Textures in Earth.

After doing the wax I realized one thing it had been very good for was showing up the texture of the bark pieces I had used. The feel to them was interesting and I really like the idea of trying to mimic natural texture because it would link back into the project with the sense of touch it would be appealing to.
I started this exploration my creating my own artificial piece of bark with clay and cotton wool like material. I painted it to make it look more realistic.
From this exercise I learned that I had no interest in doing a larger version of it but still enjoyed the process.
I'm also including some of the early pages from my sketch book and another texture piece i made to mimic wood using tissue paper, twine and PVA.