Original Print Idea thread

[Anonymous No.7601586]

Can we have a thread where we post ideas for dream prints or just cute ideas you'd like to see?

Maybe get some drawfags who want to practice?

[Anonymous No.7601623]

Starting it off with something I doodled.

I really enjoy the moon and star shaped things so I wanted to draw these cookies/donuts with frosting. As well as those cake pop things.. maybe put in some pastry bags or something in there.

[Anonymous No.7601630]

Someone make a pumpkin print, PLEASE

[Anonymous No.7601645]

i pixeled this print the other day. i guess its supposed to be like, cosmic horrors or something peering through like, church windows or something and the bottom part is like, planets and the top part is stars and stuff so yeah

[Anonymous No.7601682]

What dimensions do you need to draw a print on?

[Anonymous No.7601691]

I wished one of the brands would do an alpaca print.

[Anonymous No.7601702]

I have always wanted a kuchen print, I grew up eating that shit all time, and I think it would make an adorable border print.

[Anonymous No.7601709]

>>7601682
ideally, when mocking something up you want a minimum of 300 ppi (pixels per inch) because you will lose a lot of that detail once it goes to print. typically it's halved when it goes to print, if i remember correctly. as for repeat, i'm not sure... i think 24" is the usual size?

[Anonymous No.7601713]

>>7601691
oh that sounds like fun, i might try it!

>>7601682
Pretty sure prints are giant. I have my photoshop presets at 75cm x 75cm.

[Anonymous No.7601717]

Well, not actually a print but I'd love to see a collab dress based on Utena. Everything in this show is so pretty and whimscal and every character is so fashionable.

[Anonymous No.7601718]

>>7601691
Do those alpaca plushes that you see at every con actually have an origin? Like.. Were they an official (copyrighted) character? Are they all bootlegs of something? It's a super cute idea and I wonder why brands didn't hop on board.

[Anonymous No.7601726]

>>7601630
Seconding this so hard. It doesn't have to be orange all over (that'd be so hard to match) but pumpkins are so cute.

I'm not crazy about JetJ-esque painting vomit dresses, but I think with the right design aesthetic someone could put together a badass gothic dress with El Greco's Black Paintings. I think it'd make a nice border piece with maybe a black overlay. I dunno though. Painting dresses aren't really in favor anymore.

[Anonymous No.7601728]

>>7601717
I've seen some but then the problem is everyone does that cartoony rose and then it looks really tacky.

[Anonymous No.7601732]

>>7601718
i was told by a friend that they are a k-pop thing. quick googling shows that theyre from a brand called alpacasso, but thats japanese so i dont see how it could be k-pop.

[Anonymous No.7601735]

>>7601718
Arpakasso or however you spell it knock-offs.

That's all I know.

[Anonymous No.7601739]

>>7601718
>>7601732
They are by the japanese brand Amuse, the character name is Alpacasso/Arpakasso and collector's plushies that you get from ufo catchers in Japan, the ones sold at conventions are usually fakes (the easiest way to spot fakes is looking if they have at last two paper tags attached, fakes usually only have one besides having the wrong ones for the various serious).

[Anonymous No.7601745]

>>7601691
Various indie brands already made some.

[Anonymous No.7601747]

>>7601739
*various series

[Anonymous No.7601757]

>>7601745
The one thing I hate about indie brands is that they make their prints so very plain. Brands are usually under a color limit for most prints, but they know how to shade/detail their drawings so that it looks better.

9 colors including white in this print. If indie designers just spent more time on detail their prints wouldn't look so coloring book.

[Anonymous No.7601762]

>>7601757
durr, i totally left out the two green shades. But still 11 colors is good. which would be 10 since the dress is printed on white fabric.

[Anonymous No.7601895]

>>7601757
Goddamnit I want this print in black but everyone's too busy selling all the other colourways.

[Anonymous No.7601918]

I really want a cute dragon print for sweet. Or mushrooms with fairies for classic.

