Another Celtic-inspired knotwork commission for
teiirka I was finally able to play around with the "sepia" style and as I suspected, it came out lovely and it was lovely to work on. This time around I didn't want too much convolutions in the figures themselves but instead focused on the knotwork created by the tails. There's actually a second border outside the one you see here but I sadly had to crop it out because the scanner glass was too small to scan all the way to the edges. Oh well.
I actually wasn't going for perfect symmetry of the tigers, since the one on the right is supposed to be male and the one on the left is female, hence slight intentional size differences of their heads.
Now that I have this piece finished, it's time to send all those commissions out! Done on 9x12 smooth white Bristol with sepia Microns, felt tip pen and a brown Tombow. Art copyright is jointly owned by myself and the commissioner.
teiirka I was finally able to play around with the "sepia" style and as I suspected, it came out lovely and it was lovely to work on. This time around I didn't want too much convolutions in the figures themselves but instead focused on the knotwork created by the tails. There's actually a second border outside the one you see here but I sadly had to crop it out because the scanner glass was too small to scan all the way to the edges. Oh well.I actually wasn't going for perfect symmetry of the tigers, since the one on the right is supposed to be male and the one on the left is female, hence slight intentional size differences of their heads.
Now that I have this piece finished, it's time to send all those commissions out! Done on 9x12 smooth white Bristol with sepia Microns, felt tip pen and a brown Tombow. Art copyright is jointly owned by myself and the commissioner.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Tiger
Size 961 x 1261px
File Size 512.2 kB
Knotwork as of modern interpretation can be varied in the extreme; some people strictly stick to certain ancient conventions to stay as traditional as possible, while others (I consider myself more of this category) are a little more loose and free and bend the rules here and there, ha.
Oh god yes; I have to take periodic breaks when I do that, otherwise my shoulder acts up and my eyes start to cross. :x
Oh god yes; I have to take periodic breaks when I do that, otherwise my shoulder acts up and my eyes start to cross. :x
personally I wouldn't know where to start... I'm kind of jealous, really. :)
oh yeah, I know what you mean. and then one wants to get it done finally, dammit. :) I used to ink laced pieces with a fountain pen until I thought I will never see the end. :) nowadays I concentrate on other, less tedious details... and anatomy/proportions. XD
oh yeah, I know what you mean. and then one wants to get it done finally, dammit. :) I used to ink laced pieces with a fountain pen until I thought I will never see the end. :) nowadays I concentrate on other, less tedious details... and anatomy/proportions. XD
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