Coloured Fabric

Since as I am going to colour specific areas of my images maybe I could try using fabric over areas of the models faces to add colour to black and white images.

This is my first attempt at using fabric. I cut out the shape I wanted from the fabric and used double sided tape to stick it to the picture. I feel that the fabric looks very messy with the sides fraying. Also the fabric sticks to the paper as soon as it touches the paper and would rip it off if I had attempted to remove it, meaning that I had to get it right the first time. This turns out to be really difficult. What if I use a Stanley or craft knife to cut into the image to make the shape I need. This means it will be more like a stencil with the fabric behind the image.

For my second attempt I have very quickly cut out the models hat and shaped some glasses on to him. using the method previously mentioned I feel that it is a lot more effective. I am going to spend a little more time on the next one so that the edges are smoother and more accurate.

This one is a lot more accurate however due to the hair fraying at the ends, I found it quite hard to cut exactly to the edge. The bright colours and the positioning of the lines to the fringe and ear of the model gives the image more shape and lines to follow through the image. 

I found some silver fabric that was reflective so I decided to take influence from Back to the Future to create some futuristic glasses. The cutting of the paper was very accurate and I followed the edges of the hair, cutting into it when it was appropriate. However the pencil marks I used to make the shape are still visible which I may need to fix.

I find this style very restrictive to what can be achieved; unless a specific goal was in mind and the colour required was accessible I would not use this method. However this is the basic idea of what I would like to do with my prints, I would like to add colour to specific areas but I would like the image to still be visible.