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17.) Having completed the ‘under painting’ part of the shadow values, I start with the overall fur color - using a mixture of 20 drops Titan Buff, 2 drops Hansa Yellow Medium, I cover all the fur areas that will end up the ‘tawny orange’ that we associate with Tigers. This mix is also used to begin to define the eyes.

18.) As I continue, I use a deeper value of the previous mixture, comprised of 20 drops Titan Buff, 2 drops Yellow Oxide and a drop Raw Umber - this is added only in the areas that are recessed; those areas which are perceptually further from the viewer, to create the illusion of depth and dimension... notice as these colors are layered over the darker under painting that the image begins to indeed look more like a Tiger. As before, this color is used to help define the depth of the eyes as well as adding a bit of highlight to the nose.

19.) To add further color intensity to the fur and begin to refine some of the fur texture, I use a mixture of 10 drops Raw Sienna, a couple drops Burnt Sienna and a drop of Raw Umber.

20.) Using a base of 10 drops Raw Sienna, I add 2 drops Yellow Oxide and a few drops of Red Oxide, and 10 drops more of AB Medium to give a bit of transparency to the mix - with this mix I add more color intensity to certain areas of the fur, more depth to the eyes, and also a little more refinement to the nose.

21.) Using 8 drops Titanium White, and 2 drops Paynes Gray and a drop of Ultramarine Blue, I refine the white fur areas. Then I use Titan Buff and last Titanium White - with each successive layer of color, the illusion of individual stands of hair is reinforced; first with the Blue/Gray mix being that background areas, Titan Buff ‘mid-ground’ and Titanium White as the foreground and obvious single strands.

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