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Teddy has his smile <3

Posted on by Zara Toms
I am really enjoying this pastel portrait. Teddy is adorable and his smile is contagious. He just looks like the most gentle, cuddly furbaby. Sadly, he recently crossed over rainbow bridge. This portrait is for him mum to have something to remember him by. Lots and lots of layers to build up all that gorgeous fur. The full time lapse video will show just how many layers go together to crea...
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Teddy in progress..

Posted on by Zara Toms
I have kindly been given permission to share Teddy's work in progress updates with you so you can watch him develop. Sadly, Teddy is no longer with us and his family miss him dearly. This is done using pastels. A black pastel stick for the background and then pastel pencils for Teddy himself. A combination of Faber Castell Pitt Pencils, Carbothello pencils and Derwent pastel pencils. Pape...
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Meet Elf :)

Posted on by Zara Toms
Meet Lyndell El Diablo AKA Elf 🥰🐴I can now share with you his pastel portrait I completed a few weeks ago. Elf is almost 9 years old and his mum wasn't intending on keeping him. She soon realised however that he was her horse of a lifetime and they have achieved some amazing things together. He has done a bit of everything including some show jumping but recently she entered ...
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Meet Baloo

Posted on by Zara Toms
Baloo is a 7 year old blue German Shepherd. He is owned by a good friend of mine and this was a surprise gift for their mum. Baloo is her baby and the portrait was a special gift she can cherish. This was done in pastels on the warm grey paper. I added a subtle lighter glow behind Baloo to make him pop even more. A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Pastel drawing
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Meet Aimee :)

Posted on by Zara Toms
I finished this A3 graphite drawing of Aimee the lovely Beagle last week. Sadly, Aimee is no longer with us and her family miss her dearly. The portrait means an awful lot to the her mum. She sent me a message saying she can't wait for the portrait to be home so that Aimee is back home where she should be. That really touched me and every hour I spend on them makes it so worth while knowing they ...
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Designing layouts

Posted on by Zara Toms
I have wanted to do a blog post sharing how I come up with my layouts for my commissions. I use the same process and software when designing my wildlife layouts. But when choosing background colours for my pastel portraits the below examples give the clients a rough idea of which they prefer. I recently posted Monty's finished portrait here and on my social media pages. The background chosen ...
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Monty’s Video

Posted on by Zara Toms
Here is the full time lapse video of Monty's pastel drawing :). Many hours compressed into a couple of minutes. Lots of layers as you can see and then a very light hand where the pastel pencils barely touch the paper to create the more finer, subtle details. https://youtu.be/CfVh2qO5ybI For Monty's portrait a subtle light blue, grey background was chosen. It enhances those similar shades...
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Meet Monty :)

Posted on by Zara Toms
I can now share with you this recent portrait of Monty. He was an absolute joy to draw. As you know I love drawing black subjects and the pastels were so lovely to work with. We went for a blue background. Light shades with a very subtle off grey round the corners. It really drew you eye even more to those lovely eyes of his. A4( 8.3" x 11.7") Pastel drawing
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Harper full time lapse

Posted on by Zara Toms
Here is the full time lapse video of the recent pastel portrait of Harper the stunning Fox Red Labrador. https://youtu.be/Y3cna7Q8-Qk I have lots of exciting things planned for this year. Lots of wildlife pieces and I am so looking forward to the future pastel portraits I have been commissioned to do. I am loving this new medium, its so versatile and creates stunning effects. I got my...
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