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Picture of a tiger walking in the water.
Size: 30 x 21 cm
Material: vegetable tanned leather
Technique: carving, modeling, embossing.
Coloring: spirit dyes, acrylic paints.
Finishing: polyurethane varnish (matte and glossy).

The main focus of this work is on the realistic representation of the animal's fur (dry and wet), whiskers and hair. The body's volume and depth of the carving and embossing, although present, are not the main goal and serve only as a tool to make the image more believable.

The use of partial varnishing, as well as a combination of glossy and matte varnish, are intended to emphasize the difference between the dry and wet areas of the image.

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Gorgeous :)

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This looks GREAT!  Always like your use of color, and here you've grabbed the change in focus from the subject and the (nicely but nor overly done) "background".   The hair effects are stunning (as we've come to expect from you) and the eyes are 'spot on'. 

I'm not big on projects that just look good sitting, and don't "do" something utilitarian.  But this is ANOTHER great work - color me impressed. :o

 

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Wow!  Truly amazing!

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1 hour ago, Northmount said:

Very beautiful work. 

Tom

Thank you, Tom!

1 hour ago, mikesc said:

Gorgeous :)

Thanks! :)

42 minutes ago, JLSleather said:

here you've grabbed the change in focus from the subject and the (nicely but nor overly done) "background". 

Thank you! 

“Lazy” water in the background is something that I need to work hard on. Maybe I have to try an airbrush to get smooth color transitions on large areas.

32 minutes ago, Smartee said:

Wow!  Truly amazing!

Thanks for compliment!

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Very inspirational of what can be done on leather. Great use of shading within the black tiger stripes and fur. 

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The wet and dry hair, the eyes, the water ... it's all very realistic.

Kindest regards

Brian

 

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7 hours ago, chriscraft said:

Very inspirational of what can be done on leather. Great use of shading within the black tiger stripes and fur. 

Thank you for compliment!

4 hours ago, Rockoboy said:

The wet and dry hair, the eyes, the water ... it's all very realistic.

Thanks, Brian! 

This is my first image water experience. Not everything turned out as I would like :(
Here I took into account the error in the display of a whiskers - heretofore I used to make cuts with a swivel knife and the white paint seep ugly into the surrounding "fur". I decided to try to make them raised (swivel knife, beveler, modeling spoon). The result I liked  more :)

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WOW!!!!!! ...its been awhile since I followed anyone. You just got another one. Took me 10 minutes to remember you got to go to the persons profile to follow them:P

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