The tiger who almost wasn’t

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16”x20”, acrylic on canvas

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I’ve had a this tiger sketched on a canvas since September with no real plan or desire to paint it.

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Then a few weeks ago I pulled it off my shelf and started loosely blocking in the darks from my sketch and immediately realized how much my sketch was off.

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I was ready to bin it at this point, I had no desire to really paint it and it was so far off that I’d need to do some serious cosmetic surgery to get it more in proportion. I decided that since I already hated it it was a great piece to just go with it and play around with my brush, loosely scrubbing in paint and just having fun.

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Feeling pleased with my ability to bring the entire bottom half of the face up, I decided to keep going and add some glaze to see how it looked.

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More cosmetic surgery needed

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Then finally I was starting to like it, time to tackle the background

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It was almost there, just needed to fix the background and add the whiskers (I seriously overthought this)

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Finally pleased with it, it was time to varnish! The first swipe is always so satisfying when you can see the colors come back to life.

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And after 3 layers of glaze. Here he is, the tiger who almost wasn’t.

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I’m so incredibly proud of how he came out for so many reasons, the main one being that I pushed through. Thank you for looking at my painting, he’s proudly hanging on my wall now :smiley:

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He is a magnificent beast! I love his menace, & those whiskers!

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I’m so glad you didn’t give up because your tiger is absolutely gorgeous and seeing the painting slowly come to life in the snapshots thread was a joy.

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I am so envious of your skill! I loved reading through the story and learning that the title on this thread is pretty much perfect for this journey.

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I am so glad you didn’t give up. He is magnificent. It is through your experience that you were able to fix problems and find ways to improve as you went along. You should be proud of your piece.

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He truly is magnificent! Congratulations on your perseverance; you really rose to this self-set challenge!

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I’m so glad you finished it, it really is great!

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I’m glad you finished him! He looks very impressive. :purple_heart:

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So gorgeous! So glad you persevered!

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Thanks for all of your kind words everyone! Art is still something that I don’t have a lot of confidence with so your encouragement really helps me :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

You’re all the best! :heart::heart::heart:

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This just shows how dedication and hard work can pay off so greatly! Stunning piece. Glad you didn’t give up. I love it!

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Looks great! Fun to see photos of the process

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:sun: :rainbow: :glowing_star: Congratulations! Your Tiger Who Almost Wasn’t is a Featured Project this week! :sun: :rainbow: :glowing_star:

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Oh wow! It’s beautiful! And so cool to see the process!

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Fantastic! Both the finished tiger and your perseverance!

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I love your painting!
(And I love tigers.)
It turned out amazing.

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I’m so glad you stuck with it, because this is absolutely gorgeous!

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It’s beautiful! So glad you didn’t give up.

I saw your pictures in the current work thread.

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