I have held off too long to do this puzzle, loved the picture but thought it looked difficult because so dark. The shadowy jungle with a patch of light illuminating this tiger crouched to drink. Actually, the finished picture was quite a bit brighter than it seemed on the box, although the spread out unassembled pieces still appeared dark and indistinct from each other. I just worked them most-contrast to -least, and each chosen grouping of the next color or visual texture, would stand out from the rest as I narrowed down the options. It turned out to be less frustrating and far more enjoyable than I’d anticipated. And I had to leave it out on the table for a few days after, to just admire the picture. Some of the details were so crisp this looked like a photograph, but it’s a painting. I was really impressed with the reflection.
As with the other puzzles I’ve done by this artist, there were quite a few smaller creatures in the background, most of them I didn’t even notice until I was putting it together. The snake and dragonfly are obvious, there’s also a turtle, bird, butterfly,
lizard
frog
and snail
Finished size 20 x 20″. Assembly:
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That’s really a nice image, and I know it was even more difficult than it appears to have been – and it appears to have been plenty tough. I would have never noticed the additional creatures without your blowups.
The lizard was particularly small! I didn’t see that one until I had the piece with his head in my hand.