Hidden Pathways

     The nature around the sculptures caught my eye too. I liked the composition of the bridge, bush and ditch creating a cave like tunnel with the light. It inspired the idea of a door to another world, like the tunnel in Coraline or rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland. It also reminded me of when i went for long walks in woodland areas and how i would imagine i was in the wild and needed to survive and find shelter.
    I decided to try different styles of mark making to show a difference in the focus of the different aspects i liked of the image. Using a fine liner i did minimal lines to create some trees and the bridge. This helped add background behind the main focus so the page didn't look to empty without pulling the focus away from the centre. I do like this style and how it interacts with the other details but the bridge was quickly drawn and does not look like a bridge as i lost its shape.
    Next i drew the ditch by doing spiral circles, continuously. At first i was not fond of this technique but as i built up the shade i actually quite like the outcome and it was easy to do.  I think it would be good to develop this style and try drawing more things as i think ti could have a quality outcome as it is loose but easily controlled.
    Finally i used graphite to draw the bush on top and i was really impressed with this outcome as the marks on the page look like leaf details. I scraped the charcoal across the page first before building up the shade in some areas with lines. Then around the edge i made smaller lines to look like branches or leaves. Overall it was a quick, improvised moment but the outcome was really good. I made sure not to smudge any of it to keep the little marking details.
    Overall i like this piece for the different techniques i used to create levels and markings. To improve i think i would need to develop this piece from a quick sketch into a full detailed drawing before thinking how to develop it further. That way i could improve the original details in the areas needed like the bridge, then experiment with how to complete the image.