JANUARY CONTEST: Tiger

[cianamacaroni]

Hey folks! It's been a while. I wanted to share my illustration for this month, along with the story behind it.

I want to illustrate nonfiction picture book biographies, so I challenged myself to find a figure from history related to tigers to illustrate this month. So without further adieu, let me introduce you to Mabel Stark!

"Marvelous" Mabel Stark is thought to be the first ever female tiger trainer. She fell in love with tigers after sneaking into the circus one night (around 1911) and knew she had to work with them. She suffered 700 stitches in her career and was nearly mauled to death at one point, but she continued the craft until she was almost 80 years old. “For me, there is no greater thrill than stepping into a cageful of those glorious beasts and matching wits with them,” she wrote.

Hope you enjoy!

[Melissa_Bailey]

@cianamacaroni LOVE your style! Great concept and great story behind it. Thanks for introducing us to Mabel!

[cianamacaroni]

@melissa_bailey thanks so much Melissa!

[Catherine360]

Hey everyone I love everyone’s pieces here! Really glad to be taking part again !

[Koaila.art]

Wow so many amazing works this month guys you rock! I thought I wouldn’t participate this month but the last moment I submitted. That was my first time drawing a Tiger btw haha hope you will like it! Someone escaped from the zoo!

[Melissa_Bailey]

@koaila-art LOVE IT! Great movement and color palette too!

[Perky Smith-Hagadone]

[Kim Rosenlof]

@heather-boyd This is so lovely! I love the texture.

[von_Nimmermehr]

i struggeled a little bit with an idea, but i'm happy i made it and man so many amazing works you all came up with, its crazy. I'm always so intimidated.

[Jacy13]

Here is my entry for this month's challenge! A kid that loves anything and everything involving tigers and the jungle

[Perky Smith-Hagadone]

@lisaf
Went wildly different here. The background texture is from a recent trip.

[ArlMon]

Hi! I chose a Chinese fable to illustrate for this month’s prompt - The Fox and the Tiger. It’s about a wily fox who manages to not get eaten by tricking the tiger.
This is the moment where they meet in the bamboo forest and the fox comes up with a plan to save his skin…

[lizardillo]

Hi all, here’s my tiger for this month. It was an attempt at environment practice. Some great tigers posted on here from everyone

[jenn]

My January entry is pasted below. Aiming for a submission deadline for this challenge was very helpful. It compelled me to check out lessons targeted at the problem areas I was encountering. I tried apply the character design and texture lessons. Palette is still a challenge but the lessons have helped me make more deliberate choices.

[marek.halko]

Hi, here is my submission for this month.

[fliptpictures]

Haven't really done anything personally creative since this pandemic began. Feeling a bit rusty but trying to get back into it and keep the eye of the tiger

First time submitting here. Good luck everyone! Some very cool artwork and ideas from everyone here!

[Kim Rosenlof]

I didn't know if I would be able to finish anything beyond thumbnails or rough sketches this month, but I made it! There are so many great entries about tigers. I especially love the unique takes on the theme of tiger that I would have never thought of. Great job everyone!
For this illustration I played off of a alcoholics anonymous meeting and changed it to carnivores anonymous. The lion is a bit hungry.

[Cayleen]

Not sure which midnight we're aiming for, but I did this one up for fun and thought I'd share:

[Kim Rosenlof]

I was able to do a second illustration because the first one was in a simple style. I still need to fix the tiger shape in the plants, but I have run out of time and it will have to do for now.

[Kim Rosenlof]

@melissa_bailey I love the silhouettes and the expression on the tiger's face! Nice illustration.