Long Time No See ...

Hi! Sorry I've been away for a while been busy with other things but I've still been producing my research and drawing development sheets, after i had started to develop designs on the computer i thought i was using the same imagery because i liked them the best maybe i don't know, so i decided to produce some more research ideas of different insects and bugs to expand my collections. Most of these where done on the experimental day we had at uni, creating backgrounds with inks and dyes, using bleach and wax resist on stretched paper! it was really exciting to just have a play and be softer and free with my painting and also to get messy :) as i love to create mess haha!

I worked on different coloured background sheets and also used different materials to get different effects, i stuck to using my water coloured pencils to produce good quality observational drawings as i would like to keep this feel through my computer work.

On our experimental day while i had worksheets and backgrounds drying i did some very quick sketches in my sketchbook also with gold shimmer paint and brusho dyes, i used wax resist and bleach to create different textures so all the parts of the insects could not be seen but if looked at closely you can see its part of the insect. I though they worked really well considering they only taken 5 minuets :) 

I tried creating some bugs with oil pastel, i used a gold shimmer paint behind it as my intention was to scratch through the pastel so the gold shimmer would shine through. I really like the texture it gives to the bugs shell.

I also wanted to expand my flower collection so i started with the one which is finished however i havent finished my other yet as i have been very busy, i also used oil pastel and paint to create the texture and colours of this flower.