[Anonymous No.7601991]

>>7601757
I don't know if you were alluding to this, but some printing processes(I'm thinking cus I work on a risograph) work on greyscale, so that could be 4 colours, over 11 shades, with the shades seperated out through channels or whatever.

[Anonymous No.7602152]

>>7601728
I think the trick is to make the rose part of a pattern detail.

[Anonymous No.7602174]

>>7601745
Pretty ugly tbh

Those alpacas are blobs and undetailed. Is the artist some kinda weeb? They look almost moe blob shit tier

[Anonymous No.7602176]

>>7601918
I want a badass gothic dragon print. I can't believe it hasn't been made. Something in AatP-style would be rad.

[Anonymous No.7602203]

>>7602174
not to mention its muddy as hell; you can't even see anything distinct in the print.

[Anonymous No.7602241]

>>7601728
...that's not a utena collab. it's one of the old winners from bodyline's design contest.
shit doesn't even look like the rose crest wtf are you smoking

[Anonymous No.7602258]

>>7601645
I love this

[Anonymous No.7602260]

>>7601718
>>7601739
Basically this, the majority of alpacasso sold at cons are bootlegs. For me the easiest way to tell bootlegs is knowing all the series, especially the ones that have bootlegs all over the place. There have been tacky looking bootlegs that don't go with the aesthetics of alpacasso.
With tags they have to have the alpacasso cloth tag and paper tag that corresponds with the series.

[Anonymous No.7602261]

>>7602176
I've heard tell of a jetj dress with a dragon print. Is it just one of their painting dresses? Anyone got a pic?

[Anonymous No.7602267]

The green horror from the other thread >>7599186
got me thinking about how zebras could be used well in a print, maybe with a circus theme on pink or a zebra carousel.. the zebra stripes themselves could be in pink, and they could wear those ostrich feather things you put on on horses heads..

[Anonymous No.7602275]

>>7602261

Think it's screenprint on velvet.

[Anonymous No.7602279]

I've always wanted to see a cute fall leaf print with all the different autumn colors.
Maybe more sweet with squirrels and fallen acorns or even a really pretty classic fall leaf print with a more innocent world look.

[Anonymous No.7602283]

>>7602267
I would seriously love this.
Maybe alternating zebra colours too like the manes on the DDC horses.

[Anonymous No.7602392]

>>7602176
Gothic would be rad too. Although I am currently in love with those dragon BJD's and the idea of chubby baby dragons coming out of their shell seems so cute to me.

[Anonymous No.7602421]

Manatee print

[Anonymous No.7602436]

>>7602241
really? it doesnt look *anything* like the rose at all? be objective and take your fan faggotry elsewhere

[Anonymous No.7602476]

My dream is an moth themed print in a classic scientific illustration style.

[Anonymous No.7602480]

>>7602476
scientific illustration prints will kill me and my wallet

[Anonymous No.7602481]

i was working on an old-timey kind of diner print but feels uninspired/no idea what I'm doing print-wise so I gave up lol

[Anonymous No.7602485]

Not really lolita fabric but I was able to make a print recently and get it printed out. It had to be within a certain theme though. I'm not really an artist and these may not be the best drawings but I can't wait to make stuff out of this and I'll probably be incorporating it into jfashion looks.

[Anonymous No.7602489]

>>7602476
>>7602485
Be still my beating heart

[Anonymous No.7602531]

>>7602481
burgerlolita will rise again

[Anonymous No.7602551]

>>7602476
I love this idea!

[Anonymous No.7602556]

>>7602476
Is this a situation where stock images would be ok to use? I saw a lot of wank over meta using a fucking shoe for the girlie things print. I just dont think the detail and accuracy of moths or butterflies can translate well in hand drawings.

[Anonymous No.7602712]

really want to make something from here: >http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/phoebewahl

also need to update my this print. so flat.

