Evaluation of Micro-Macro

I got the wooden texture of the boxes fro photo-copying the cubes in a large size so I could see all the little details in texture then applied those textures to the piece so I could share those interesting little details with the viewer. The interesting thing about my composition of the boxes is that although they appear to be in a pattern, the one at the far-right is actually uneven. The reason I did this is so it fools you initially that this is a plain simplistic tonal study of some cubes but actually upon closer look, there is a lot more to them then just that and they actually have some individuality between them.

Overall I feel that this particular piece of work has gone very well and I deem it to be a success in my experimentation with tonal simplicity and subtle detail. what I really like about this piece is the three tone structure that is portrayed throughout the piece which demonstrates my knowledge of tonal differentiation perfectly. What I also like about the piece is the use of detail that invites the viewer to explore and discover the hidden layers within the sketch but not being so obvious that it distracts them from the emphasised simplistic tone of the piece and the more subtle tone use around the edges. The wash in the background worked perfectly for this tonal piece because it was a nice cool colour of blue that didn't distract too much but was dark enough to be able to add lighter shades on top and create contrast between the two tones within the drawing. If I could think of an improvement on the piece it would be the black background in the negative space since its a bit too improvised for my liking and could be developed more into a more appropriate and effective in depicting the negative space around the object.

If was to do this again, I would try to add some more colour to the shapes and get them to match their original object. I would still do it as a wash but there would be different streaks of colour this time to make the cubes stand out more as individuals. I would also try a different material, maybe pencil next time around like my original sketch designs. The reason why is because pencil is more precise then charcoal so it would be easier to direct the tone better and add in even more detail in the texture of the cubes