In my crit a couple of weeks ago it really came to light that the materials I was using were not complimenting my work. The drawings that I do tend to be quite delicate and intricate so the slightest mark on the paper, a smudge or a crease will completely detract from my pen work and draw the audience's eye away. The other problem with not using decent paper is that it simply can't handle thick layers of paint or a lot of water so will start to deteriorate and curl - again detracting from the drawings.
I am using a much thicker and better type of cartridge paper for all my drawings from now on, and keeping the background paper as pristine as possible. I have also found a higher quality ink pen so draw with, with thought about the best nib shape to get the lines and strokes that I wanted. In a couple of my pieces I have also experimented with using artist's colours so create my ink washes rather than settling for acrylic and water. I have definitely found that the depth of colour and pure strength of the pigment is much better and the colours seem much more vivid and strong.
After thinking about all of this I decided that the best way of presenting my project would be to treat each drawing as it's own piece of art and to present each one properly to ensure that it didn't get caught up with all the other drawings. I have made sure that each of my drawings and photographs has its own page so that it can stand alone as a piece of art. I think that presenting it like this also shows that i am proud of each piece that I create. This also fitted well with my method of researching as I tend to normally acquire piles of photocopies and print outs that get tattered and lost throughout the course of the project so again I have tried to keep everything as organised and documented as possible.
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