Oil pastels. Sometimes they are amazing to work with and sometimes they suck. However I knew straight away that I wanted to use them when studying this piece. I had chipped of some bark from a tree and then left it in water for an hour or so. This caused all the bark to go soft which emphasised the structure of the bark. I feel that the first piece went well. I decided to draw a section of the bark, the part that was breaking away. I feel that this has turned out well, the colours are similar and they have blended together well to create a contrast between light and dark. However I dislike the shape I had drawn this in, I had decided to use a small square because then I could allow myself to just focus on creating the contrast, but I feel I have made this drawing look so contrived. I feel that it just didn't work. The next piece was done using charcoal. I decided to have a small break from the oil pastels and free my drawings up a bit and charcoal allowed me to do this. The final observational drawing is off the small textures you can on the front side of the tree bark. I am happy with how this piece turned out, I feel that using the colour grey as a base allowed me to added vibrant colours which enhanced the overall look of the piece. To conclude, I am happy with how this page turned out.
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