"Roar" colored pencils, 5 hours. (8.5 in x 11in)

This piece was created as a birthday gift for a friend. It was done in colored pencils, because I like the way the colors stand out on colored paper. I chose the brown because it matched the orange/brown of the tiger's fur. I enjoy this piece because of the emotion conveyed in the tiger through its expression. I think the parts I did best on are the mouth and eye, while the fur under the chin could use some improvement. Difficulties arose in layering the colors, because adding white sometimes lightened the black too much, and I had to add yellow, but then blend it so the yellow was not too strong.