Mark making

I really enjoyed today’s task of mark making. I like to experiment with texture and colour so having the freedom to do that was great.

I began with using different types of brushes, ranging from a flat brush, to a rounded brush, and Stippling brush. I tried to apply different pressures to the brushes to see what affects that had on the outcome.

I then started to use different items that I found around the study. Such as a sponge, bubble wrap, some crosshatch sack and toilet tissue. I particularly like using the sponged as I enjoyed the texture that it gave. The same with the bubble wrap, when you start playing around with things you begin to realise that your movements, pressure and the way you apply the ink/paint to the item and the item then on to the page changes.

I also used masking tape to stick on the page and block out spaces so then when you paint on top and peel off you have clean areas. I tried the same idea with glue in the respect that I thought the glue would almost repel the paint. I tested this idea and it sort of worked so I tried again but I ended up sticking things to the glue by accident. This teaches me to be more patient. Another idea that I tried was that I had found some metal ribbon, I placed this on the page and painted on top with the idea of the ink going through the tiny holes. This also didn’t turn out as I hope but it was enjoyable seeing the outcomes.

The last experiment I did was placing acrylic on the top of the page in blobs and then dragging the end of the ribbon down the page. This was one of my favourite outcomes.