My first choice of mediums was charcoals as I found the stark contrast of black and white with the organic shapes created a strong, powerful dynamic.
I also found it was one medium where with only one piece you could create a multitude of variations of blacks.
I tried to mimic this look and feel of charcoal in Cirripedia with paint. However with paint, you have many choices for ‘black- warm cool, transparent etc…
I liked the dry brush technique and found it helped capture the essence of charcoal with out being volatile. I also found the different blacks created different shades- perhaps a ‘happy accident’ to explore further.
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