This is a surefire way to keep your house tidy - its not really clutter free but putting everything in boxes is the best clutter clearing solution I can come up with but tidying is easier....
Simply start a textiles degree and take on a module that relies heavily on digital design work... sit down turn on computer.. bring up Adobe Illustrator.. go do the washing up.. sit back down and bring up pinterest for ideas, wash floor... sit down work out how to bring up right size blank art board.. go upstairs to find print out help sheets.. clean bathroom.. change beds ..put washing on .. hoover
Some people call it procrastination, eventually I run out of chores and have to apply myself to the task in hand, so armed with help sheets, you tube tutorials phone numbers for the ultimate panic moment I reluctantly address my technophobia!
And surprisingly once I do actually get stuck its not too bad. I have decided to treat the whole affair like a game - I must produce 16 boards using Adobe Illustrator after what feels to me like minimal tuition and these boards have to be ready to present Thursday!
I had already made it my mission to do one photoshop tutorial each day... that way I will hopeful not overload my head with information and some of the mechanism will stick... I only started this plan this week, so its early days but I've done layers and today I did grouping drawings and a bit of colouring in... and now out of necessity I've moved onto Illustrator - its a bit like detective work finding solutions to problems I'm not sure why I have in the first place but maybe reading all that Scandi crime is paying off.
Its worked slowly but most surely I have got to grips with the most basic principles which have enabled me to put together 16 pages of concept ideas, design potential and colour schemes for my next module - and the house for this week at least is spotless... apart from about 30 dirty coffee cups!
I used a lot of youtube tutorials, and had to have one panicked telephone call but the process just fell into place..... eventually!
Simply start a textiles degree and take on a module that relies heavily on digital design work... sit down turn on computer.. bring up Adobe Illustrator.. go do the washing up.. sit back down and bring up pinterest for ideas, wash floor... sit down work out how to bring up right size blank art board.. go upstairs to find print out help sheets.. clean bathroom.. change beds ..put washing on .. hoover
Some people call it procrastination, eventually I run out of chores and have to apply myself to the task in hand, so armed with help sheets, you tube tutorials phone numbers for the ultimate panic moment I reluctantly address my technophobia!
And surprisingly once I do actually get stuck its not too bad. I have decided to treat the whole affair like a game - I must produce 16 boards using Adobe Illustrator after what feels to me like minimal tuition and these boards have to be ready to present Thursday!
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| One of four colour inspiration boards for next module |
Its worked slowly but most surely I have got to grips with the most basic principles which have enabled me to put together 16 pages of concept ideas, design potential and colour schemes for my next module - and the house for this week at least is spotless... apart from about 30 dirty coffee cups!
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| beautiful Christian Lacroix scarves - inspiration for my design project |
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