Painting Stage 2

The first step in developing the tiger is to mix a light orange. I paint the entire tiger like it is going to be monochromatic. I try to envision where the shadows are going to be and then build depth as if I am only going to use this one color.

After completing the first monochromatic stage, it is time to start defining the stripes. Normally, I use a medium brown color to do this.

This is a very important stage because you have to define the stripes why the pencil is still visible. At this very early stage the stripes are defining how the muscles of the tiger are going to flow, throughout the composition of the tiger and the painting. It is extremely important to make sure the stripes are accurate for a realistic look.

Watch a Tiger Being Brought to Life

In this article, I’m going to reveal how the painting Staring in The Eyes of Destiny was created.

Once the tiger has been studied extensively and researched, the first step is to design a thorough composition and to have an extremely detailed drawing of the subject. With this particular painting I carried out a combination of techniques to create this composition.

1. The first technique I used is a technique from many centuries ago. The higher the tiger appears on the canvas the further into the canvas he appears.



2. With the second technique, I use a more modern technique of actually utilizing color and light to build depth and create the background and foreground. Combining these two techniques actually makes the tiger appear to be coming out of the shadows, towards the viewer and into the light.
   
   
   It important to transfer the original sketch onto the canvas. Once the sketch on the canvas is complete then it is time to start painting. The real work and fun now begin!

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