Cute Baby Tiger Cub Sitting Coloring Page

The cub sits side on with its head turned to the left, and the whole animal is built from soft curves: a rounded skull, a wide back that slopes down to the hindquarters, front paws set together on the ground and a short striped tail resting beside them. One large eye and a small dark nose carry the face. The stripes are long tapered marks laid across the back and haunch, well spaced, with plenty of clear paper between them.

A profile like this is easier to color than a front view, because every part of the animal sits in one plane and nothing overlaps. That makes it a good first tiger for a preschooler.

It also suits anyone who wants to practice shading in a single color. Press hardest along the spine, ease off toward the belly, and the round shape appears without a second pencil.

Cubs this age still have blue eyes. The color changes to amber somewhere between two and three months, so a colorist who wants an accurate baby tiger has a choice most tiger pictures do not offer.