DEVELOPING A WORKFLOW USING COREDRAW SOFTWARE AND STUDIO METHOD TO PRODUCE UKARA BATIK WALL HANGING

Abstract

The advent of computers and certain creative software has filled a vacuum of inconvenience, unease, and slow delivery of workflow for artistic production while still retaining its form without deformity. Traditional Ukara cloth is a cherished cultural heritage in Nigeria, but its design and production processes have remained largely unchanged. The purpose of this study is to show how the researcher utilized CorelDraw software to develop various designs and colour swatch samples by optimizing the studio method in producing the Ukara batik wall hanging. This research report discusses a personal design approach the designer considers innovative. The aim of this study is to evaluate the importance of utilizing CorelDraw software to create designs and colour swatches, employed in the studio method of batik production. The study implored primary and secondary research methodology because information and data were available and accessible to the researcher. Articles, online materials, and conference reports were available and accessible to the researcher. The objective of this study is to critically report and discuss the impact CorelDraw software played during the studio method of batik production. The secondary objective is to examine the creative relation of combining two different applications of software and hardware processes to achieve a conventional studio method of batik production. Lastly, to show an easy workflow of batik production, using CorelDraw software to do preliminary soft sketches and colour swatches on the computer before proceeding into the studio method. This is an original study that has applied the primary research methodology to evaluate the importance of utilizing CorelDraw software to create preliminary soft sketches and colour swatch designs before optimizing the studio method of batik production. The research found that CorelDraw software is a powerful tool and instrument used by the researcher to develop various preliminary designs and colour swatch samples used in the studio method of batik production.