[Anonymous No.7602746]

>>7602556
im not 100% sure on it, but i believe old enough books/drawings will be in the public domain. also i think the whole meta shoe debacle was ridiculous, it's not like the shoe was a focal point of the print.

[itaqueen !!60RF7p3/Emf No.7602769]

>>7601717
Hnng yes

[Anonymous No.7602790]

I've been working on a Paganish moon print for a while now, I might have to collab with a fellow lolita(who is better at art) who can help me finish it. My line art skills are subpar at best and my best ended up still looking off. I wanted to make it in silver, Navy, Purple, and then maybe an emerald. When I save up some money I'll ask to commision her on it and if everything turns out alright I'll see about if I make it into a series that we can work together(depends on what my funds are and if I can make patterns for the different styles and a good place to print the fabric)? I have tons of ideas that we could work together with. I could upload the last I did on it before I stood back and realized something was wrong and that I'd need some help. Oh god looking at it now again....

[Anonymous No.7602795]

>>7602790
I should mention that is a clip of the bottom corner and it was supposed to have "airy clouds" going up more for the main body besides the border. Hell there is something super off looking at it again.

[Anonymous No.7602850]

>>7602790
I really love this idea, though it does need a little refining if you're actually going to make it. Also not sure about silver or emerald.

[Anonymous No.7602859]

>>7602850
yeah I'm not too sure either, but it depends if they even looked right or not. Thank you though

[Anonymous No.7602877]

This is my current favorite print I've made. Not necessarily for lolita, I want to make cute miniskirts out of it. But if it could work for lolita I might make some?? Not a lolita myself but ehh if someone wants it I'd bite.

[Anonymous No.7602878]

>>7602877
The detailed view.

Naming prints is the best though, this is Lemon Drop Disco

[Anonymous No.7602885]

>>7602877
Sorry anon, but that's way too neon and the print wouldn't work in a lolita outfit.

[Anonymous No.7602957]

All of my ideas are for a more classic aesthetic.

I think a tiger print inspired by the William Blake poem and its image would be neat. Black with kind of watercolor details or saturated to where the orange is burning and almost red. Too bad the tiger in the image is derpy.

I like the idea of a renaissance unicorn print instead of the sweet look.

I really want a good mushroom dress. I see the theme pop up occasionally, but I don't think it's been done very well yet.

[Anonymous No.7602968]

Is it ok to do prints that rely heavily on public domain (victorian) clip art/stock images?

[Anonymous No.7602987]

>>7602877
I find this tacky and all over the place - personally, I think the respective colours clash badly with the yellow, and this would look better as plain white and yellow with some alterations to make the shapes pop more. The droplets look vague and weird, and don't mean anything without me knowing the name. In other words, more lemon and less disco

[Anonymous No.7603009]

>>7602476
I found a pretty neat moth fabric recently. Wasn't photorealistic, more stylized in an almost Charles Addams way, but came in a few different colorways and I just love it. Considering getting a few yards and making a high waist out of it.

[Anonymous No.7603013]

[Anonymous No.7603017]

I desperately want a classic/sweet print based off Cicely Mary Barker's fairy illustrations. I've seen some cute quilting fabrics with it, but never one that would be suitable for a full dress. I'd also like a classic sewing themed print.

[Anonymous No.7603069]

i wish it was easier to find a custom printer shop beside friggin spoonflower.

[Anonymous No.7603096]

>>7603013
I would love a Death's-head Hawkmoth print on black, emerald or burgundy velvet.

[Anonymous No.7603116]

>>7603069
Talk about story of my life

[Anonymous No.7603140]

>>7602436
that's not the rose crest, either. that looks like one of the frame flowers used in the opening sequences. and even then, the BL product posted is still different, the petals/vines are drawn with jarring black outlines rather than in silhouette, & the Utena rose stylization is much more curvy/elegant than the other's clumsy hodge-podge of linework.... those ~swirly~ vines look awful, too.
picture related-- those are the specific logos people are talking about when they say 'the rose crest'.
10/10 for getting me to respond to this entry-level basic bitch ignorance.

