As part of the development process it is important to test how the products would be made by creating samples. I am printing some of my pieces in house so it was important to see if my original ideas of methods would work. This post is a clear example of why it is important we test products before confirming and creating the final piece.
Pencil Case
The first sample i created was for a pencil case. Originally I wanted to sew my own pencil cases uses my own printed fabric however, i had to think a bout time, efficiency and cost of creating the product in which i found it would not completely work. Therefore I decided to go down the idea of heat pressing, this is a method i am usually comfortable with as i create my own tote bags using this method however unfortunately from this sample i found this would not work as the fabric was not suitable. It was too thin I and course and would therefore not provide an even print all over. There is the option to change to a thinner more printable fabric however, i need the pencil case to be durable not just aesthetically pleasing. Therefore moving forward I now need to look into other options on how i could print these.
Tote Bag
The second samples i focused on were my tote bags, this is a product i really wanted to include in my work as i felt the design i had chosen would work so well. I have decided on a fun pastel pink colour which would create a contrast to the orange leopard print of the pattern above. The bag above is the exact colour i intend to use however, from that image you can see there is some issues. For example I had not changed and edited the original artwork, as when using heat press and printed onto fabric the design often appears much darker therefore I usually alter the saturation and brightness using photoshop before printing. Therefore when it comes to [printing the final products i need to make sure this is added before hitting print. You can also see from this photo that some of the printing has ripped and become uneven, this is due to uneven pressure within the heating process, it also can related to the pressure in which the transfer paper is ripped off therefore i need to make sure it is taken off gently.
Below shows my second tote bag sample in which i thought more about the actual heat transfer process and making sure that it has fully transferred before removing the final layer of transfer paper, As you can we this bag i such mor successful and I’m definitely happier with how it looks, all i need to work on now is perfecting the colour on photoshop and seeing how it works with the pink tote bag.
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