I don't really know what compelled me to draw a tiger, but this one has an intensity that I love. It's eyes are pretty much staring into your soul. This project was mainly just a chance to practice with a new medium. I think I am going to try a similar picture of a dog or something to continue with this technique.
For this project I used Prisma colored pencils to begin with. I drew the entire picture in a couple hours Sunday afternoon. I didn't really intend to do that, but I sort of go on art binges and no matter what homework is due the next day, I just can't stop!
This is the most dramatic change though, and what I wanted to experiment on in the first place. My art teacher brought out turpenoid (which can be used as an odorless, colorless substitute of turpentine) to try and spread on top of a friend's colored pencil drawing to help smooth out the color. Not only did it do that, but it added a very interesting shine and really made the colors vibrant. It was so awesome I just had to try it too, so I quickly spent my weekend creating something to practice on.
As you can see, comparing these two pictures, the turpenoid drastically changes the picture.
Anyway, I just spread the turpenoid over top of the colored pencils with a cotton swab. It spreads really easily, so be careful not to blend too much, and switch out your cotton swabs so you don't mix the colors in unwanted areas.
I also like how after the turpenoid it almost looks a bit more fluffy and furry. Hence why I want to try another animal face to practice this technique more.
To finish off the picture I added a bit of white reflecting in its eyes, and whiskers with white acrylic paint.
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