[Anonymous No.7603195]

>>7602877
LOVING THIS PRRINNNTT

[Anonymous No.7603202]

>>7603195

[Anonymous No.7603213]

>>7601726
I think you meant Goya but said El Greco. Wasn't there a thread a while back where someone made a mockup dress with Saturn Devouring His Son? I've seen the idea mentioned so many times before, someone really needs to make it

[Anonymous No.7603227]

so i made up a basic stripe pattern with bows and roses and lace on it. i'm thinking about throwing it up on spoonflower if anyone wants it? but before I do, I wanted to ask if /cgl/ had any colorway preferences. so far i figured i'd do a lavender, pink and maybe a mint or navy colorway? but i am open to suggestions.

[Anonymous No.7603230]

>>7603227
i think you need to make a better color family overall; the bright happy blue and yellow is really jarring with the muted dusty pink/mauve (this could also be my monitor, as i'm on a shitty old macbook). i see it as being pretty hard to coordinate as-is, much less looking good as a cohesive print.

[Anonymous No.7603237]

>>7602877
>>7603195
I really love it too, actually. I'm not huge into lolita, but I'd LOVE it as a mini skirt. I don't know if you intended to go with either the pink or the blue, or if you meant them to be together like that on a seam or something, but I'd wear the shit out of a pink or a blue one.

[Anonymous No.7603238]

>>7603227
Not feeling the roses or the color scheme, but the bows are adorable

[Anonymous No.7603241]

>>7603237
They're actually two separate colorways, yeah. Just easier to display them both together like that. Where do I hit you up if I end up making some skirts with it?

[Anonymous No.7603244]

>>7603241
first anon here, if you dont have an etsy or a storenvy, I suggest you make one!

[Anonymous No.7603247]

>>7603241
In the field, looking forward to hopefully hearing from you soon!

[Anonymous No.7603265]

>>7603244
>>7603247
I probably won't have anything out until a couple months pass because I'm trying to get a job to buy fabric and supplies before I start selling online. Also my convention season is pretty much this month-first week of next month so I'm busy.

[Anonymous No.7603267]

>>7603230
that's not one of the colorways i'm planning on going with, but i wanted to throw up an example with strong contrasts to show how a request might be made to have different colored bows/lace/roses depending on what anons think would look good together.

[Anonymous No.7603270]

>>7603140
Shit looks the same to me. Basically what I'm trying to say is that your defending some really ugly art.

[Anonymous No.7603274]

>>7602556
>I just dont think the detail and accuracy of moths or butterflies can translate well in hand drawings.
But doesn't that defeat the purpose of hand-drawn scientific illustrations?

>>7603096
Oh my god, this is a real insect. That's horrifyingly awesome. What other images would you go for this? Spooky trees, maybe some vines or thorns, but the emphasis is on the moth? Go the full nine yards and add in graveyards and grim reapers?

[Anonymous No.7603279]

>>7603265
I put my email into the field so we could talk privately about this maybe :00
I just really love the detail of the print <33

[Anonymous No.7603280]

>>7603274
Are hand drawn scientific illustrations still a thing? I thought that got phased out since photography and high-def macro shots.

I mean from a general stand point, and a graphics stand point, it would probably just be easier and look better if you were to get some free stock images and arranged them along with some other elements into a really pretty and interesting print.

[Anonymous No.7603282]

>>7603280
To add to this, I don't mean just cutting and pasting regular photos, but using photos as a basis for your illustrations. Sort of like brands will reference flowers, structures like gazebos, or instruments

[Anonymous No.7603283]

>>7603282
Oh good, for a second that was going to be very tacky.

[Anonymous No.7603285]

>>7603279
>>7603247
Mailed you both, from the cybershine email. Hopefully it went through/there was no mistyping involved.

