Out of the Green

An adult male leopard

This sketch is an image of a beautiful male leopard taking a brief pause as it appears from out of the bush. I've sketched him using Pastel on a Clairefontaine paper.

The ORIGINAL has been SOLD to a PRIVATE COLLECTOR.

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

I've sketched in the outline and spots before adding in some of the background

Starting with the ears I've gradually moved down the forehead to the eyes and snout

Image with the Unison Pastels I'm using in the foreground

Slowly I'm working down the left of the image, its mouth and across its throat

I've now added the tail, back leg and paw

Here I'm just working on its back paw at my easel

The leading leg, paw and shoulder have now been added

Now I'm working from the leading paw up the leg to the shoulder

Scanned by Framers Gallery