Our SVS Virtual Studio AUGUST 2021🌻

[Tiffany Thomas]

Hi Everyone! Happy August!!!! I've been working on some Imaginary Circus themed characters this month, here are a few of my favorites. All are watercolor on paper.

"Twisted Sisters" Contortionist act

Lady Iridiana "The Rainbow Mermaid" with her underwater acrobatics

"Teetering Talbot" and his ball balancing act

Madame Fiammetta "The Flying Phoenix"

[Katie Carling]

@Tiffany-Thomas Wow, your watercolors are so rich and gorgeous. Do you do an underpainting or maybe many layers? These are so fun.

[NicolaSchofield]

@Tiffany-Thomas these are adorable! Madame Fiammetta is my favourite

[Tiffany Thomas]

@Katie-Carling Thank you! I do an underpainting first, usually with Burnt Sienna. Then I build layers of color on top and use White Gouache for the highlights. Here's a snapshot of the underpainting for one of the images.

[Tiffany Thomas]

@NicolaSchofield Haha, thank you so much! She was fun to paint :).

[Jeremiahbrown]

@Tiffany-Thomas said in Our SVS Virtual Studio AUGUST 2021:

"The Rainbow Mermaid"

So much color yet it works so well! I love how her colors lead the viewer's eyes to to her face where we find a ridiculous amount of character and story! Wonderful work, I'm amazed as usual!

[burvantill]

Okay, Colin.
31 animals August challenge with emotionDay 10

And Day 11

[Judy Elizabeth Wilson]

Been sketching more with 7B pencil and mechanical pencil. Drawing my dogs.

[Kim Rosenlof]

@Judy-Elizabeth-Wilson This is so adorable!

[Tiffany Thomas]

@Jeremiahbrown Haha, thanks so much! Your comments always make me feel so encouraged. I'm glad she works, even with all the busy color...she is a rainbow mermaid so I had to make her crazy bright ;).

[Tiffany Thomas]

@Judy-Elizabeth-Wilson I love this so much!!! This would be amazing wallpaper, it's really cool how all the different little dogs fit together and I love all their unique expressions, so fun!

[Tiffany Thomas]

@burvantill Haha, these are all so great! What a wonderful challenge, and you are exceptionally good at capturing different emotions through their expressions & gestures. I love Day 11, it made me giggle. Sooooo fun!

[burvantill]

@Tiffany-Thomas Lol! That's great. Thanx for saying so.

[Judy Elizabeth Wilson]

@Kim-Rosenlof Thanks Kim. I am enjoying spending two or three hours just doodling, in the future the sketches will mean so much more as they are of my little dogs.

[Judy Elizabeth Wilson]

@Tiffany-Thomas Thanks Tiffany, My dogs are always on the move and I had to use some imagination on some of them. They do have their funny expressions, when they want something a lot they show their teeth, their doggy smile!

[Janette]

@Tiffany-Thomas Love these!

[Katie Carling]

@Tiffany-Thomas Thanks so much for showing me! I love seeing the underpainting. I didn't know you could do that with watercolor. You've mastered it!

[Tiffany Thomas]

@Janette Thank you so much!!!

[Tiffany Thomas]

@Katie-Carling Haha, thanks. Not sure if that's how you're 'supposed' to do watercolor, but I was an oil painter first so it's a habit I carried over. It really helps me to figure out the value of things before I work on the color and I love the way the sienna mixes in and influences the other colors.

[Tiffany Thomas]

@Judy-Elizabeth-Wilson haha, I'm a crazy dog lady so I know exactly what you mean ;). I can never resist a big, toothy grin.