[Anonymous No.7603288]

>>7603265
No problem, I'm pretty broke for a few months too. Just let me know if it comes to fruition, or if you make an etsy/storenvy! Polite sage for no 'boot.

[Anonymous No.7603302]

>>7603280
I think the idea of the print was the appeal of those old botanical artists like Maria Sibylla Merian. All the pictures people have been posting talking about it ( >>7602476 >>7603013 >>7603096 ) have been illustrations, not photographs.

>>7603282
It'd make sense to use photos as a reference, since those original illustrations were done with a pinned butterfly at their side. I don't mean to imply that they should be drawing from memory.

[Anonymous No.7603304]

>>7603270
nice backpedaling! actually, up until this point, the conversation had nothing to do with the quality of art (which, coincidentally! subjective opinion ALSO has nothing to do with) but really originated around your inability to distinguish between a poorly designed Bodyline "print" and a significantly more complex and distinct logo from a well-known television series. if you think i have poor taste in art? i think you have staggeringly impaired visual judgement.

also
>what i'm trying to say is that your defending
>your
get the fuck out.

[Anonymous No.7603351]

>>7603304
>utena fag this mad

[Anonymous No.7603356]

would kill for these to be real prints. i always liked the idea of a chibiusa/unicorn themed print. or a chandelier print for hotaru

[Anonymous No.7603393]

>>7603356
Where is this from? Would it be considered tacky to make the hotaru dress into a real dress, if it's only for personal use? I know selling it would be tacky since original concept isn't mine, but, damn I want that dress for myself and have the skills to make it happen.

[Anonymous No.7603401]

>>7603356
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=43920764

[Anonymous No.7603416]

>>7603393
If you did it, send a picture to the pixiv artist, I'm sure they'd be flattered.

[Anonymous No.7603425]

>>7603356
From the thumbnail I thought this was going to be Madoka and Homura, and now I'm thinking about making Madoka's dress into a proper lolita one. It isn't too far off, really.

The skirt would need to be longer and maybe brought up to the natural waist. I've seen drop waisted lolita dresses, but I honestly prefer them at-waist.
Perhaps swapping out the red for a dark pink and the yellow for white would be less anime. Maybe even making the base pink a little more pastel. I'd want to bring up the neckline for my own comfort level with modesty, but it isn't that bad for an OP.
The petals are really cute. I kind of want to make a Madoka dress just for going around.

[Anonymous No.7603567]

>>7603280
Entomology and macro photography anon here, (Also the person who suggested the print, I'm so happy so many other people would like to see one) scientific illustrations are still widely used. They're more like a guide for the average of a species than they are a detailed depiction of a specific animal. With the amount of variation possible in a species a photograph can be misleading, where as an illustration can be simplified and show the defining features that definitely appear in all members of the species.

As for the print, what this anon said sums it up >>7603302

[Anonymous No.7603574]

>>7602476
Okay so now I need this

[Anonymous No.7603620]

>>7601586
>this will never be a print on a dress ;___;

[Anonymous No.7603638]

>>7603227
Could you maybe get rid of the roses in favour of a subtle stripe instead? It's a bit busy as-is but the bows are adorable! It'd be great to see this in a chocolate brown with dusty pink and pale yellow accents.

[Anonymous No.7603653]

>>7603620
I've seen a Bosch print dress on taobao, just not that painting. So there's hope! Maybe!

[Anonymous No.7603773]

>>7603267
oh, okay! then yeah, i think the design is quite cute.

[Anonymous No.7603988]

Can we talk about custom printed tights, too? I see a lot for sale on storenvy, where do these stores get their tights printed?

[Anonymous No.7604040]

>>7603351
nah summerfag, you just blind.

[Anonymous No.7604183]

>>7603988
There was some website linked a while back and it seemed to have been german if I remember correctly. At least the manufacturing company was in germany?

I've been wanting to do some prints for tights but I'm afraid if investing the money in something that someone can buy from china for cheaper.

