Tiger Symbolism

To start off, I came up with the idea of a tiger as the head, as it is a national symbol, and it is the national animal of Malaysia. While the tiger also indicates bravery and agility in the Malaysian culture. Whereas, I used the orangutan because it is indigenous in the island of Borneo which includes parts of Malaysia. However, the orangutan is often seemed to show happiness and fun. Moreover, I used the Malayan tapir, because it is indeed a unique creature, due to the fact it almost resembles a panda, though in my culture the tapir is often known to represent innocence and gentleness. Additionally, I incorporated the Malayan cobra or the equatorial spitting cobra, because it is indigenous to Malaysia, once I have encountered in the wild, …show more content…
Nonetheless, color obviously tells us different meaning, especially when it comes to what each color mean in different cultures.I have certainly used a different type of color and different variation. Mostly I have tried to incorporate all of the color on the color wheel, some maybe the different shades, however, there is a variety of color that has been utilized within my artwork. For an instance, especially in the background or known as the wash of the artwork, I have used blue at the top to represent loyalty, while yellow at the bottom as cheerful, while in the middle the combination of yellow and blue has created the color green to symbolize balance and nature within the culture. To demonstrate, another colour within the artwork includes orange being optimistic and joy, while green means nature, yellow means happiness, purple means wealth, brown means protection, red means harnessing and power and blue means calm and peace.While lines has been included such as bold lines or thick lines. Also, colors that go well with each other, such as I utilized complementary color so it would contrast and both colors would stand out, sometimes I would use color in a tetrad