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Does colour matter?

Posted on by Zara Toms
Since uploading voice over content I have had a few comments and messages asking if I can list the colours I am using. I'll go into more detail here as to why I don't list specific colours :). Why?There are a few of reasons why I don't. I honestly believe that there are 20 ways to get to the same end. Pastels is very much like painting. You can mix colours to create so many other colours and t...
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Maisey & Lexie are finished!

Posted on by Zara Toms
Well, here it is! AT LAST! What a relief to be able to call this massive project finished. This painting is big... At the time I thought it was a good idea and then after a few days I realised this was going to take me ages. So many hours went into this painting - I lost count and realised its pretty much life size... Also, you would not believe how long it took for us to get this photo! People...
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2nd voice over..

Posted on by Zara Toms
Tomorrow at 12pm (UK) my second tutorial with voice over will go live on my YouTube channel. After my first voice over earlier in the week I had quite a few suggestions for future video tutorials. A few were for acrylics so as Oliver's tutorial was in pastels I thought I would try and offer a variety so tomorrows tutorial is this... :D This is a painting I have been working on for myself....
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Video with voice over..

Posted on by Zara Toms
Well as mentioned yesterday, here is my first video with full voice over. In this video I have tried to explain how I approach the portrait, what I am doing and why, how I layer the fur and also explain how I went about tackling the complex blanket. https://youtu.be/0sve3X5q1cI A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Pastel Portrait I just want to say, thank you to everyone for their lovely comments. I was rea...
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VIDEO WITH VOICE OVER!

Posted on by Zara Toms
So... I always said I wouldn't do voice overs because well its scary! But I get so many requests for this type of content I thought well.. Give it a go. To celebrate 1000 YouTube subscribers tonight at 6pm my first voice over video will be live! I thought Oliver would be a great one to start with. All explained in the video :). It will be live tonight at 6pm but I will also post it here t...
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Meet Willow

Posted on by Zara Toms
I can now share with you this surprise commission :). When I was asked to capture Willow in this pastel portrait I couldn't wait to start it. Before being a full time artist I worked with Willow's mum at a kennels. Willow came to work and made us all laugh every day! Her huge personality and bouncy energy, her desire to eat whatever she could get her paws on and then look at you like 'It wasn't m...
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Betty’s WIP Collage

Posted on by Zara Toms
I have just finished a pastel portrait of a beautiful Springer Spaniel. It's a full body portrait with s few elements added to make it even more unique rather than copying the reference photo exactly. This was exactly the same for Betty's portrait. Adding the wall and the blurred background creating a portrait that's truly one of a kind. The texture on the wall and sweet expression with those Spa...
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How do I package my canvas paintings?

Posted on by Zara Toms
Today, Tiger's acrylic painting is making its way to the USA. I thought it would be a good idea to share how I package up my paintings. As I do not roll any of my artwork regardless if its paper based portraits or paint on canvas I always send them flat. My canvas paintings therefore do require that little extra packaging because I send all paintings on a pre-stretched canvas so that my clien...
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