VIDEO DESCRIPTION - This painting tutorial will take you through easy to follow, step-by-step instructions on how to paint this stunning realistic seasonal animal portrait of "WINTER TIGER" depicting a beautiful large wild cat leaping through a snow-covered field. You’ll learn how to paint this wintery rendition of a regal Bengal tiger as it runs towards the camera with his powerful legs lifting his body through the air. Learn how to use simple drawing and painting techniques to create good proportions and realistic dimension in the head, body, legs and face creating a beautiful royal tigris that symbolizes strength, prowess, and even royalty. You can personalize the background to look like a jungle landscape, a forest, the desert, or perhaps show a bright blue sky in the frozen tundra. Maybe you want to have him sitting in a tree on a branch, or behind some foliage, or leaping through grass or sand. You'll learn how to layer and blend the paint to create depth in the snow landscape and texture in the fur, which will provide a photo realistic quality allowing for the image to have a 3d affect and to look like the feline is jumping right out of the canvas. Let this amazing large endangered animal be the focal point with an imposing mysterious look as he stares into the camera with his fierce yellow eyes. Let the colors be natural with vibrant hues using carefree paint strokes. The portrait of this strong beast will come to life with the captivating look on his face that will draw you in. The complimentary colors will bring cohesion and harmony, creating a symphony of neutral colours and good balance throughout the composition. Influenced by the powerful nature these wise animals possess, this painting becomes a dramatic symbol of fierce toughness, brawn, resilience and stability as this cat bursts through the layers of the cold winter weather, showing mother nature who is king. This painting will be fun to create and you will learn some valuable lessons along the way on how to create an expressive image with a lot of movement that is elegant, powerful and captivating. Using only 3 brushes and 5 colors we'll create this conversational masterpiece that is sure to compliment any décor. So let's get painting and let's get sipping!

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MATERIALS:
Canvas: 16x20 stretched primed canvas
Brushes: 1/2 inch flat bristle (large), #10 round synthetic (medium), #1 round synthetic (small)
Acrylic Paint: titanium white, mars black, burnt umber (brown), deep yellow, burnt sienna (rust)
Other: white chalk, palette, cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes

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STEPS:
1. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint background with black, brown and white
2. chalk – Draw outline of tiger
3. 1/2 inch bristle brush – Paint base coat of tiger with black and rust
4. #1 round brush – Paint facial features with black, rust, yellow, gray (made in step 1) and white
5. 1/2 inch bristle brush – Paint chest and leg fur with rust, yellow, black and white
6. #10 round brush – Paint dark areas on face fur with black and rust
7. #10 round brush – Paint light areas on face fur with light and dark tans (made in step 5), gray and white
8. #1 round brush - Finish facial details with white, black, light tan and rust
9. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint snow with gray, white and yellow
10. #1 round brush - Sign with black

LINKS AND CONTACT INFO:
Michelle's Patreon Page:   / michellethepainter  
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Email: [email protected]

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