[Anonymous No.7604451]

>>7601757
What's the name of this print?
Browsed lolibrary quickly but couldn't find it.
Thanks in advance, anons!

[Anonymous No.7604511]

>>7604451
Juicy BABY Lovelove Berries

... I wish I were kidding.

[Anonymous No.7604516]

>>7604511
Thanks anon.

[Anonymous No.7604533]

>>7601745
That is sooooooo cute! But the price is too high for the quality of the item. It seems a Bodyline quality tier maybe.
>>7603356
I want a planet bag NOW

[Anonymous No.7604544]

I want some well done creepy cute prints, like zombie or demon plush animals or bats with black/pastel combo. I would love to have the creepy cute prints of We are all Mad Here but they are so expensive and the Holley Tea Times ones look so tacky and cheap. The only creepy cute print i love is BTSSB's My mate Kumya Trick or Treat, especially the bear ghosties, but i want more prints like this!

[Anonymous No.7604601]

>>7603140
imagine getting butthurt over a flower that basically looks the same in every pic posted.
>anime is gay and so are you hth

[Anonymous No.7604605]

>>7603304
imagine being this much of a weeaboo.
imagine thinking any kind of flower motif is original or unique
calm your weeby tits you fucking summerfag.

[Anonymous No.7604610]

>>7602174
Actually, the official Alpacasso fabrics look similar as well, see
>>7601747

[Anonymous No.7604613]

I've always wanted to see a print with vintage bird illustrations... I would love to see something like this by Innocent World.

[Anonymous No.7604625]

>>7604533
I've seen the work of that seamstress in person and it is definately far superior to
bodyline...as far as construction and fabric quality/detail goes. Print opinions depend on taste, of course.

I would love to see a sea floor print. Like, the bottom border print of the dress can be corals, shellfish, etc and above it is the water or something. Bonus if it were a chiffon op with a sailor collar for summer.

[Anonymous No.7604773]

What actually goes into designing a print?

[Anonymous No.7604776]

>>7604773
hell, pain, summoning the devil for strength, a good computer to handle all the ram you take up with a huge file, some skills, knowing where to print decent fabric and the dimensions

[Anonymous No.7604813]

share your knowledge

[Anonymous No.7604886]

>>7604601
>>7604605
yes, how shocking. imagine someone being an anime fan on a *anime cosplay* image board. gosh. that doesn't seem reasonable at all. it ~must~ be the summer cancer.

P.S. it's not just a flower motif, it's a crest. the stylization is the entire point. your argument is basically at this point "any dress with a rose on it is a utena collab" whereas the rose crest refers to a very specific & probably copyrighted design which appears frequently on officially licensed products.
clearly you've never even seen the show, so why are you so adamantly defending your shit opinions? n01curr if you think it's crap, just don't associate it with something it's not.

[Anonymous No.7604902]

[Anonymous No.7605824]

>>7604183
you're probably talking about http://www.funnylegs.de
I really want to give them a shot and get some tights printed, but they're like 25€ for a pair, and I'm iffy about the quality. Any experiences?

[Anonymous No.7606716]

>>7605824
Damn, that's expensive.

[Anonymous No.7606746]

>>7604776
>some skills

I like how this is the most important part but it comes practically last.

here's what you need:
start with a huge reference folder and a copy of adobe illustrator & photoshop.
develop a good grasp of design principles. color theory cannot be stressed enough. you'll want a few simple tileable patterns/frames or the know-how to make your own. on that note, if you're not already a master-level illustrator, you'll want to start practicing--you can use AI's live-trace trick to grab some images off the internet, but be prepared for backlash if you try this. the only thing that's sort of tricky is lining up edges if you have a continuous border print going on.

[Anonymous No.7606891]

>>7606746
Post an 87 part tutorial, I'll marry you.

