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Black Paper & Colour Pencil

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One of my favourite methods of working is colour pencils on black paper. I love the effect it creates and with the right reference subject and photographs can make for some striking portraits. A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Colour Pencil on Black Paper This was the 3rd portrait of Ratchet I have done. The others were A5 (5.8" x 8.3") graphite pencil drawings. This has to be one of my favourite pet port...
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Four Special Furbabies on the easel

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'Drew, Delta, Freddie and Sky' A3 (11.7" x 16.5") Colour pencil drawing I had the absolute pleasure of drawing these beautiful dogs. These remarkable police dogs truly are special and what an honour to be asked to draw them. In some cases, if the angles of the photographs are suitable, I can get 4 subjects on an A3 portrait. In some cases this isn't always possible. For multiple subjects ...
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Drawing Curly Fur in Colour Pencil

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When I first tried colour pencils I didn't have much luck with the medium and never imagined then that it would be the medium I use 90% of the time. When I try a new medium I go all out - maybe not the best idea but I can never just use a few colours. I like to have the whole set :). I guess because the set up and initial material cost is expensive it made me persevere. I had 120 pencils and all ...
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‘Stag at Sunset’

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'Stag at Sunset'8" x 10" Acrylic on canvas with airbrushed backgroundPre-stretched by my local framer, ready to hang on your wall. This is my latest acrylic painting which is now for sale and ready to go to his new home. I loved working on this piece. I had an image in my mind when I planned this painting. It was inspired by my first trip to Scotland. The sunset through Roseisle forest was inc...
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Lioness on the easel..

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S-9NSuvT0k A4 (8.3" x 11.7) Colour Pencil DrawingReference photo: Stephanie Swayne @ Wildlife Reference Photos This is one of my current wildlife colour pencil portraits which I'm yet to finish. I am working on this in between pet portraits but hope to have it finished by Christmas. I chose this reference photograph because I love the cropped angle and ho...
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Black paper & Colour Pencils

Posted on by Zara Toms
https://youtu.be/KPxVkbY29jE A short real time clip of me working on Ratchet's portrait. The full time lapse video can be found over at my YouTube channelhttps://youtu.be/YXAzEh8ACUw My most popular medium that I currently work in is colour pencil. The first time I did a portrait on black paper I only used 3 pencils; 2 greys and a white. I was so happy with the effect it created and instantly...
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