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Meet Milo

Posted on December 28, 2019December 27, 2019 by Zara Toms

This was a fun portrait to be asked to do <3. His owner wanted me to draw Milo in various stages of his life. The puppy photo is adorable! Milo is a very special furbaby to his parents and this portrait will take pride of place in their home. A3 (11.7" x 16.5") colour pencil drawing.
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First Christmas commission revealed!

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Zara Toms

Hi everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Did your furbabies get spoilt? I can now start sharing with you my secret Christmas commissions I had the pleasure of drawing. It's so lovely to hear peoples thank you messages and knowing they are framed, on their wall being enjoyed and cherished. It makes all the hours spent on them so worth while. This is a portrait of a beauti...
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Meet Eric <3

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Zara Toms

I can now share with you Eric's portrait :). This was a surprise gift for his dad and I hear he loved it. I am so lucky to be asked to draw so many beautiful Spaniels. I love capturing their expression and all those curls and markings - - - -A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Colour pencil drawing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Harry’s Full Time Lapse

Posted on December 12, 2019December 9, 2019 by Zara Toms

Here is the full time lapse video of Harry's portrait. One of my favourite drawings to date. I think it was his colour and those eyes <3. Capturing that sweet, head tilt expression was a real pleasure. I really do feel lucky to be asked to capture so many beautiful furbabies. https://youtu.be/JgF2VA_AU2I Music kindly provided by bensound. com My YouTube channel is gradually growing :)
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Tilley & Cresta Video

Posted on December 8, 2019December 7, 2019 by Zara Toms

Here is the full time lapse video of the recent Shetland and cart drawing I have recently finished. There were so many elements to this portrait. It could easily become very daunting and not know where to start. I have never drawn this much leather work on one portrait but I approach it as I would any other ... Break down into small sections. When you watch the time lapse video you will no...
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Shetland and cart finished!

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Zara Toms

Meet Tilley and Cresta :D. I have said it on each progress update here... But this has been such a fun portrait to work on! All that leather work was a great challenge. I adore capturing movement in portraits. I did a Jaguar that was walking towards the camera as one of my first wildlife drawings as it's always been a favourite. This is certainly at the top of my list as well. The full time la...
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First attempt at Digital Painting!

Posted on December 6, 2019December 5, 2019 by Zara Toms

There was a few days where I was unable to sit at my easel. I hated that I wasn't creating something so I downloaded a free app on my tablet and used my phone stylus and had a go at a digital painting of my horse Jack. I was pleased with how this came out for my first attempt. I did then start a Red Panda digital painting but haven't got round to finishing that yet. Digital painting is don...
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Shetland cart update

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 by Zara Toms

Fun fun fun!This portrait has been so much fun to work on. I cannot wait to share the finished photograph with you. I wish I could take good scans of my artwork. Getting the lighting right for the photographs isn't an easy task. But the scanner doesn't pick up the lighter details and it can make the drawing look really bleached out. It may be that I don't have a scanner with a high enough resolut...
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Bella & Molly

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Zara Toms

Last week I completed this A4 (8.3" x 11.7") colour pencil drawing of Bella & Molly. They have such expressive little faces and they were a real pleasure to draw. Their mum who commissioned the portrait was intending it to be a surprise gift to their dad for Christmas. Once she received it she was to excited to wait so gave it to him straight away :). The full time lapse video will be upl...
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Shetland Cart Update

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Zara Toms

I am having so much fun with this piece! Coming together slowly making sure all those tiny leather work details are added :)
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