[Anonymous No.7607764]

Since Spoonflower is such crap: what is the best custom fabric printer? I'm okay with a minimum order of yardage, as long as it's small/reasonable (such as 20-30 yards).

[Anonymous No.7608312]

>>7607764
Seconding this. Also places to get tights printed, other than funnylegs.

[Anonymous No.7608331]

>>7607764
>>7608312
I've heard good things about Fabric on Demand and Sunny Digital Print, but haven't used either yet.

[Anonymous No.7608360]

>>7608331
I love you anon! Fabric on Demand's process already looks better than spoonflower's large inkjet printer method.
"» What is the process for printing on fabric?
Our printing process varies by fabric. Polyester fabrics require a design to be imaged on a special paper and then transferred into the fabric using a very hot press. It's kind of like an iron... but H-U-G-E and really hot. This is a process known as dye sublimation. Other fabrics are printed using reactive dyes inks that are printed directly onto a pre-treated fabric and then steamed after the printing process."

Don't hear shit about spoonflower heat setting anything.

Slightly more pricey than spoonflower but I though spoonflower was pricey to begin with so I'm going to bite the bullet with these things.

[Anonymous No.7608370]

>>7608360
They apparently can't do solid blacks still, but hold up a lot better to washing and drying than Spoonflower's delicate-as-fuck prints.

[Anonymous No.7608380]

>>7608331
Fabric on demand looks great, but damn, they're pricey. I'll have to work on my sewing skills more before I give them a shot.

[Anonymous No.7608384]

>>7601586
It might sound really tacky, but I'd love for there to be a Medieval Castle print with beautiful dragons all over it. Like, it'd have to be classically illustrated to avoid that gross cartoony look, but I bet it could be wonderful.

[Anonymous No.7608470]

>>7608384

Like this?

[Anonymous No.7608560]

>>7608384
dragon-chan! >>7608470 this dress

jetJ is supposed to re-release it... some day

[Anonymous No.7608591]

>>7608560
SHIT. SHIT THAT IS GREAT. I looked it up and hot damn, my boner for the fucking green one. Too bad my fat ass can't fit into that shit. If they do a rerelease, I hope it'll be a little bigger ffffttt

[Anonymous No.7610152]

>>7602279
Oh man, I would love an Innocent World autumn print. The colors would be so amazing.

[Anonymous No.7611474]

What would be the best way to go about searching for and hiring (paid, legal contract, copyright, etc) an artist for fabric print making? I want someone who will be intimately familiar with the Lolita aesthetic, but who isn't just a cutesy portrait artist.

[Anonymous No.7611558]

I want an astrologically accurate starmap with all the major constellations marked out. Cosmic is great and all, but I'd love it if it was accurate.

[Anonymous No.7611598]

>>7611558
isnt that what AP's newest print like? Or is it just random

[Anonymous No.7611610]

>>7611474
Dig around on websites (deviant art, pixiv etc) . Take a look at people who do lolita art, if they draw a lot of original designs on their drawings chances are they could do some higher quality prints for you.

Another thing to look for are people who can use illustrator or work in higher resolution in general. They are already comfortable with the program and working with the program so they can adapt it for print making. the lolita aesthetic is pretty easy to adapt to, but learning the skills to make a good high resolution image isn't.

Check if they are already taking/doing commissions because they are probably looking to be hired to do work.

And most importantly, give THEM proof that you are a serious investor. If you sew or have previously contracted people for work, show them that. I've had a couple times where people contacted me for a similar situation (indie brands) but then had it fall through because they couldn't get their shit together. Granted I probably should have asked for half or something up front, but all in all it was a lot of time wasted.

[Anonymous No.7611635]

>>7611610
You'd also need to ensure they understand how to set up the file for printing as well. It's not as simple as just drawing a pretty picture, you and the artist need to understand the printing process. It could be extremely expensive unless you go through spoonflower, but you'll forgo quality ink and fabric.

