Experimenting with Folded Format

These drawing have been created using gouache paints and lino prints of a couple of fossils the first couple I did used too much paint on certain areas and were too dark in colour. So, I decided to use fainter colours and less acrylic paint on each print, this was a lot more effective and I can see myself using this technique in the future.   

 

Although the the darker shades for the fossils don't suit the first A4 page of the folded format as you get lower the darker shades fits in easier. However, I do think that just having fossils underneath the ground could be boring for young children to look at so I might add in fun objects like a treasure box, UFO or even time capsules. 

For this experiment, I used cardboard as my background for the folded format so that I could draw a quick example of what the fossils would look like in a format. I think that the white and brown contrast each other effectively and by making the fossils in the background just outlines it doesn't take away from the main focus. Even though this was a quick experiment exploring using cardboard as a background, it looks professional and sleek. It gets the meaning across.