Out of the snow

Amur leopard

This is an image of a Amur leopard appearing through a light fall of snow. It will be the fourth "Out of" series and has been sketched using the medium of Pastel on a Pastelmat paper.

The Amur leopard is one of the rarest and most critically threathened subspecies of
leopards which is found along the borderlines of Russia and China.

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

To begin with I've sketched in a light outline of the leopard

Here I've added a mountainous background before starting on its head and ear

I've now added in both ears, its eyes and also worked down to it's nose

Here I'm at my easel adding white pastel to the brow of the eye

I've gradually worked on its face, cheeks and then down its legs and also tail

I've now added its thick white tail with a slight curl at the tip to give it balance

Here I'm now gradually adding each little strand of fur down its two front legs

Now I've added the leading and back front paws and a fall of snow

Now scanned and beautifully framed by Framers Gallery