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Well after a day of working out how in the world to do one of these lol here we go...This is a tutorial on the most popular picture i have drawn. I had some wip pictures so i thought i would add some instruction to them.
Let me know what you like or dont like etc as this will be the first of many
I hope you find it useful
Naomi
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Naomi, can you tell which side of the paper you use. With black paper you can see that one side is a bit less black and a bit more rough than the other side.
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hey there 
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Thank you very much for answering that question.
I only recently noticed the difference on the two sides.
Yes Stonehenge paper is fantastic.
So with colour pencils you start with the light colours and build it up too darker? (when working on black paper)
I alsways used pastels and with pastels it's the other way around.
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ha ha its funny you ask this.. I want to do an animal in pastel and i always struggle cause i try to do it the same way i do colour pencil.. i really need to find myself a good tutorial to get me started i think!
with colour pencil i always work from light to dark.. you cant put light colours over dark, though funnily enough black paper is a bit more forgiving and you can put touch up of lighter colours over dark.. but you cant on the lighter papers..
This means that you have to plan your drawing out well esp on white paper..
With black paper and some other coloured paper, you need to do a layer of white first so that the colour underneath does not change the colour of your pencil. For example if i didnt put white under yellow pencil on black paper it would have a green tinge..
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Haha, that's indeed funny.
Yes with pastels always lay down a light layer of the dark colour en build it up slowly with little strokes of a lighter colour, at last add the whites to make your drawing 'pop'.
You use the flat side of a pastel to lay down that first layer.
Velours paper is the best in my opinion especially when you draw animals.
I use a plastic glove (like a dentist glove) that way your fingers stay a bit cleaner.(Heard that idea from someone else)
If you have the time google Lesley Harrison, she makes fantastic pastels.
She also wrote a book about it, it's called : Painting Animals that touch the heart.
I've learned a lot from that. :iconncheerplz:
And thanks for telling me about the colour pencils you're very good with that medium.
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awesome thanks so much for the tips! much appreciated
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I will, I started drawing the same tiger a few times, on black and light Stonehenge, on canvas and I want to do one with pastels. That's the only way to see which one I like most.
I followed your instructions about drawing on black paper and it's going nicely.
Have you ever tried drawing on canvas? You have to use a lot of pressure and it kind of smudges easily but the end result is nice.
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awesome im glad your tiger is coming along well
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Yes it was Bleuies work that inspired me too 
Can tell you that I like working on paper better than on canvas.
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hi there
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Thanks a lot for this tutorial, I'm rather new with my coloured pencils and starting with a very light colour on black paper is a fantastic idea I will certainly try this.
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That was very helpful. It's nice to see how other people utilize colored pencils so that I can try new techniques and hopefully improve. :3 thank you for sharing!
Your work is breathtaking, by the way
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I am so glad you found this helpful
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You're welcome! :3 And I will not hesitate to ask you.
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thankyou i glad you liked it.. this tiger and another are featured in this magazine [link]
one on the website and one in the mag
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hmm... well i went right away, and im not sure if it helps me.... i guess it does...
im not quite at this stage yet, but i will fight to get there...
i think i struggle more with outlining and getting it to look like a tiger, before not being able to shade the fur etc...
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you will get there
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ch'awww thats so nice of youuuu n_________n
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Thanks for this; I was having a REALLY hard time trying to find tiger tutorials, and this one is in colour pencil ALSO!!!
A question if you're not too busy to answer: Do you know where I could get some good tiger marking reference?
It'd be a great help!
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Wow, this is an awesome tutorial! It was really helpfull, I hope you do more!
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your very welcome
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Thanks! A tutorial on any of your pictures would be helpfull.
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This is very amazing and I'm sure that it's useful for a lot of us! This tiger is just amazing! I hope I can find stonehedge paper in my art store >.< Too bad I don't have professional prismacolors 
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thats wonderful i am glad this was useful
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This would definitely come in handy one day
I've never used colored paper before so this was very interesting to read. Thank you for posting!
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your very welcome and im glad it will come in handy.. i have mostly only mostly used the black paper becuase of the mood it adds... love black stonehenge paper
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this is really a great tutorial. it'd take a hell of a lot of practice to accomplish that kind of result, and of course personalizing your own way of doing things. you have a wonderful style, but i have to ask... where in the world do you find this different type of paper. i must be out of the loop, or perhaps i bypass these items because the price scares me. i dunno, but i've never seen stone henge paper. hmm.. nor have i seen a lot of other paper materials. any suggestions where i could find it?
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Hi there and thankyou for all your comments
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oh man, as if i needed anything else to be addicted to when it comes to art
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lol i know the feeling !! i think we need a support group
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Your work is amazing... I'm going to go look at more...
Meg
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thankyou for all your great comments... artist pencils esp prismas because they are softer still have a tendency to break.. i find using an electric sharpener minimises this though... if you are going to invest in some .. my recommendation would be the prismas they are beautiful.. you can sometimes get them for a bargain on ebay
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Thank you. I'll have to look for some of those.
Meg
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they come in 120 colours.. and they def make a big difference than usinf those cheap school ones
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SWEET!!!! I have to get some!!!!
Meg
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I love these types of work in progress tutorials. Very nice job
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thankyou very much
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WOW....absolutely amazing....great tut- reader friendly, easy to follow, great wip pics.....just fananstic & thanx for taking the time to do it for us!!!!!!
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Wow! It's great to see how you work. Congrats on your first tutorial!
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thankyou very much
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You're more than welcome!
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it's amazing how the piece simply comes to life. may i suggest something though? maybe add a little white, grey, dark blue, something so the black stripes aren't pure black. right now...it kinda seems like there's holes in the tiger. this may be because it's not a very big picture but...just something i noticed. it does have a cool affect as it is right now though. anyway, great work and wonderful tutorial! keep it up!
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hey there thanks
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that's good! yeah...i think i learned exactly how bad a scan can mess with your art today...i scanned something bright red and blue done in oil pastels and whew, it was a mess. i think it looks a little more true to form after a little photoshoping but...
anyway, hope it works out!
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