The Tiger is known as the king of all beasts. The zodiac sign Tiger is a symbol of strength and braveness. Many Chinese kids wear hats or shoes with a tiger image for good luck.

The Tiger ranks third among the animals of theChinese zodiac. The 12 zodiac animals are, in order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Each year is related to an animal sign according to a 12-year-cycle.

Fun Facts about Tiger:

1. Tigers rarely roar and are humble towards their group tigers are one of the most humble species unlike Lions. Often it is seen in the wildlife that the male Tigers allow the female and cubs to eat first.

2. Tiger stripes are also found on their skin most of the cat species have stripes on their fur as well as on their skin. It is actually true that similar to human fingerprints, the unique pattern of stripes on Tigers acts like their identity. Even if you shave off the fur of Tigers or house cats, you would still see the stripes.

3. Tigers have antiseptic saliva, a good side of Tigers is that they have antiseptic saliva, Usually what they do is, they tend to lick the area in order to prevent any infection.

4. Tigers can mate with other big cats  they can also mate with other big cats, for example, if a male Tiger mates with a female Lion, the hybrid born animal is known as Tigon. They are the largest cat species and can grow bigger than Liger which is a mix breed of male Lion and female Tiger. The height of a Liger is about 4.5 feet while on all four legs and about 6 feet tall when standing.

5. Tigers live for about 25 years.  Life expectancy of Tigers is between 20-25 years whether they are kept in captivity or in the wild. However, most die before the age of 20, The oldest living Tiger so far was 25-year-old.

Let’s start Drawing Tiger Step by Step

In this tutorial we used the following supplies:

• Pencil B
• Colored Pencil:
• blue
• cyan
• light blue
• purple
• beige
• brown
• dark brown
• orange