New Work/ Wildlife study#2 - Sumatran Tiger/ Charcoal on paper

Sumantran Tiger Head Study -2018
26 x 30 cm
Charcoal on paper

This is my second wildlife study after the white rhino.unlike the rhino that have texture skin, tiger has unique fur and stripes that be interesting to draw.
I used charcoal powder with dry brush as a medium and took me approximately 12-14 hours to be done.

The process

After I sketch the outlines I start shading the eyes tone. No matter, I draw a human portrait or animal, I always start with the left eye. It's just a my habit, i guess.

I draw the stripes tone after done the right eyes. It's important to mark the stripes tone so I don't get confuse.

Sharp eraser to create the furs.

Another half to go.

Finishing touch.

From nine subspecies tigers in the world, there are now left six subspecies of tiger: Bengal, South China, Indochinese, Malayan, Siberian and Sumatran.
According to the most recent data, around 3,890 tigers now exist in the wild and Sumatran tiger is on the brink of extinction,
Fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers exist today.
At least 50 Sumatran tigers have been poached each year and they are expected to be extinct in a few years.

As we know, like others tiger Sumatran tigers are a great predator. They hunt mainly during the evening and night times, when the vision of their prey is compromised. For this reason, their night time vision is excellent; about six times better than that of humans.

Tigers also a good swimmer .They can cross rivers up to 7 km wide and can swim up to 29 km in a day. They are able to carry prey through or capture it in the water. Another interesting fact about tigers is their stripes, no two tigers have the same pattern of stripes, just like a human fingerprints.

So what is the percentage of surviving on human in tiger attack? Very close to zero percent! But if you did survive in tiger attack, you won't be celebrating because the damage of the attack is major.