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This is so striking. I'd love to be able to create something as bold and as amazing as this?

I have trouble with making pieces such as these. I struggle with how you've managed to blend the red and the orange, as well as including all those drip effects. May I ask about how you manage to achieve this and what the general process is for creating a piece such as this?

I'm really impressed with your work here. <3

Hey! Sorry for the kinda late reply!

With this, I actually think sketching the tiger took me longer than coloring him, because I had to act fast! I kept the spots where I painted pretty wet, and would lay large areas of red and orange, and sometimes yellow down. With this, I was very rapid with my strokes and not much thought was put into them, aside from keeping the form of the tiger. After getting some basic blended reds and oranges down, I used alcohol to get the splashy pattern you see underneath. Helps to blend the patches of color together too! After those base colors dried a bit, I threw down some browns for shading, as well as the black stripes, and then when everything else was dry, I used a white gel pen to put the white accents on.

I hope that helped somewhat! If you still have some questions, let me know.

Thank you so much for your kind words! <3

Aw, I'm grateful for the help. I do still have a few questions though.

I see what you mean by the painting itself being the quickest part of the piece, but when it comes to applying colour, do you just worry about 'the main colours' (that red and orange) before thinking about shading? I think my letdown with my watercolour pieces is that I can't shade effectively and I think this may be because I'm applying the shading to a still wet paper and it just mixes and disappears into the other colours. Would you apply your colours and let the piece dry before shading?

Using alcohol is something I've never heard of, but the effect is one I've been chasing for some time. Where can you get alcohol for applications in art? (Funny thought I had was to pour a pint on the canvas! but I don't think that's the idea!)

The last question I have at the moment is about the paper itself. I know watercolour demands a heavy paper because of the water itself, but for comparison's sake, may I ask what paper you used?

I'd also like to congratulate you for winning the art show! You've got a serious knack for art and this piece really got me excited when I saw it. I'll keep my eyes open for that documentary; tigers are my favourite animal. <3

Thanks so much for helping me out! You can tell I'm not an art student. XD

For this picture, I worried more about the main colors, though usually when I do paintings that aren't as abstract, I do a base color, and then apply shading over it (usually by the time I start shading the part where I started, it's dry, though sometimes I'm a little too impatient! >__>) For this, I think a similar thing applied, where by the time I finished the overall main colors, I could work on the face's shading while the bust part dried, though I'm sure there's a little mix of shading, since some browns look blended in and some look more separate, as if the paper was dry. I wish I could remember the whole process exactly for you! xD;

Ah, I just use rubbing alcohol! Higher concentrations are better. I'm not sure what concentration I have in the little bottle I keep it in, but I feel like it's 70% or something around there. That effect works best when the paper's pretty soaked, so sometimes I'll just brush on water before applying color to make sure it's extra wet! I always use a separate brush for the alcohol, since if you rinse the brush in water or use it for paint as well, it'll affect how it lays down since there's a mix of liquids. The paint might not apply as well, or it dries really fast and grainy, or some other error along those lines. If you're interested in more watercolor effects, I really suggest this tutorial! It's old, but one of my favorites, and how I discovered the alcohol technique :D http://twilittiger.deviantart.com/a.....olor-128947221 I think in that tutorial, they drip it while standing to create those widespread splotches, but I just use a brush or q-tip to apply small amounts. I don't usually poor the alcohol, but you can do that too - maybe it'll have a stronger effect.

I think for this piece, I used my pad of Strathmore watercolor paper, on an 11 by 15 pad. You can find it at Michaels or AC Moore, but also most independent art stores, DickBlick, and probably Amazon too! Here's a link on DickBlick - http://www.dickblick.com/products/s.....tercolor-pads/ They tend to have the best prices, I think. Both Strathmore and Canson have really nice paper for holding water, I think. I've used Arches a few times, which is also a renowned brand, but I think it sucks up the water too quickly, from what I've experienced with it.

Oh, thank you! : D I'm very surprised I won anything! They say not many freshman get in, and I was only one of maybe two that got accepted into the show, and I topped seniors as well! It was really surprising, and I didn't know how to feel! ;o;

Ah, it's no problem! I'm just finished my first year in college and declared graphic design as a major, so that's a totally different market. I'm still pretty much self-taught in the traditional art atmosphere xD; I'm glad I can help!