Another try at realism. A friend's tiger character I drew as a birthday gift.

Faber Castell Polychromos on bristol board.
Time: around 12 to 15 hours.
Pencil strokes: It would've been interesting to count, but it has to be in the 10,000.

First try at drawing realistic fur, no tutorial used, no practice beforehand, only one single reference picture used. No sketch made, no colour test, I changed the colours in my head as I drew.