Thank you for reading/seeing this far! Special thanks to everyone who participated in the photo session!! And to my teachers and friends!

PS: There are 3 plants that are not native to Brazil but are so integrated into Brazilian culture that I included them as well.

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Photography:

The following information was provided to the photographer:

“A brand of original scarves created by Isabel Ferraz, featuring hand drawn designs and intended to adorn people of all ages in a timeless way.”

And this moodboard:

Methodology:

• The intention is to be faithful and accurate to what actually exists in nature (semi-realism).

• Use of specific illustration techniques for each chosen biome.

• Consultation of reliable references to ensure biological and visual accuracy.

Objective:

The objective is to use different techniques, combining manual and digital methods, to illustrate scarves with original prints of animals and plants found in Brazil.

The techniques chosen depend entirely on the chosen biome and its history (example: Cerrado and woodcut).

Material:

Cotton cambric:

A super soft and lightweight fabric that is perfect for scarves and has good durability and quality. Since the theme is nature, it wouldn't make sense to use viscose, which often damages it with chemicals, or polyester.

Note: Sustainable viscose exist!

Theme:

To value Brazilian biomes through surface design.

To immortalize flora and fauna through surface design and original art.

This theme is relevant because both are currently threatened by humans and climate change.

These three questions that the teachers made us create were what encouraged me to move forward with the Nature theme, because I already knew I wanted to work on surface design, but I just didn't have a clear idea of ​​the specific theme

The 3 Questions:

Last semester, in the class that's basically the pre-thesis, I created 3 questions:

• How does nature connect with clothing?

• How can the texture, shapes, and colors of nature be represented in fabric?

• How do floral prints manifest themselves in fashion?

My name is Isabel Ferraz and I present to you… my fashion design thesis focused on original patterns and surface designs!