Monday, 7 October 2013

Expressing forms using shoe polish

Fine art - Transform 

I transformed a strip of paper into a different form by using crease and folding techniques. 

This is what I made. I don't really like straight crisp edges or folds, so I opted for a more organic shape. 
I then tried to record the shapes and surface type onto a different strip of paper using shoe polish. Firstly (left), I used a stencil technique, covering certain places up with masking tape and applied the polish with a toothbrush. 
Secondly (middle) I incorporated some scratch marks, which then the polish stuck into which I thought created some interesting contrast and patterns. 
Lastly I used collage material (masking tape) to create the surface textures. I like the scrunched up effect, but it doesn't have much contrast compared to my first attempt. 

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