Another tree experiment-wire and masking tape.

This is the material in which the branch is going to come out of the painting and become real. To make it ive used wire intertwined into each other to make the branch which is then wrapped around with masking tape. This is a good method to make the branch in my opinion but I think for the final one I will make one with a thicker branch as it will be easier for the monkeys to sit upon the branches that way

Monkey experiment-clay and foam + glue

Although this does not look much like a monkey, it is a really good material to use. it moulds really well. I bought two materials in which I thought would be useful to make the monkeys with, but however, the first material was this modeling type of material made of foam and glue, although it moulded well, it did not work as well because it was too sticky. Once you moulded it into the shape you wanted to, you would deform the shape just by trying to geting off your hands, so that material was not so great. this material is clay and it moulds very well

painting experiment-hidden images

Although it is not finished yet, I think my painting part of my project is goin quite well. Soon I will use colour pencil, gouche and acrylic paints.

tree experimentation notes

Although my paper model was quite good, as I attemped using hard cardboard the material was too hard to cut through especially cuting thorugh the branches and the balsa wood was too fragile, I also attemped using mesh chicken wire type material, but did not work out as wen I tried to cuting it to the particular shape the small strings of wire would come out and disfigure the shape as well as the sharp edges were quite dangerous as well. With that material, I thought I could give the tree abit of a more realistic nature but it did not work out. I do wish to use the balsa wood and the cardboard, so if i were to do so, I would probably try to find a slightly stronger wood yet not too strong and maybe use the same cardboard but with a easier branch shape to cut with. maybe for the smaller trees that are involved.

tree experimentation part2

These two were made using the type of material in which I wanted to use. The top one was made using Balsa wood and the bottom one was made using hard black cardboard.

Tree experimentation

This is a paper experimentation to see if it would work. I was using watercolour paper in this experiment. It stood quite well and had the look I had intended to look like, But it was not the type of material in which I wanted to use.