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Tiger in graphic style
Papercut Tiger
27/04/2021
I have recently been working on a number of papercuts of felines, Big and
small cats.
This shows the sequence of work in progress of a tiger's face.
![Tiger drawing](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/2_1.jpg)
First of all, I drew out the face to size, based on a tiger that I saw at Hamerton
Zoo in Cambridgeshire. I drew onto tracing paper in coloured pencils, giving me
a template to use when I'm cutting the papers.
![Tiger papers](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/3_1.jpg)
Then I chose the variety of papers that I wanted to use, although I would modify
some of them later.
![Tiger cutting](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/4_2.jpg)
Using an ochre paper made from waste fibres from the beer industry, I began to cut
out the shapes which will reveal the background. I draw and cut from the back
of the paper, which makes a good clean cut on the front side, using a sharp scalpel.
![Tiger 2nd layers](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/6_1.jpg)
Then I cut smaller pieces of paper for some of the features.
![Tiger paint](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/8_2.jpg)
Now I modified the papers in places by spraying with acrylic paint.
![Tiger all layers](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/9.jpg)
This shows all the layers put into place, allowing any adjustments before I stick
layers onto the background colour.
![Tiger whiskers](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/10.jpg)
The whiskers are usually the final touch, and often need tweezers to get them
into position.
small cats.
This shows the sequence of work in progress of a tiger's face.
![Tiger drawing](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/2_1.jpg)
First of all, I drew out the face to size, based on a tiger that I saw at Hamerton
Zoo in Cambridgeshire. I drew onto tracing paper in coloured pencils, giving me
a template to use when I'm cutting the papers.
![Tiger papers](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/3_1.jpg)
Then I chose the variety of papers that I wanted to use, although I would modify
some of them later.
![Tiger cutting](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/4_2.jpg)
Using an ochre paper made from waste fibres from the beer industry, I began to cut
out the shapes which will reveal the background. I draw and cut from the back
of the paper, which makes a good clean cut on the front side, using a sharp scalpel.
![Tiger 2nd layers](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/6_1.jpg)
Then I cut smaller pieces of paper for some of the features.
![Tiger paint](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/8_2.jpg)
Now I modified the papers in places by spraying with acrylic paint.
![Tiger all layers](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/9.jpg)
This shows all the layers put into place, allowing any adjustments before I stick
layers onto the background colour.
![Tiger whiskers](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/10.jpg)
The whiskers are usually the final touch, and often need tweezers to get them
into position.
![](https://amazon.clikpic.com/saraiscrawshaw/images/12_1.jpg)
Paper cut Tiger