OUIL503- Illustration Friday (Spiral)

With the topic 'spiral', I wanted to tackle my practice which is usually very geometric, and include some smooth shape into it. My initial thought went to using shadow to create the spiral, rather than making the spiral the direct image of the illustration.

I thought about things that would cast a spiral shadow, and though about Chinese lanterns and their wooden structure. I started out with the image as i do with all of the others, roughing in the sketchbook or iPad then developing digitally. I wanted to keep quite true to my practice so the general aesthetic is pretty similar, however I wanted to add the subtle element of the spiral to add some interest. 
I am quite happy with the final outcome of the image. If anything it helped me understand how to incorporate smooth shape into my square heavy practice. I like the general aesthetic of the image, but I do think it lacks the spiral message a bit. I definitely focused more on process that the actual product, which is kind of why I wanted to take part in illustration Friday, the develop my practice further.