when I first started this project I knew I wanted to do an animal of some kind. My first ideas were a cat profile, an elephant, a shark, a dog, and fish. My two favorite ideas were the shark because of the water, and the elephant because of the textured skin. Since we had to show movement I decided the shark with water splashing around it was a better choice.
I had done a scratch board before, just not very well, so I was nervous about starting this piece. The most difficult part for me was getting the in-between values to stand out, but by taking me time and making use of the bright whites and the untouched black pieces i'm happy with how it turned out. I'm also very happy with how the water, instead of taking away from the shark, added movement and completed the piece.