Tiger painting tutorial

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Tiger- step by step study

By Jill Egan

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Tiger- step by step study By Jill Egan

©Jill Egan 2006

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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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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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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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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.

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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.

First fire.

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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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