[Anonymous No.7611658]

Worked on this for a little while but decided to quit since it wouldn't work very well for lolita. I was kind of ehh about it since the beginning though since I know fandom lolita prints are usually garbage unless it's really well designed subtle.

[Anonymous No.7611661]

>>7611658
Maybe not for lolita but I would love a tablecloth with that on it.

[Anonymous No.7611664]

>>7602968
It's what JetJ does.

[Anonymous No.7611675]

>>7611658
What dimensions do you do your prints with?


Also, does anyone know how to make sure the patterns line up? Like, I'm trying to think of it. If I have a 29 in waist, and I go about the general rule of making the poof 2x as large as my waist, I'm going to be making a rectangle of 48 in.

So here's where I'm lost.. Do I print it so that it will be divisible by my waist measurements? or adjust the poof for my print?
ei: make the print 12 in long, or if my waist is 30 in and I need a 60 in square, a print that's 10 in?

Or do I just make a print at whatever the fuck I want.. say 15 in? And make the rectangle 45 in instead of 48, or 60, even?

I'm so lost. I really want to make my own border print skirt.

[Anonymous No.7611692]

>>7611675
I used what an anon said they used above in the thread, 75x75 cm with the resolution at 300 ppi

[Anonymous No.7611738]

>>7611610
>>7611635

Thanks!

I won't disclose who I am on here right now, but I am a serious designer and seamstress, with a good reputation and business foundation, so that's not an issue. I've done my research into the legal side of hiring an artist, and I have a list of wholesale fabric printers that I am looking into (Spoonflower is definitely not on the list).

[Anonymous No.7611750]

>>7611658
If the colours were more diluted/pastel I think it would fit into lolita really well. Maybe do a sunset background as well as the blue? At the very least it's a cool blog background.

[Anonymous No.7611801]

>>7611738
Can you share the list of fabric printers maybe?

[Anonymous No.7612035]

>>7603009
Can I see this fabric you speak of?

btw, currently waiting for this in the mail. Elegy's Delicacy & Decay

[Anonymous No.7612039]

>>7611750
This looks like something Vitae Clothing would make and I don't really mean that in a nice way.

[Anonymous No.7612056]

>>7612039
I was thinking of their mario dress when I saw it too. They're out of business now right?

[Anonymous No.7612171]

>>7611801

I'm working with a local business group that supports small fashion labels. Once I get more concrete details from them about the printers, I'll be happy to share!

[Anonymous No.7612316]

>>7612039
>>7612056

That's why I stopped working on it, it reminded me of that awful Mario dress too, haha!

[Anonymous No.7612772]

>>7611664
Yeah, but if an indie brand does it they're going to get shit for it.

[Anonymous No.7612787]

>>7612171
Can I ask where they are located? I'm trying to avoid ordering from China.

[Anonymous No.7615913]

don't let this thread die! Speaking of costume prints and such, where do indie brands send their fabric off to get manufactured? I know a lot outsource and send their stuff off to be made elsewhere and not by them? I have some great stuff, but my own sewing skills are subpar.

[Anonymous No.7615964]

>>7601630
HA! My whole town has a festival devoted to pumpkins. I see pumpkin print fabric there by the mile every year. Too bad its not till late september.

[Anonymous No.7617248]

>>7615913
Most still use spoonflower, others use local services.

[Anonymous No.7617478]

>>7604902
A lot of summer insults have carried over from general Lolita comm culture, I've heard people complaining about summerfags waaay before /cgl/.
Summer is when all the itas-to-be get out of school and spend all day online, and after seeing a few selfies from a ~supah famus tumblr goddess~ of her new Bodyline dress, decide that they too will start wearing supah edgy herajookoo street fashuns to wow all their friends when the new school year starts.

[Anonymous No.7617888]

>>7617248
Not for fabric printing, but to send off the fabric,trimmings,patterns, ect off to get made into the dresses.

[Anonymous No.7619172]

>>7617888
Idk how it works but they send it off to china probably.