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New help video, break is down :)

Posted on by Zara Toms
I mentioned during Alfie's graphite post that I have decided to break down Alfie's painting into three video. Three stages showing how I layer and tackle the portrait like this. Explaining what materials I am using etc. This video is much slower than my other videos and you can see how I am using the brush and laying the paint down. If these videos are of use I would love to hear in the comments ...
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Ivy’s video is up :D

Posted on by Zara Toms
I've said it many times but this was one of my favourite portraits to capture. I got to photograph Ivy and meeting her was a real pleasure. She's a sweetie and I hope I captured her gentle nature. Very kind eyes and the softest curly coat! https://youtu.be/Syw1Oi_SGPk Music by bensound.com My full time videos are sped up a lot. Just to make them shorter and more viewable but if you would ...
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Alfie work in progress..

Posted on by Zara Toms
I have been working on a sweet Westie called Alfie. I have the pleasure of capturing him twice! Once for this A4 graphite drawing and then a 10" x 12" acrylic on canvas. I like to keep my clients up to date with regular photo updates. If it was me I would love to see it come together. In some cases they prefer for it to be left as a surprise but majority of the time photo updates are appreci...
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Lexie is mounted :)

Posted on by Zara Toms
The portrait I did of my Sprocker Lexie has been double mounted and is ready to be framed. This is mounted to fit a 16" x 20" frame and by the time we get it on the wall will be a nice centre piece in the dining room. The acrylic painting I am working on of Lexie and Maisey is huge and that will need a lot of wall space. Being 21" x 29" it's big! I thoroughly enjoyed working on this backgr...
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Ivy update :)

Posted on by Zara Toms
I really am enjoying capturing her sweet expression <3. I LOVE drawing curls in graphite. It's probably one of my favourite subjects to draw in graphite. It is such a versatile medium and it suits Ivy perfectly. This is an A4 (8.3" x 11.7") size which is a nice size for a single subject. The larger the size the more detail you can capture due to having that increased working space but ...
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Ivy on the easel <3

Posted on by Zara Toms
I have been looking forward to starting this portrait for months. I had the pleasure of meeting her to take the photographs needed for this portrait. I hope I am capturing her sweet expression in the drawing. Its only because I have met her that I really know just how adorable she is. All she wanted to do was be cuddled and be with you. And she has such soft fur <3. I love working w...
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Backgrounds in pastels..

Posted on by Zara Toms
I am still new to pastels. This was the first scenic type background I have attempted with pastels. The reference which I posted here in a blog post a few days ago shows that the background was more out of focus but still had enough detail in the sea and rocks which I really enjoyed capturing. I wanted to make a blog post covering a few points for approaching something like this for the artists t...
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Lexie Landscape Finished!

Posted on by Zara Toms
For the last few days I have been working on this last minute portrait of my Sprocker Lexie. I've wanted to attempt a landscape and this photo I took of Lexie was the compromise :). For something with this background I wouldn't want to do this any smaller than A3 (11.7" x 16.5") so this is the size I decided to go for. Having a full body portrait wouldn't have been suitable on A4 as she wo...
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Maisey’s Video :)

Posted on by Zara Toms
Here is the time lapse video of Maisey. I am super busy working on a last minute pastel portrait I decided to start yesterday! https://youtu.be/EPvIHhdwcP0 Music by Bensound.com I am very excited about this last minute pastel piece I decided to do. Can't wait to share it with you! It will be uploaded to my social media pages first so keep up to date there to see it :D.
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Maisey update :D

Posted on by Zara Toms
I am putting together the first section of this painting in a time lapse video. It's such a large piece that I decided it may be best to share videos in sections. That video will go live on my YouTube channel tonight and I'll pop it across here on a blog post as well in the next couple of days :). 29" x 21" Acrylic on canvas This is where I got to yesterday. I have had terrible back and ne...
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