Which cats are shown?

A lion, a tiger and a leopard, drawn together in each row.

What is the difference between the three styles?

Clean contour is outlines only, the muscle study uses light hatching over the shoulders and ribs, and the graphite sketch has soft shading and fur texture on the mane and belly.

Are these photographs?

No. Each row is a flat line drawing on a plain white sheet, with no text and no labels.

Can I ask for a different cat?

Yes. Type a direction such as snow leopard or panther, and it is a request for that, not a promised result.

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Big cat pose reference: lion, tiger and leopard walking, resting, roaring

Big cat pose references — a row of a lion, a tiger and a leopard walking, the heavy shoulders rolling and the paws placed, clean contour line art, thin closed lines, the mane, the stripes and the spots drawn as outlines

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Reading 1Walking

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Reading 3Roaring

Lions, tigers and leopards share a heavy build, and the weight shows in the shoulders and haunch. These sheets show a lion, a tiger and a leopard walking; big cats lying down; and big cats roaring or leaping with the body stretched in the air. Each row comes in clean contour, muscle study, and graphite sketch. Type a different cat, such as cubs, and the same rows carry it.

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Frequently asked questions

Which cats are shown?: A lion, a tiger and a leopard, drawn together in each row.
What is the difference between the three styles?: Clean contour is outlines only, the muscle study uses light hatching over the shoulders and ribs, and the graphite sketch has soft shading and fur texture on the mane and belly.
Are these photographs?: No. Each row is a flat line drawing on a plain white sheet, with no text and no labels.
Can I ask for a different cat?: Yes. Type a direction such as snow leopard or panther, and it is a request for that, not a promised result.

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This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.