Drawing rope

Continuing from looking at rope in  depth I decided to draw from the recent pictures I had been taking of rope. I felt that taking pictures of rope close up not only portrayed magnification but also allowed me to create some really in depth observational studies of the rope. I was still creating different textures to draw on therefore, I paint half of the page with glue, I then dried it, allowing some parts to burn and leaving some to just dry. Once this had dried I timed myself by two minutes and started to create a drawing of rope. The main aim for this was to show movement within the rope, something I had been struggling with from an early stage. Overall, I dislike this piece. It's absurd. The pencil only drew faint marks on the glue, even charcoal struggled to make efficient marks. Although I was trying to create more movement, I did not achieve it. This drawing does not show any magnification or how the rope has clear movement. It sadly shows some badly drawn rope onto a surface that clearly couldn't hold the colour of the pencil. 

After the previous disaster above, I decided to leave the textured surfaces alone for a bit. Therefore I just drew on plain paper. As I didn't focus on magnifying parts of the rope before, I felt that I had too this time. I gave myself a two minute limit and with that I began to draw a structured part of the rope. Since creating the shape of the rope was quite easy, it allowed me some time to add shading. Overall, I am pleased with this piece, I have clearly shown the structure of rope and shaded it to show how light affects it when it hits it. In addition to that it represents magnification well, therefore I am pleased with how this piece turned out.