Tea Total (2008)

For me this project was about practicing my drawing skills. I wanted the subject matter to be simple and who doesn't love a cupcake!?

Here i have experimented with two techniques, line and continuous line. i found the continuous line frustrating although sometimes it created a nice effect.

Here i have done some blind drawing and mixed media.

These are my favourite images. i used acrylic paint and added detail with black fine liner. i have also used the line method i developed earlier.

i have used a theme called "naive" here using water colour and fine liner, but i wanted a bolder effect. i have also experimented with fabrics and beads to create the tops of cupcake, this may be something i continue to explore in a textile project.

These are two large scale drawings i did using inks, drawn with a stick on an upright canvas the ink dripped effectively. i then used black fine liner to pick up on the detail.

i found that when creating my motifs these didn't work but i did use them to create birthday cards.

With the achrylic paint cup cakes i created 5 motifs for this project. these would look effective as cards, or wrapping paper. i enjoyed this project i found that by exploring different drawing methods my technique improved greatly.