Pixel Project 11/2

Kevin Wagenheim

Art 211

11/2

Tie-Dye Pixels 

Project:

For my pixel project, I chose to use cotton balls, dye them, and arrange them into a tie-dye swirl. A couple years back I was very into tie-dying, and used to dye many shirts, bandanas and tapestries. So, since I am familiar with the material I wanted to try and use them for this project. Using a picture of one of the shirts I dyed, I made a solid color 30x30 grid using Adobe Illustrator. I then took cotton balls and dyed them using the dye I used to use. Then using the grid I made in Illustrator, I arranged and glued the cotton balls to a piece of cardboard.

Shirt:

Reference Picture:

Illustrator Process:

Dye Process: