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    • Elinore Eaton
      Elinore Eaton last edited by

      I'm creating an illustration for this month's tiger-themed contest based on William Blake's poem, Tyger.

      The poem is about creation, creativity, and questioning the cohabitation of good and evil. It directly questions how God could form something so terrible, scary, and powerful in such a beautiful, majestic, fiery form. This poem is usually paired with an illustration of a tiger creeping through the jungle, and I'm attempting to show the deeper meanings within the poem of a cosmic being gazing upon its newest creation: the tiger--all stars, fire, and cosmic dust.

      Here is the thumbnail that I settled on.
      alt text

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      • Elinore Eaton
        Elinore Eaton last edited by

        Here is the poem:

        The Tyger
        BY WILLIAM BLAKE
        Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
        In the forests of the night;
        What immortal hand or eye,
        Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

        In what distant deeps or skies.
        Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
        On what wings dare he aspire?
        What the hand, dare seize the fire?

        And what shoulder, & what art,
        Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
        And when thy heart began to beat,
        What dread hand? & what dread feet?

        What the hammer? what the chain,
        In what furnace was thy brain?
        What the anvil? what dread grasp,
        Dare its deadly terrors clasp!

        When the stars threw down their spears
        And water'd heaven with their tears:
        Did he smile his work to see?
        Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

        Tyger Tyger burning bright,
        In the forests of the night:
        What immortal hand or eye,
        Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

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        https://www.instagram.com/elinoreeatonart/

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        • Jeremy Ross
          Jeremy Ross @Elinore Eaton last edited by

          Very nice @elinore-eaton!

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          • Elinore Eaton
            Elinore Eaton last edited by Elinore Eaton

            Just over here, shooting my own reference, like a loon.

            alt text

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            https://www.instagram.com/elinoreeatonart/

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            • Asyas_illos
              Asyas_illos last edited by

              @elinore-eaton what a brilliant idea, and the thumb is great!

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              • Elinore Eaton
                Elinore Eaton last edited by

                aaaand...we have a WIP! Just WIP, there's still lots to do.

                I actually started in digital, but have been genuinely annoyed with myself in how tight everything I've been making has been looking, and this one started out as no exception (I don't even want to show the ugliness of that start), so I pulled out the ol watercolors in the hopes of having a little more fun. Yesterday, I even did like a wild landscape kind of painting while watching Lee's awesome "Loosening up in Watercolor" video. I have to admit, it really helped me have some fun with painting again. I had been in a funk a lot lately, just feeling like art is too hard lol. So, Thanks @Lee-White.
                alt text

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                https://www.instagram.com/elinoreeatonart/

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                • Elinore Eaton
                  Elinore Eaton @Asyas_illos last edited by

                  @asyas_illos Thank youuuuu!

                  http://www.elinoreeaton.com/
                  https://www.instagram.com/elinoreeatonart/

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                  • Elinore Eaton
                    Elinore Eaton @Jeremy Ross last edited by

                    @jeremy-ross Thank you! 😃

                    http://www.elinoreeaton.com/
                    https://www.instagram.com/elinoreeatonart/

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                    • Lee White
                      Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG @Elinore Eaton last edited by

                      @elinore-eaton awesome! love it!

                      I think you could even go way darker with your blue areas to make the warm tones in the tiger really pop out!

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                      www.leewhiteillustration.com

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                      • Elinore Eaton
                        Elinore Eaton @Lee White last edited by

                        @lee-white fantastic advice! Thank you!

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                        https://www.instagram.com/elinoreeatonart/

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                        • Elinore Eaton
                          Elinore Eaton last edited by

                          I think it may be done? I'm going to at least sit on it for a day. Suggestions and comments welcome!

                          alt text

                          http://www.elinoreeaton.com/
                          https://www.instagram.com/elinoreeatonart/

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                          • Lee White
                            Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG @Elinore Eaton last edited by

                            @elinore-eaton there ya go! nice! : )

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                            www.leewhiteillustration.com

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                            • Asyas_illos
                              Asyas_illos @Elinore Eaton last edited by

                              @elinore-eaton wow nice! Great advice from @Lee-White

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                              • Elinore Eaton
                                Elinore Eaton @Lee White last edited by

                                @lee-white Thank you so much!

                                http://www.elinoreeaton.com/
                                https://www.instagram.com/elinoreeatonart/

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                                • Elinore Eaton
                                  Elinore Eaton last edited by

                                  Wait wait wait! I think nowwww done.
                                  Even though the godlike being was made of stars and huge and all that in the previous comp, they didn't feel cosmic and epic enough, and the whole image needed some tightening up, the tiger needed to pop and sparkle, and color correction things.
                                  I had some fun mixing some vintage vibes with modern fantasy digital, and loose watercolor. I definitely said "F it, try it," with this one.
                                  alt text

                                  http://www.elinoreeaton.com/
                                  https://www.instagram.com/elinoreeatonart/

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                                  • Asyas_illos
                                    Asyas_illos @Elinore Eaton last edited by

                                    @elinore-eaton wow really beautiful! Love the new addition!

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                                    www.Instagram.com/asyas_illos/
                                    https://asyasewardillos.wixsite.com/mysite

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                                    • Elinore Eaton
                                      Elinore Eaton @Asyas_illos last edited by

                                      @asyas_illos Aww shucks, thank you so much!

                                      http://www.elinoreeaton.com/
                                      https://www.instagram.com/elinoreeatonart/

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                                      • von_Nimmermehr
                                        von_Nimmermehr last edited by

                                        i really love to see the progress here and how far you took it from first sketch to finished work.
                                        Great 🙂

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                                        • Elinore Eaton
                                          Elinore Eaton @von_Nimmermehr last edited by

                                          @von_nimmermehr Awesome! Thank you! 😃

                                          http://www.elinoreeaton.com/
                                          https://www.instagram.com/elinoreeatonart/

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                                          • holleywilliamson
                                            holleywilliamson SVS OG @Elinore Eaton last edited by

                                            @elinore-eaton this is so beautiful, love the contrast and magical feel

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