silicone. This will not have a negative impact on the overall appearance of the piece.

I will be making a variety of different size butterfly wings for my final designs. I have altered the designs from my initial piece as I felt that the silicone needed some thicker more sturdy areas in order to stay in one piece. I feel that this has resulted in an interesting and effective design which will work really well and look really nice on the body. The wings will be made to be separate so that they can be placed as one or individually, giving the consumer more choice and freedom with their own make up creation.

 I would really like to try out these leaf skeletons, especially the maple leaves. This is something I will have to try in the silicone though as they could be too intricate. If they are successful I will make them in a variety of sizes as I feel that they would look great arranged together in sets.

 These are some ideas for the chain designs. The designs may not come out exactly like the ones above due to the nature of the plasteline and the way they have to be molded and blended, but I will attempt to make them as detailed as possible without taking away from the overall look of the pieces.

These leaf strands are again a simple and beautiful design which can be worn alone or with other pieces. These will be made in a variety of sizes going from approx 3" length to 7" to give more options to the customer on placement and design.

The above design doesn't strictly fall into the 'nature' or 'chains' category I seem to have ended up with above, but I feel that it is a beautiful design which would look really ornate and elegant. I will make this piece and perhaps feature it as a "premium" piece as it will take much more product and time to create than the others. This also gives the option to expand on the collection in the future after the FMP, as with all successful brands the collections need to be constantly growing and evolving.