Tuesday and wednesday have been solidly dedicated to finishing the 'shopping scene' and to high standard. Each area of the foreground required meticulous detailing, working in layers as do with my paper cutting techniques. Its amazing to see how by combining the two techniques, they have crossed over quite a lot to create a brand new way of working. The following images show the process I took, firstly finishing of the foreground adding more foliage and fruit to the stall to give the foreground more of a base and to guarantee that it won't be too flimsy and ruining the 'illusion' of the piece. Then i started to cut away at the foreground to reveal space behind. This made it easier for me to start realising the positioning of each object in the composition. As and when I had made the decisions and created a path to connect the two layers, I started to add foam pads to layer up the objects and create the scene. Originally I had planned to add more foliage to the back but similarly to how i'd felt about the limited colour palette of the post office, I felt it important to keep the background clear, with only a hint of colour to give it context. The foreground felt a little flat, even with the figures added. My creative solution was to create more foliage to place at the very front of the piece to give a sense of depth, These too i put a lot of detail in, even cutting out tiny yellow teardrops to portray flower buds.
I decided on a sky blue background, this i feel suggests a vast landscape that compares a lot to build up 1950s Britain.
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