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Meet Sadie

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Last week I finished this portrait of Sadie. Two of my favourite things to draw were in her portrait - black fur and curly fur. So this was a portrait where I didn't want to put the pencils down. Sadie's portrait then made it's journey home to the USA :).    For those who follow my tutorials I have a video on Patreon showing you how I tackle this fur type. Head over to my Patreon...
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RED PANDA PAINTING

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My latest wildlife painting fresh off the easel is this adorable Red Panda. I loved working on this one and enjoyed the challenge of the additional elements within this painting. I stumbled across the beautiful reference photo I used for this and new I had to paint it.  The original Red Panda painting is now up for sale and looking for its new home. More details of the painting can be found ...
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GOLDEN RETRIEVER DRAWING IN PASTELS

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One of my Christmas commissions was this portrait of Jazmin. A beautiful Golden Retriever with the smiliest expression. I had already drawn one of the other family dogs a couple of months before. This portrait was done in pastels and that ensured the softness of her fur was captured along with those subtle colours. For her portrait, given the angle of the reference photograph, we opted for a squar...
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How to draw a Springer Spaniel in pastels

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My latest tutorial uploaded to YouTube was a timelapse of Dod's portrait I completed in 2020. Click the thumbnail below to head over to YouTube and watch it now :).  I have slower, in depth tutorials available on my Patreon. Tiers for pastel and acrylics with a combined tier for those of you like me who enjoy working in multiple mediums :). On my website here, I have a Patreon library with...
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HUMMINGBIRD IN FINISHED

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I have loved working on this drawing. I was asked to make a tutorial on how to draw iridescent feathers and straight away I knew I wanted to draw a Hummingbird.   I regularly post public posts to my Patreon with tips and techniques for the projects I'm currently working on. You don't have to be a member to see these posts so if these are of interest click here :)   In these posts I...
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HUMMINGBIRD ON THE EASEL..

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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COLOURS I was asked by a Patreon member to create a pastel tutorial focusing on iridescent feathers. I immediately wanted to draw either a Hummingbird or Kingfisher and after looking for reference photos settled on this. I have added a completely different background adding even more colour and a bit of a magical feel.  This first update shows the background and I decid...
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HOW TO PAINT SHORT, BLACK FUR

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HOW TO PAINT SHORT, BLACK FUR IN ACRYLICS When painting black fur like this I typically work from dark to light. Numerous layers which will build depth and therefore more realism in the finished painting. Like always, I want to focus on my contrast and values. Ensuring my highlights are bright and shadows are dark. That will capture the sheen on the coat typically seen on Black Labradors.&nbs...
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MEET JASPER

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Jasper Jasper is one of the latest dogs fresh off my easel. Sadly, no longer with us and his family miss him dearly. Loosing them is the worst part about sharing life with them but they provide so many wonderful memories for us to cherish. When I am asked to capture peoples much loved pets I want to capture that pet not just a Jack Russell.  I spend days, sometimes weeks on a single portrai...
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CHRISTMAS TUTORIALS :D

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I'm always busy working with pet portrait commissions and Patreon tutorials. Last weekend I uploaded the Christmas themed tutorials to Patreon - a 'Drawing a Christmas puppy' and 'how to paint a Robin'. Both also available as shorter tutorials on YouTube. Click the thumbnails below to head over to watch them now :)           In these YouTube videos I sh...
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