Tiger face using Coliro metallics on Stonehenge 600gsm black paper
Once more I dove into the deep end with this painting. I traced the tiger's face using an online 'free' photo and I did it with pencil because I knew that the graphite would shine on the black paper surface but I made a big mistake. In my enthusiasm and desire to ensure the tracing showed up I pressed too hard and, instead of carefully going around the traced lines, I went at it like a mad woman. The result was that the pencil transferred to the black paper alright but I ended up with a mass of shallow grooves in the paper. I could hardly see which was what. Anyway, I persevered and eventually gave up with the tracing and grooves and made my own way by guesswork and eyeballing.
Another issue which I knew would happen was the limitation of the colours of metallic watercolours that I have and I wasn't about to order a load more. You can't shade and glaze like you can with watercolours, or at least I can't, because metallic paint lifts off with the touch of a wet brush. Nevertheless, there is a degree of blending to be had.
The next time I try this kind of artwork, I will test a white crayon for tracing. If it transfers all will be well because metallic paints are opaque and so will easily cover any lines.
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| Tiger on Stonehenge paper using Coliro metallic paints |