It's not my favourite way of using watercolour (I mean using them as a different paint, but regardless of that I have to admit it's epic! Looks truly wonderful. The fur is amazingly done and the background is also nice because doesn't distract the viewer.
The only thing I would improve a little bit is making the eyes more alive (however it isn't bad as they suit the whole style of the painting) and the nose seem to be a little bit crooked.
Summing up, although I usually dislike such thick watercolours, yours is amazing and impressive
The only thing I would improve a little bit is making the eyes more alive (however it isn't bad as they suit the whole style of the painting) and the nose seem to be a little bit crooked.
Summing up, although I usually dislike such thick watercolours, yours is amazing and impressive
Thankyou very much for the in depth comment, and the compliments. Indeed, the reason I apply the paint thicker than the norm is because I am trying to evoke power and depth, and I find conventional watercolour techniques can be very wishy washy unless depicting vague atmospheres/lights etc; although it might just be because I need more practice with the medium. I find it easier to achieve detail with my method with regards to watercolours, plus it works particularly well with the Sennelier range as it is honey based and therefore has quite high viscosity. I do however disagree with the nose being crooked, 
also half of the face is shadowed so that will create other visual effects. 
Indeed, the reason I apply the paint thicker than the norm is because I am trying to evoke power and depth, and I find conventional watercolour techniques can be very wishy washy unless depicting vague atmospheres/lights etc; although it might just be because I need more practice with the medium. I find it easier to achieve detail with my method with regards to watercolours, plus it works particularly well with the Sennelier range as it is honey based and therefore has quite high viscosity. I do however disagree with the nose being crooked, also half of the face is shadowed so that will create other visual effects. You are welcome
Sure, it depends on the person, one of my art teachers loved very blurred watercolours while I disliked them. I like conventional techniques, though, because there is so much of delicate light in them
But it's not always the technique that matters but the effect
I had a second look on the nose and I probably thought so due to the lion's facial expression and the light. Anyway, it doesn't matter because whether it's crooked or not it's just millimeters so I'm making a big deal from nothing
Sure, it depends on the person, one of my art teachers loved very blurred watercolours while I disliked them. I like conventional techniques, though, because there is so much of delicate light in them
But it's not always the technique that matters but the effect
I had a second look on the nose and I probably thought so due to the lion's facial expression and the light. Anyway, it doesn't matter because whether it's crooked or not it's just millimeters so I'm making a big deal from nothing