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I had a lot of fun working on this one! Ref used for snarlyface, and the medium is ink and marker (with a bit of paint for the whiskers). This piece will also be at Eurofurence (omg, so close!)
I had a lot of fun working on this one! Ref used for snarlyface, and the medium is ink and marker (with a bit of paint for the whiskers). This piece will also be at Eurofurence (omg, so close!)
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Tiger
Size 684 x 900px
File Size 162.6 kB
I get mine from copicmarkers.com - I just checked and they're 327$ for a set of 72, also for a custom color picked set of the same size. A single marker would be 4.87$. It's indeed expensive, but I think very worth it in the end (considering that about covers the price of 2 prisma markers, which you can't refill in the end. I've refilled many of mine by now, and the refill system works great and has about 5 charges every time you buy the refill ink; in the end you'll probably save money, but only if you'll be using them a lot. They usually last for quite a while if you don't use them much. I still have many of my original fills and it's been something like 5 years now!)
The stripes are inked in with the same inking pen as I used for the rest of the body (which is why they have more detailed fur texture in them). Then I use the base color of the tiger (the one you see on it's front paws, in the area that looks completely smooth) to block in the basic fur color, making sure that the line where the color meets with the lighter parts is not completely straight (otherwise it will look cel-shaded and will be difficult to blend). Then, quickly, before those transition areas dry, I go in with the light fur color and blend the hell out of those zones. That gives the more subtle color transition. The fur detailing is then done first with the same color as the base fur, because when you go over it many times in tiny strokes it does get darker. Afterwards I just pick darker colors and go in to define the shadows some more. Same idea for the lighter fur areas.
That's basically the gist of it. There's a lot of little tiny stuff I do in between depending on how the piece is turning out. I think the important thing is to not be afraid to blend, and to not wait too long before doing it so the paper is not completely dry, otherwise blending becomes more difficult.
That's basically the gist of it. There's a lot of little tiny stuff I do in between depending on how the piece is turning out. I think the important thing is to not be afraid to blend, and to not wait too long before doing it so the paper is not completely dry, otherwise blending becomes more difficult.
Oh, it's very very quick, especially when it's so hot out! I keep both colors immediately at hand and do it as soon as I'm done blocking in (think of it like painting, but not so extreme; it's still possible to blend afterward, it's just not as easy and you'll probably have to go in with the color you're trying to blend again). You can feel it on the paper when they're still "wet" it won't be anything like when using watercolors, but the paper will feel slightly cool to the touch.
And yes, it takes a while, but I'm still faster for me with markers than anything else except for digital (omg acrylics or colored pencils takes me forever! XD) Also, thank you very much, I'm glad you like it!
And yes, it takes a while, but I'm still faster for me with markers than anything else except for digital (omg acrylics or colored pencils takes me forever! XD) Also, thank you very much, I'm glad you like it!
I regret to inform you that this is not art, as it lacks boobs....
On an actual note tho... nice touch making the spacing of the teeth on the bottom jaw a little uneven, and giving that one fang a defect to make it look more like an actual mouth.. Its sometimes hard to notice what makes your stuff look more real than it is.
On an actual note tho... nice touch making the spacing of the teeth on the bottom jaw a little uneven, and giving that one fang a defect to make it look more like an actual mouth.. Its sometimes hard to notice what makes your stuff look more real than it is.
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