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New Wolf drawing for sale

Posted on by Zara Toms
Fresh off the easel, my latest graphite portrait is finished =). When I planned this project I knew I wanted a dark background to make the lighter tones within the Wolf to stand out. I had the idea of a distant forest, misty type effect but knew that I must use many blending techniques to ensure this remained blurry otherwise it could be to distracting. There are projects which I get really quit...
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Highland Cow drawing for sale

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I recently completed this Highland Cow graphite drawing and it's now been professionally mounted by my framer and is looking for a new home =). This is one of my most detailed graphite originals to date. I loved drawing all of that long hair. There were many hours of work that went into this to build up the depth to ensure the hair replicated the right thicker texture. I'll pop a few details abou...
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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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ELEPHANT DRAWING SALE

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I have lots of projects planned for 2022. So for January 2022 I'll be having a sale on some of my original wildlife pieces :). Starting off the sale with this Elephant pastel drawing.  SALE PRICE £100 + FREE UK P&P Original 6" x 10" pastel drawing Mounted to 10" x 14" Reference photos: Pixabay   For this portrait I wanted to focus on the lighting. It was captured beautiful...
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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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2 NEW TUTORIALS THIS WEEKEND

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BUSY, BUSY, BUSY I'm uploading as much content as I can to my Patreon channel. At the moment it's 1 video for each tier every week! That's a lot of content :D This weekend we have... > How to draw a black and white cat in pastels.. AND > How to paint a Pheasant in acrylics.  Drawing black and white fur can be challenging. White fur was one of the more difficult elements I found ...
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Base layers with acrylics..

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The base layer process with acrylics?  This morning, this video went live on my Patreon. A 30 minute real time voice over showing how I tackle this element of my paintings. One common complaint with acrylics is the fast drying time. I personally love this about acrylics and its what made me swap from oils. In these Patreon videos I speak about how to keep the paint layers wetter for longer. ...
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How to draw a Tiger

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 Tiger Tutorial Tigers are one of my favourite animals to draw. So when I was asked by a Patreon member to draw one for a tutorial I couldn't wait to get started. I already had the photograph in mind and it was a beautiful one! It was a cropped image which meant this iconic animal filled all of the paper. I love working with photographs like this. If the photo is of the right angle it can m...
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