A Background on a Tiger

[AL9862]

Well colin, you did it again, just what I needed too, a background after the main picture was done. Thanks again and keep them coming.

I have learnt sooooo much from you.

[watercolormadeeasy]

@AL9862 Glad you found the clip helpful. Best regards Colin.

[IoanDragomirescu]

You indeed have one super hand

[watercolormadeeasy]

@IoanDragomirescu Thank you for your kind comment. Best wishes Colin.

[TheLoCal333]

hi, you are the greatest inspiration to me and im only 14 years old. im applying to an art school and im learning from your videos because your really good. is there any way you can demonstrate how to draw a tiger from the very beginning so i can learn. That would be very much appreciated.

[watercolormadeeasy]

@TheLoCal333 Thank you for your kind comments. It would take too long to produce a completed Tiger but I do have a clip of a Tigers eye in my youtube collection.

Best regards Colin.

[erwinrommel1940]

Faber-Castells are the best !

[MissNessyP]

Fantastic work, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Much appreciated.

[watercolormadeeasy]

@MissNessyP Thank you for your subscription and kind comments. Best regards Colin.

[Dix994]

hello Colin....I was just watching one of your videos on an art video channel this morning, think you were drawing a white fluffy dog. I like your work.

What kind of pencils do you use for the detail, and do you use a blade to sharpen?

[colin1940]

Thank you for your interest and comment. I use Faber-Castells Pitt pastel pencils and use a safety razor blade to sharpen them.

Kind regards Colin.

[eviklein]

wow... it is amazing---

which paper do you use?

[colin1940]

Thank you for your kind comments. The pastel paper I prefer to use for all my work is 160 gram sand coloured Ingres. It can be difficult to find but we do supply it by mail order if you get stuck.

Best wishes Colin.

[simonsays444]

I love your tiger! It's amazing watching you do the background how many layers you put on! I'm just a raw beginner but I do enjoy this medium...so I'm going to keep watching to learn more about the "doing" part of it:) Looking at what you do I realize I stop way too early and don't add enough layers & detail. Thanks for your demos!

[colin1940]

Thank you for your kind comments, I am glad that you enjoyed watching the clips.

Best wishes Colin.

[GBSightings17]

I love tigers and this is a stunning portrait!! One of my favorites of yours.

[colin1940]

Tigers are my favorite animal so I think it shows in my pictures. Thank you for your nice comment. Regards Colin.

[BirdOfParadise777]

I love your attention to detail! I also LOVE the fact that you show a fantastic view of what you are doing:)

I appreciate the gift of knowledge you are giving me... thank you Colin.

BOP

[jllobet]

You are great, what a beautiful tiger, I hope I have time soon to watch all of your videos, I sure will learn a lot from them.

[colin1940]

Thank you for your kind comments, I hope that you enjoy the other video clips when you have time to see them.

Kind regards

Colin Bradley.

[colin1940]

Hi jailbreaker12334332

For the light fur I used white or ivory as a base colour then in order of light colours to dark, yellow ochre & raw ochre.

For the dark stripes I used Dark ochre as a base then on top of that Dark brown then black. This will only apply to pastel pencils though if you have other pencils it will not work as well.

Best regards

Colin.

[jailbreaker12334332]

for the tigers fur, what colours do you use? i tried but i keep messing up the colours in the fur. can you help me?

[colin1940]

Hi jailbreaker12334332

Thank you for your kind comments.

Best regards

Colin.

[jailbreaker12334332]

you are a amazing artist! :)

[groovimum]

Another fascinating clip. This medium just keeps getting better. Well done Colin.