Part 2 Project 3 Reflection

Although I found it the more tricky media to control, I really enjoyed working with inks. I loved working with the layers made possible with the transparent nature of layers. Ink definitely work better than pencils and pencil crayons when try to cover a larger smooth surface in a convincing fashion. Pencil crayons tend to look streaky and textural even when you try hard to apply the graphite evenly. However, pencils and pencil crayons were well suited to depict the intricacies of the textural details on the ginger root. I enjoyed working with the porcupine quill with the Bombay ink to create the linear detail of the stamen – at least I think it is the stamen.