For the recent Research Methodology project, I looked at the Jaguar. Whilst trying to get an understanding of the animal, I had some fun with white charcoal on black paper. Obviously at least some of the appeal of working in this way is the immediate novelty- a simple line drawing is an inverse of a pen or pencil on white paper. Beyond this though it's interesting that in tonal drawings you'll only be creating areas that are lighter than the background. So if you intend a conventional image the negative space will become shadow. This makes you think a bit about the surface you're working with, and mixing up working from a light, mid tone or dark surface.
In the end I looked at the significance of the Jaguar to Aztec people, prompted by the difficulty it has in surviving alongside humans today. I produced a series of posters to provide a basic overview of the relationship between Aztec culture and an animal they respected and admired.
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