The majestic tabby cat, which does not meow, has long won all the art lovers and professional animators. “On the road with clouds”, “The Jungle Book” and, of course, “Winnie the Pooh” - these are stories that simply cannot be imagined without this big tabby cat. This article will discuss how to draw a tiger in stages. All that is needed for work is a pencil, an eraser and a sheet of paper.
Basic Rules
Work on the drawing begins with simple geometric shapes and lines that need to be applied to a sheet of paper with soft movements, almost without pressing on the pencil.
Circles, triangles, ovals, and other auxiliary figures, after drawing a sharper line of the main contour, are erased.
Big cat frame
To understand how to draw a tiger, you must first outline the frame of his body and head. These are simple lines and geometric shapes that will serve as a guideline for drawing individual parts of the body.
- First you need to draw two circles on the sheet: the smaller is the back of the body, the larger is the tiger's chest. It is not necessary to draw circles perfectly even, as they are just guidelines. You should pay attention to which side the head should be and there draw a larger circle for the chest.
- A circle for the head is drawn above the tiger’s chest.
- On the upper border of the circle draw triangular ears.
- Soft lines with a deflection down connect the back to the chest.
- Curved line outline the tail.
- Down from the circle of the chest and the back, lower two straight lines that will serve as a guide for the paws.
This stage of drawing cannot be omitted, since a beginner cannot afford to draw a shooting gallery without a frame.
Tiger body and legs
This is one of the most critical stages of drawing, on which depends how massive and realistic the big cat will come out in the drawing. You can draw a tiger like a real one with colored pencils if you follow the simple steps:
- Make the tail line long enough and slightly bent up at the end. Outline around it at a sufficient distance so that the tail of the big cat is massive.
- On the lines of the paws, outline the knee joints and circles of the paws at the end of each line. It is important that the paws eventually come out larger than the nose and lower jaw.
- Landmarks for the paws are outlined, highlighting the bend of the joints on the hind legs.
- Be sure to work fingers and claws on each paw.
This ends the work with the torso.
Big cat head
The main signs of the tiger are a striped color and a peculiar muzzle, with a large nose and a massive jaw. You can draw a tiger as a cute striped baby or a formidable adult predator. In many ways, the perception of the picture depends on the expression "face" of a big cat. The following diagram will help you learn how to draw a tiger with a realistic face in stages:
- The circle of the head from the inside is divided vertically in half by a curved line. The deflection should be more convex towards the tiger's body.
- They also draw a horizontal line inside the circle slightly above the middle and make a smooth bend with the convex side down of the figure.
- Above the horizontal, stepping back a little from the center, eyes are drawn in the form of droplets. The narrow side of the droplets should be turned towards the center line. Small circles are drawn in a droplet.
- The vertical below the horizontal line is halved and the tiger nose is drawn in the center. Its shape is a bit like a heart.
- Rounding in the shape of the letter W is taken down from the nose. This will be the upper lip and cheeks of the big cat. On the cheeks point and mustache are marked.
- An oval is brought down from the upper lip so that its upper part extends under the upper lip.
- In the figure it is already possible to determine the area of the mouth. It is at this level that cheekbones are drawn, raising lines in a circle right to the ears.
So, step by step, it became clear how to draw a tiger in stages with a pencil.
Cartoon tiger
- The frame should consist of circles and lines: a round head, an oval body, small ovals for the hind legs, lines of the tail and forepaws, circles for the feet of the forepaws.
- On the frame, the thickness of the paws, the feet of the hind legs and the fingers on the front paws, the jaw, the ear and the outline of the circle on the stomach are increased.
- When the main lines are ready, you can proceed to detail and outline the eyes, nose, eyebrows and mustache.
The image is ready for decoration.
Color application
Even the most beautiful realistic pencil drawing can be spoiled by color, which can not be said about the cartoon picture. Clear strips without highlighting wool and a dense rich color are a great option for your favorite children's character.
Realistic picture requires more work. Here you need to detail the wool, both on the main color and on black stripes. An equally important role is played by shadows and overflows of wool in the picture. It is important to distribute the color correctly. On the back, it should be saturated red, and smoothly go white to the stomach.
Important details when decorating the beast
Using different options for applying color, you can depict any species of tiger that are in nature. For example, how to draw an Amur tiger? First of all, you need to pay attention to eye color. It can be green or blue. The nose and nose are solid. Around the eyes there are black rims that are extended to the nose. There are white areas above the eyes where black strokes in the form of eyebrows are viewed with clear strokes. The same white areas are under the nose and cheeks in the area of growth of the mustache.
By the way, a realistic tiger can be white, which eliminates the need to use a red color in the picture.
Now the secret of the tiger drawing is revealed and you can proceed to your favorite business.