In painting I found it extremely difficult to be inspired by anything as I couldn't create an ideas which I wanted to pursue. I couldn't really find any inspiration from artists or techniques. I decided to just try and create pieces which I could come back to and see what I would possibly be able to do with them. I did get to work with bitumen and shellac which I did find to be a interesting as well as tricky. I wasn't sure how to work with it so my portrait piece was not coming out how I wanted it to. I then decided to erase the face and restart and stay more minimal and not add great amounts of detail. By the end the piece turned out better than when I had started it as I got the hang of it half way through. I definitely want to work with bitumen and shellac again so I can further my skills.