Observational Concertina



In class, we created some drawings using dry mediums onto a concertina of paper where one side had been coated in emulsion paint. For the black and white side I used a mix of soft and hard pencils, charcoal and graphite. I used cotton buds and cotton balls as well as my fingers to blend to create softer lines and edges. On this side, I focused on the more obvious parts of the photo and used a view finder to help me.
This other side didn't have any emulsion paint on, so was a lot smoother and had less texture. I used black, brown and grey chalk. I used these shades of brown because they reflect the old and worn out photo I was using. The wrinkles of the corners of the page and the small rips show signs of age and how this photo itself has been on a long journey.




This was the photo I'd used to base my drawings off. I used this photo because of the history behind it. The man sat on the chair is my great grandad, the woman in the white dress is his wife. The two other people, to this day, no one in my family know who they are. I think this photo was taken in Burma, or India but I'm not sure.





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