Inch by Inch

A leopard slowly creeping towards its prey

This is an image of a leopard on a slow and deliberate stalk, which I've sketched using the medium of Pastel on a PastelMat paper.

This ORIGINAL has been SOLD to a PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Below are a sequence of images showing how I sketched the above leopard

I began by lightly sketching in the image of the leopard

I then worked in the shaded side of the leopard with its left eye and ear

Gradually I worked on the leopards head and then onto the leading leg

Here I'm adding some darker fur down the side of its muzzle

I then added some background to the opposite side of the image and it's paw

Here I've been working on its head, remaining ear and then its left whiskers

I'm just adding a few more black hairs to the bridge of the leading paw

I then added the remaining spots to its back and added a little foreground

Beautifully scanned by Framers Gallery