Reflection (4th)

I tried combining practice of texture and form to make a complete and balanced image. Pictured below is the object which I attempted. It is a simple palm tree that was set on a white background freeing up space for creativity. I began my version at the bottom extending a line for the surface it stands on. I continued at the trunk-like piece, encountering difficulties bending the lines. Although, I found that smaller strokes helped the issue. I continued drawing the branches, and these compositions were also lines. On the right, I faced issues making the lines stay curved downwards. The “skeleton” of my work complete, I switched my mode to texturing, focusing on background parts and the branches. Initially, I retraced the curves of the trunk-like piece. Darkening the lines, it resembled contour-hatching methodology. The branches were the unique piece, and I scumbled their leaves using an ovalish mannerism. These were angled downward in relation to lines. The leaves looked closer together when their ovalish shapes were darkened. Bigger ovals made the leaves look much thicker and as if there were other leaves behind all the branches. The coconuts were scumbled tightly and filled in completely. Cross-hatching and stippling made the major background sections. I stippled the ground and kept my dots small and close. Cross-hatching worked for the sky in the background. I found that setting up a background is a useful purpose for these. It creates contrasts - a viewer can distinguish the object if the background strokes are dark and the images light, or vice versa. In summation, I found ways to use the things I am learning, and will continue researching with perspective.