Painting the big cats gives such a feeling of awe for the great animals they are and puts me in touch with nature and the balance they give to the earth. Knowing they are endangered shows us a reality of what we are doing to these amazing creatures.

Majestic

Digital Painting of an endangered Siberian Tiger.

This tiger painting uses small soft strokes for his body fur that are layered over and over for depth and a feeling of the softness of their coat. Deeper and broader long strokes fill in his mane and facial fur. Careful layering of multiple colored brush strokes create the rich tones in his face and body allowing for the right amount of shading, highlighting and details found in the painting. Detailed layering in the eyes capture the reflections and colorful iris in his gaze.

About my digital paintings.

Creating a digital painting for me is much like creating a traditional painting without the need for paint, brushes and drying time. Each piece is created by using only traditional style brushes in Photoshop without any special effects or filters. My main concept behind creating a digital painting is to keep the exact same techniques as traditional painting without the mess. It also makes the piece more unique. Some of my digital pieces take days to complete and many many hours of layering colors and brush strokes. I truely love it. For those out there that think digital painting isn't fine art, I must say you are wrong. It takes as much dedication, hard work and special techniques to make it happen as traditional style painting.