Project 2: Majestic Polo Pony
Polo is a very popular game played in the northern areas of Pakistan which was the inspiration for this project. The project consists of research, experimentation, prototyping and product options.
Primary research was done by visiting polo clubs and meeting with various polo players. Photographs were captured and used is different boards.
Experimenting with different drawing techniques.
Minimalistic line drawing to capture a horses motion.
Merging two elements to develop design ideas.
Hand drawings were made using elements from primary research.
Design ideas developed using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and coral draw.
Developing print designs and logo using hand tracing on Adobe Photoshop.
Another print design developed by merging images.
Hand embroidery done for experimentation. This sample includes wollen embroidery on silk fabric.
Print design developed using sublimation method.
Another printing experimentation EV puff on silk fabric using screen printing method.
Experimentation includes EV puff with an intricate line design screen printed on velvet fabric.
This sample consists of plastisol pigment on velvet using screen printing method.
This sample has two color experimentation of EV puff and plastisol ink on suede fabric using screen printing method.
Another sample with EV puff but for this minimal heat was applied to maintain the detail in the line work.
Final product was a printed horse blanket designed to drape perfectly onto a pony's back. The blankets were also lined with a treated fabric to cater for the horses comfortable movement and extreme sweat production.
