Out of the Mist

An adult Bengal tiger

This sketch is an image of an adult tiger walking through the freezing mist. It has been sketched using the medium of Pastel on a Clairefontaine pastel paper whilst using a reference photograph licensed from Everlasting Photography.

The ORIGINAL has been SOLD to a PRIVATE COLLECTOR

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

I've done a basic sketch and have now started adding the background mist

Gradually I'm adding more of the background and then its eyes

Working on the tiger at easel 2

Now I'm adding stripes to the head of the tiger along with the ears and shoulders

Slowly I've worked down the velvety nose, added the cheeks and mouth

Now I'm adding the legs with highlights

Picking reddish pastels to give the image a warmer tinge to the fur

The completed image