My Sunflower

by Martin
(Dubai)

Blooming Out From My Paper

Well, to start with, I saw this pic in a book and thought for a while how I could get that effect. I was just staring blankly at the wall.

When I realised the rough finishing on the wall..I took a piece of paper and stuck it on the wall. I used my pencil on it to achieve the centre of the flower finishing. The rest was just adjusting the pressure of my pencil and this is what I got......cheers

***Note from Kerry:
Hi Martin. I love this! Thanks for sharing your inspiration and idea for this drawing - it's just terrific.

In the Art world, your drawing is called "Frottage". I wrote about that here:
http://www.allaboutdrawings.com/frottage.html

Your drawing is a perfect example of how to use frottage to achieve brilliant effects. Thank you.