SF Zoo Pop Art Photo

This photo is originally a tiger just laying down on grass. I wanted to see if I could still maintain the shape and stature of the tiger even if I recolored the entire photo. I definately wanted to keep the colors close to a tiger's natural color pallete. So I used a golden tone and a dark orange and further emphasized the tiger's colors by adding a black gradient coming in from the bottom. The gradient also helps add emphasis to the tiger since it leads up to it. one thing that definately appeals to me is that the photo almost looks like a pattern. the colors work together so well because they are already naturally together in the wild. I took this wildlife photo and added my pop art twist to the photo. I also think that the tiger works best when using this type of pop art because the shape is emphasized and the stripes of the tiger are emphasized as well. I finally added a texturizer filter on top of this to add that rough feel one gets when thinking about the tiger. The photoshop effects in this photo all have to do with the characteristics of a tiger.