Tiger just completed, I've called it 'Concentration' because he looks as if he is concentrating on prey to pounce on.
I used Derwent Tinted Charcoal pencils as I really like the muted colours for wildlife, I did use a yellow and a terracotta Derwent Pastel pencil, in small areas of the fur, just to lift it a little. The paper is Canson sanded paper, which I wasn't that keen on, it's quite rough and has a very gritty feel to it, I much prefer Fisher 400 if I am going to use a sanded paper. The size is A4.
so fluffy looking but also dangerous looking :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer, yes you don't want to meet him unexpectedly in the jungle :-)
DeleteLovely work Bev.
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed how much detail you get into a relatively small work. You must keep those pencils VERY sharp :)
We did a Safari trip in Kenya last Summer and took thousands of photos - too many really as I now can't decide on which one(s) to draw (too much choice).
Lucky, lucky you! What game park did you go to? Such a great place for Safaris.
DeleteActually as these tinted charcoal pencils are like pastel pencils I find them very difficult to sharpen, I use a sharp scalpel and it is so time consuming to keep sharpening them i tend not to bother too much. If I were using coloured pencils then yes, they would be very sharp at all times :-)