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Meet Koda

Posted on by Zara Toms
Koda was another surprise Christmas commission I had the pleasure of drawing. I absolutely loved working on her portrait because it was that much larger. It enabled me to capture even more detail. 14" x 20" is probably one of my favourite sizes for this reason. Her colours were a joy to capture especially with the softness of pastels. 14" x 20" Pastel portrait Full length tutorial comin...
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Avatar, Alfie & Leo

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I completely forgot to share this finished portrait :). Leo the Labrador and those lovely colours was a pleasure to capture. So many different fur types, textures and colours within this portrait. Getting the right balance is key. There are a few options when designing layouts with more than 2 subjects so what I do is make the ones I think would work and sending that selection to the client. They...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Posted on by Zara Toms
🐾🎊😀 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE 😀🎊🐾I just want to say... A HUGE thank you to every single person who supports me on social media, commissions me to draw their much loved pets, purchase my original wildlife work and prints. It means so much and I feel truly lucky to be able to call this my job. Each comment on my posts, shares and the kind messages are ...
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Back fur video and tips

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A few days ago I shared my thumbnail for my black fur in pastels tutorial. Here is the video with voice over :). There are some basic tips and techniques to remember. I have listed my top 3 below :) https://youtu.be/Grt2Aem9tIs Visit my channel here for more videos like this :) LayersThis is one of the most important aspects of creating realistic artwork. The more layers you add the more d...
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Meet Nala :)

Posted on by Zara Toms
I can now start sharing with you all the surprise Christmas commissions I was busy working on. Lets start off with a super cute one :) Nala a gorgeous Labrador puppy - I mean come one... Look at her! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas despite everything going on. For me, I had a quiet Christmas eating way to much - But that's standard right? A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Pastel portrait
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New Tutorials

Posted on by Zara Toms
Painting with acrylics - Part 1 https://youtu.be/cmB_3lqv6bE I have been uploading voice over videos twice a week. Every Tuesday and Saturday at 6pm there is a different tutorial covering a range of topics in a variety of mediums. At the moment they are either pastels or acrylics but I will also be incorporating graphite tutorials very soon. How to paint a dogs ear in acrylics ...
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Avatar and Alfie WIP

Posted on by Zara Toms
🐴🐶🐾 Avatar and Alfie - Next up is Leo 🐾🐶🐴 I had the pleasure of photographing Alfie for this portrait. He is adorable. He sat and posed like a pro and we managed to get a few really nice ones. His owner settled on the face on view. In the reference photo one of his ears was pinned back so I used references from the other photographs and drew his...
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How to paint a dogs ear

Posted on by Zara Toms
Today at 6pm my next voice over tutorial is going live on my YouTube channel.My Channel This voice over video is a step by step lesson on how I created Tiger, the German Shepherds ear. With this variance of fur direction, different shades and tones this could be daunting in knowing where to start. This video talks you through each step, broken down into separate layers. If the video is...
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