Tigers are so majestic

These are detail screenshots of drawings that I’m doing for a Mural that’s going to be mounted in a school library, north of Cebu. I’ve never seen a tiger- yes, not even in a zoo! They seem so mysterious- and these drawings are based off photographs.

For this project, I’m doing some of the ink work while Johanna colors (the image posted here isn’t it- this is just me playing around with washes while I wait to go out for a walk, and buy new studio lights). It is very strange to be doing two straight mural projects, as we never really thought of it as a feasible illustration avenue.

Meanwhile, take a look at the marvelous work of Tessar Lo (who has painted a few tigers, btw). I hope he continues to paint forever, I find myself looking at his art on the web every now and then, it is very moving and some pieces speak to me in a very personal way. I hope that one day I can get to see his work in person. His website is tessarlo.com and he also keeps a blog at tessarlo.blogspot.com