Tiger painting tutorial

Tiger- step by step study

By Jill Egan

ŠJill Egan 2006

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Tiger- step by step study

By Jill Egan

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Tiger- step by step study

By Jill Egan I like to paint animals and birds on ceramic tiles, the fact that the brush marks are hard to loose can be beneficial when trying to paint a furry effect.

Colours used: Black, yellow brown, grey, light chestnut brown, portrait ochre, pink pompadour, yellow for reds, yellow red Medium: sugar syrup, or a drying pen oil and an open medium First fire: 1. I have painted the tiger several times, usually I start by painting in the black areas using paint mixed with pen oil, I decided this time to use sugar and water instead.

2. Having traced the outline block in the main black areas, if you are worried about chipping then apply the paint more thinly and add another fire, however I’ve never had a ceramic tile chip. Don’t paint right up to the outline, once the paint has dried we will give a furry edge to the stripes.

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Tiger- step by step study

By Jill Egan 1. Mix up some grey and black paint with open medium. Now start painting the fur, I like to start with the ears. Wash some grey onto the ear, then add some black to the inner corner.

2. Using a clean oiled brush, pull in the direction of the arrow

3. Clean and oil the brush, then pull back in the other direction.

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Tiger- step by step study

By Jill Egan 4. Wipe out some hairs inside the ear, in both the black and grey areas using a fine wipe out tool

5. Soften by gently stroking in the direction of the hair with a fan brush.

4. Now intensify the black stripes, adding the furry edges by pulling out gently in the direction of the hair growth. Paint in the pupils and wipe out highlights.

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Tiger- step by step study

By Jill Egan 5.Paint the muzzle and nose, use a scroller to add a small amount of paint, then soften by stippling; I use an old berry brush.

Before stippling After stippling 6. Now paint the chin and neck area. Wipe out some hair on the mouth and chin areas as we did for the ears. The stripes on the neck are lighter and softer, this will focus attention on the features, paint them in then soften with a fan brush. Wipe out whiskers but don’t soften them, fire to 800°C.

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Tiger- step by step study

By Jill Egan Second fire. (see CD for additional pictures) 1. Add a wash of yellow brown to the orange areas, don’t worry about going over the black areas as the black will come through when fired. Remember to keep the white areas. Blend and soften with a fan brush in the direction the fur grows.

2. Introduce some light chestnut brown into the inside of the ear, and I strengthened the grey areas, soften and wipe out some hairs. Introduce some light chestnut brown to the base of the ear where it joins the head, and stipple.

3. Add some light chestnut brown to the area above the black stripe which is just below the ears, and stipple.

4. Add some brown between the stripes on the forehead and stipple the whole of the forehead.

5. Add some brown under the eyes, leaving the white area, and also on the muzzle, adding some black to the sides of the muzzle and above the nose to darken the area. Stipple carefully to blend.

6. Add some brown, grey and black onto the neck area and soften with a brush.

Wipe out whiskers.

7. Paint the iris of the eye with yellow for reds.

8. Check the white areas and clean off any unwanted paint before firing at 780°C. Third fire. (see CD for additional pictures) 1. Paint the outer edge of the iris with yellow red, and soften into the yellow area with an oiled brush.

2. Wash portrait ochre over the deeper orange areas, especially the ears, forehead, muzzle and under eyes, soften with a fan brush in the direction of hair growth.

Add light chestnut brown and black (mixed on the brush to darken where necessary) to the brown areas on the previous fire, such as ears, brow area, under the eyes and the muzzle. Stipple to blend, working from light to dark.

3. Using a dirty brush (a small amount of black/ grey/ brown in it) add some shading to the white areas above the eyes cheeks and the right hand side edge of the fur to strengthen. Pull through in the direction of hair growth with a dry fanned out sable or acrylic brush.

4. Strengthen the nose with pink pompadour and a touch of black, stipple and take out highlights.

5. Strengthen any of the black areas if you feel they need it and pull out hairs using a dry brush, strengthen any areas on the neck you feel need it but keep it soft.

6. Wipe out the whiskers, clean off any unwanted paint and fire to 750°C Fourth fire. (see CD for additional pictures) 1. If necessary strengthen any areas you feel need it, I strengthened the eyes, nose and some of the fur and stripes.

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