Lid/Roof

I decided to make the lid of the box/roof of my cave more interesting and realistic by creating a rocky surface using fibre paste and paint. I wanted to keep in the theme of the setting and I also used this technique because I think it looked the most appealing. I used a considerable amount of fibre paste which I spread around the cardboard lid, that I had cut off the box at the beginning, and then applied larger splats of the substance and manipulated the paste using a plastic spoon, a paint brush and my fingers. I want to create spikes and ridges like you would find in a real cave roof . Once I was happy with the shapes and marks I had made I left it to dry for a day then went back to it and painted over the top of the dried paste in a mixture of brown, black and white acrylic to give the impression of rock. I am very pleased with the result as it produced precisely the effect I wanted - to add interest to my 3D piece and to give my work that extra something that referred to the setting of the exhibition.