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Want to know how to draw water droplets?

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Drawing water droplets in most cases is about focusing on the bright highlights and the reflections within that droplet. Depending on the shape and origin of that droplet it will vary quite a lot in terms of colour. This is because of the translucency of the water enabling the surroundings and what is behind the droplet to almost be capsulated within it.  So due to how much they can vary I...
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Back from holiday!

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Sorry for the lack of posts here the paste couple of weeks. This weekend I got back from a lovely two week break. Whenever I have holidays planned I obviously look forward to them but I really do miss being at my easel. I do still take my laptop so I can keep up with as much admin as I can but the internet was a little hit and miss at times. When we go on holiday our dogs are always with us. ...
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NEW DRAGONFLY PAINTING

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🖌🌷 Fresh off the easel 🌷🖌 I have been working on this acrylic painting during any spare minutes between other portraits. I spent hours finding a photograph I liked. Most Dragonfly photos they're just on bits of stick and I wanted to add something with flowers. As always it's nice to tick another wildlife subject off the list of animals to paint and draw :). A...
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Meet Timmy

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Timmy I recently had the pleasure of drawing a very special canine companion. Timmy was a pat dog. Pat dogs, known as Pets As Therapy dogs, do an incredible job in a variety of roles. Visiting hospitals, care homes, day centres, schools and many other establishments providing many people with company, companionship and therapy. In some cases dogs are not given as much credit for their role in o...
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First time painting a Dragonfly…

Posted on by Zara Toms
Background is done ✅ This painting is one that a friend of mine has been asking me to complete for maybe a good two years. Having a couple of days free in between commissions I thought I would make a start on it. For this, I knew I wanted to have a bokeh background. A background which I LOVE. I really like how it can create a magical effect and add extra depth and dimension to the painting...
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ACRYLIC TUTORIALS COMING SOON :)

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Yesterday I was busy updating my Patreon library here on my website. I have added some tutorial thumbnails which will be available when my acrylic tutorial goes live. I am hoping to get it ready for the 1st September. There is quite a lot of preparation that goes into getting the tutorials ready but I have always wanted to have a small library of content immediately available for anyone who signs ...
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Meet Sweetie

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🐾✏ Sweetie ✏🐾 When looking through the portraits I have had the pleasure of drawing and painting I realised I hadn't shared Sweetie's drawing. After her mum fostered her from Battersea she ended up staying as part of the family for 14 years. Having had a terrible start in life she finally ended up with an amazing home where she was loved and cared for just like...
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NEW PET JOINING THE FAMILY

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I have been waiting for a Leopard Gecko to join our family since March/April. The come in many colours and patterns but there was a specific type I wanted to wait for and I am so excited to have found one. He/she wont be ready for a few weeks but look at those patterns and colours! Stunning. I cannot wait to watch her/him grow and then photograph ready to draw and paint her.
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NEW ZEBRA PAINTING

Posted on by Zara Toms
🦓🖌 Fresh off the easel! 🖌🦓 Yesterday I finished my first Zebra acrylic painting. I've had a couple of suggestions to paint/draw one of these striped creatures and so pleased I can tick it off my list :). I knew from the start that I wanted to focus on creating that teal bokeh background and have those gorgeous colours reflecting in the stripes making the whol...
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