Project Overview
A graceful homage to European pastoral scenes and historical etching, “Pastoral Ink” captures the nostalgic charm of 18th-century toile prints, reimagined in wearable form. This collection speaks to those who appreciate art history, architecture, and rustic serenity offering a poetic intersection of fashion and vintage illustration.
Year of Completion: 2025
Status: Active
Graphic Design
Each sweatshirt is adorned with intricate monochrome sketches of countryside villas, chapels, bridges, and gardens, arranged in a repeating toile pattern across an ivory canvas. The design features fine linework in sepia-brown tones with handwritten script details, echoing antique map legends and early travel journals. It evokes the feeling of stepping into a forgotten countryside, captured in ink and memory.
Deliverables
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Original toile-style architectural illustrations
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Seamless print layouts for high-resolution garment printing
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Lifestyle mockups for museum shop and heritage fashion campaigns
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Supplementary visual assets for storytelling campaigns and brochures
Tools Used
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Adobe Illustrator (Etching & Vector Composition)
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Photoshop (Aging Textures & Pattern Repeat)
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Procreate (Sketch Drafting)
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Midjourney (Historic Scene Referencing)
Results Achieved
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Cultural Recognition: Acquired by boutique museum gift shops and literary-themed fashion outlets.
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Elegant Differentiator: Positioned as a premium capsule drop in vintage-art-inspired collections.
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Visual Storytelling: Used as a narrative anchor in branding campaigns themed around memory and place.
Challenges & Solutions
Challenges Faced:
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Ensuring clarity in micro-details without visual clutter.
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Aligning traditional illustration with contemporary garment proportions.
Solutions Implemented:
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Employed scalable vector patterns with adaptive spacing for clean application on varying sizes.
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Softened the overall tone with off-white shading to blend detail with modern minimalism.
