Observational studies of chosen destination

Sample produced after being asked to mark make using charcoal.
Point of the exercise was to see what different marks and effects we could get.
I think charcoal is going to produce some nice eerie samples of my chosen destination but I don't think I'll be using a charcoal image for the final design.....

Photocopy of guide book - eerie image, definately a contender for finished sample

Outline samples

(It says image I'm going to use but I think I prefer the image photocopied above)

Outline drawing of photocopied image

(I think it's going to work better than my previous choice - but will play with both images first!)

Staircase - in Charcoal

(Image considered briefly for final design - it's not scary enough!)

Corridor - in Charcoal

(I think the corridor is going to make a more foreboding image)

Colour samples of the corridor - in Acrylic

(The flash from the camera is obviously glaring off the image - ooops!)

I like the contrast between the black and the red on this sample

Tool used to create the image in bottom right of the picture

The gold makes this image look too welcoming

Playing with different colours - the blue is too cool and not as threatening as the red

Image photographed from the guide book and changed using GIMP image editor. I've increased the red hue and darkened the black areas using the fuzzy select and fill tools

Image photographed again but angled so it's off centre - which I like - and with the glare from the tv bouncing off it

Sample of original chosen image in soft pastels

Charcoal and eraser used to create this image

I think the corridor is the better image to use, it's more foreboding than the others and I think through even just a little manipulation it can be made to look very eerie. I don't think the black and white samples work as well as the red and black, they look too cold and flat. I'm considering using the image that I've photographed off centre with the tv glare on it - that to me is the best so far.