Beginners - How to draw a tiger

Hello and welcome to Cap and Dish Studio .

My name's Harriet Miller and today I'm going to be teaching you how to draw a tiger's head .

What you're going to need is a piece of paper , a pencil , a rubber and a black pen .

Let's get started .

So first of all , we're going to start off with a big circle .

It doesn't have to be perfect .

This is all going to be rubbed out at the end .

So just do a big circle like so mine's a bit lopsided .

It doesn't matter at all .

And we're going to cut that circle in half just above midway .

So not there just a little bit higher by a shallow curve .

This is gonna tell us where to put the eyes .

We're going to cut that line in half from the top .

Next , we're going to do the eyes .

They're going to be the shape of rugby balls .

So if we put one in here just on the line and another one here on the line , don't worry about these lines , we're gonna rub them out next , we're gonna do the ears .

Now , this type is gonna have them slightly folded back .

A little bit .

So just do one line going up and a curved line coming around .

I think so .

And the same on the other side , one line going up and it comes round now for the nose , we're going to do a triangle which is upside down .

So just do a normal triangle , make sure that it's on this vertical line here and it's upside down to do the mouth .

We're going to follow this vertical line down from the nose just a little way and then we're gonna go round in a curve to the side like that and we're gonna do the same on the other side .

So it's like ac shape that going on like that looks a bit like a happy tiger now and we're gonna follow that just do a little line across and black it in and then the chin is going to be another c shape exactly the same shape as the others coming down and round like .

So now I'm going to start drawing in pen um because we're gonna start doing the details afterwards .

I'm gonna rub out all the preparatory lines that we've done .

So I'm gonna go back to the eyes and we're going to carry this line on a little bit lower than it was before .

And we're going to follow up , go over the line that we did before and again there and the same on the other side go a little bit lower , go round like So and in the middle , we're going to make a circle .

So just curve the lines in a little bit more .

So it's more , it's more of an shape really .

And then the same on the other side , like so and we can color in this space black like that and don't forget to add the pupil .

So like that kind of like a V shape with a little circle taken out the top to show that there's some light there and the same on the other side , a V shaped like that .

We're going to do the same for the nose , make it look a little bit more realistic .

So we're gonna add some nostrils , nostril in on this side and a nostril on this side and then we'll do the bottom of the nose like that and the top of the nose like that .

Now we're gonna go over this line that we did before for the mouth and the same on the other side .

And I'm gonna color this in a little bit more in black .

Now , with the bottom part , we're not just gonna follow the line , we're gonna do some furry lines .

So just lots of straight lines going down like that , lots of straight lines going down .

They've all got to go the same way , just lots of feathery little lines to show that they're some fur and we're gonna do lots of dots here .

This is for the whiskers and then we're gonna do lots of long lines for the whiskers starting to take shape .

Now , now we're going to carry on these furry lines when we do the ears .

So let's do some furry lines going up like that and some soft brush strokes there and then the same on the other side , you can follow this line around , but here we're gonna need to have some furry lines .

There we go .

Now , we're going to carry on with these furry lines .

We're not going to carry on with the circle .

We're going to bring it a little bit lower .

So I'm bringing the face out a little bit more , a little bit longer this way and coming up to the top and we're gonna do exactly the same on the other side .

And then we're going to carry on the head , going up to the top and drowned and now it's time for you to rub out all the preparatory lines .

So get your rubber and we're gonna rub it all out .

Now , we're going to add the tiger stripes .

So I've got a slightly thicker pen .

Now I'm just gonna go round the eyes a little bit more like this , make them look a bit blacker .

I like .

So and I suggest starting at the top , drawing a line down halfway there and then make sure that everything that you do on one side with the stripes you do on the other side so that it's perfectly symmetrical .

So I'm gonna start some stripes there .

I'm gonna do exactly the same on this side .

I'm gonna do like a diamond shape in the middle and from there , I'll do another stripe coming out .

It might be helpful to actually look for a picture of a tiger so that you can copy the stripes .

But generally you just add a few stripes like this .

Ok .

Don't forget to add the strips to the ears as well .

So now we've finished the tiger's head .

I've used the thick black pen to draw on some more whiskers .

If you want , you can color it in using some orange um , velte pens or paints or coloring pencils .

Just remember to leave the part above the eyes white and also leave the chin area white as well and a little pink nose .

If you've enjoyed this , please do join me on the next one and check out my artwork on Harriet Muller dot com .

Hope to see you soon .

Bye bye .