Candy Floss

   Candy floss was another thing i decided to look into when thinking about childhood. Whenever i went to the faire or rollercoaster park i got candy floss. I was reminded of this when with my friends on bonfire night. I took a quick picture of my friend eating candy floss and the way the light shines through the edges of the piece i thought was interesting, the effects of light always interest me. The bright light in the right top corner of the picture was also engaging for me, especially with the person standing in front as the light shines over their shoulder.
    Using some cut up piece of tshirt i stuck it down and proceeded to paint the candyfloss on the page and tshirt. I had a mix of light pink, hot pink, white and purple that i let mix on the page as i painted in spirals/circles. Afterwards i added more white as the other colours didn't stand out on the grey fabric. The contrast between the two sides of the page with light and dark affecting the colours reflects well with the shadows and light in the picture of the candyfloss. To emphasise the light edges on the candyfloss i stuck some lace on the dark fabrics. Then on the paper side, using biro. i scribbled a drawing of the hand holding the candyfloss. Also some loose scribbles around the candyfloss edge, leaving a gap for the light shining through the candyfloss effect.
    I'm quite happy with how this experiment turned out as it was very improvised in the moment. The use of different fabrics layering up is quite interesting for me as the different texture is more fun compared to paper. To experiment with these aspects i could of created the candyfloss by sticking pulled apart wool to the page as the texture is similar to candy floss. This would make the candy floss seem more real and viewers would be able to touch and even pull some parts off as if it was real. This idea makes me think about how kids use props and pretend they are the real thing through imagination and i would of recreated that imagination for the viewers.