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Uploaded:November 4, 2011
Artist:Finalprodigy
Difficulty:Advanced  Advanced Skill Level
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Updated:November 4, 2011
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Hey everyone, I've wanted to create this tutorial for quite a while now. I absolutely love big cats and tigers are just really fun to draw so here's another tiger head tutorial. This time I'll show you how to draw a furious looking, roaring tiger.

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How to Draw a Roaring Tiger

how to draw a roaring tiger
how to draw a roaring tiger step 1

STEP 1.

Start out by picking your pencils. I used an HB pencil for sketching/shading, a B pencil for dark lines/shading, and an H pencil for fur shading and light lines.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 2

STEP 2.

Start out with a basic sketch of the tiger head. Use guidelines if you need them
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 3

STEP 3.

Your sketch should end up looking something like this.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 4

STEP 4.

Start sketching in the stripes starting at the forehead.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 5

STEP 5.

Sketch in the rest of the face stripes.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 6

STEP 6.

Sketch in the teeth and the "sideburns."
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 7

STEP 7.

Use an HB pencil and a cloth or paper towel to roughly shade and blend over the drawing
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 8

STEP 8.

Erase the highlights of the drawing including the whiskers.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 9

STEP 9.

Start your details at the eyes. Use a B pencil to shade in the dark stripes.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 10

STEP 10.

Shade in the stripes of the forehead.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 11

STEP 11.

Shade in the fur using H and HB pencils. Make sure to give the fur direction.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 12

STEP 12.

Now move onto the next section down. Define the nose and wrinkles a bit more.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 13

STEP 13.

Shade in the area using a B pencil for the darker fur and an HB for the lighter fur.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 14

STEP 14.

Roughly shade in the cheeks and stripes while minding the whiskers. Start out lightly with an HB pencil.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 15

STEP 15.

Shade in both cheeks. Continue using a B pencil for the stripes. Use an H to outline the whiskers.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 16

STEP 16.

Shade in the top row of teeth. Use an H pencil for the gums and teeth and B and HB pencils for the darker parts.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 17

STEP 17.

Shade in the rest of the mouth.
 
how to draw a roaring tiger step 18

STEP 18.

Finish up the drawing by shading in the rest of the fur and the background. Go over your shading again where you need to. I hope you all enjoyed this tutorial. Comments and questions are more than welcome!
 
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jellybray's comment

 

jellybray ~ Apr 18, 2012, 8:56:42 PM
i made a pink tiger for my friend! :D she loves it and now i have to teach her how...this is what i said," DRAGOART,ANIMALS, ROARING TIGER." sry bad caps lock...my eraser died too, i named it Bulkey the eraser! Named after my tadpole!! :D yay
@joana445
did i mention??? my eraser is dead because of this drawing.... =( .... sok tho..... i think... IT WAS BLUE :D
 
Thisisme611's comment

 

Thisisme611 ~ Apr 15, 2012, 7:41:35 PM
aww the emotes didnt show
@Thisisme611
omfg!!!! a m a z i n g!! wow im going to draw this for my dads work. there mascot is a tiger. funny and cute emotes!
 
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Thisisme611 ~ Apr 15, 2012, 7:39:53 PM
omfg!!!! a m a z i n g!! wow im going to draw this for my dads work. there mascot is a tiger. funny and cute emotes!
 
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PandaChann ~ Mar 31, 2012, 9:49:30 PM
They sell these kits at art stores...pretty easy to find.
@iluvzombies
two questions: 1:where did you get all those pencils , and 2: HOW THE HECK DID YOU DO THAT?!?!?!!! wow
 
joana445's comment

 

joana445 ~ Jan 23, 2012, 8:32:53 PM
did i mention??? my eraser is dead because of this drawing.... =( .... sok tho..... i think... IT WAS BLUE :D
 
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PanChaos ~ Jan 23, 2012, 1:52:03 PM
You can get them anywhere they sell art supplies for pretty darn cheap. I got a set of 4 for about a buck. =] Just look for the different lead types.
@neyne
Now THAT'S awesome dude! i swear i could probably do a decent tiger but i dont have the right pencils... is there a specific place to get them? do you need to go into a proper art shop? i just REALLY need those pencils X3 T_T speechless
 
joana445's comment

 

joana445 ~ Jan 23, 2012, 12:15:19 AM
x_x this took over an hour.... T.Tiz good thooo :D
 
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emmiepage ~ Jan 14, 2012, 6:26:36 AM
OMF!!!! 1. thats AWESOME!!!! 2. HOW HE HECK DID YOU DO THAT!!!!!!!!!! jawdrop omgomg smile
 
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melvinwi24 ~ Jan 12, 2012, 11:37:42 PM
drool Holy speechless that is just so amazing
 
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iluvzombies ~ Nov 24, 2011, 8:20:05 AM
two questions: 1:where did you get all those pencils , and 2: HOW THE HECK DID YOU DO THAT?!?!?!!! wow
 
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