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People Portraits

I DRAW PEOPLE TO :)

Posted on by Zara Toms
Although I don't advertise it as such, when asked I do draw people to. My first couple of graphite portraits was of family members and once I was confident in capturing skin tones and textures I accepted people commissions. More recently I have been drawing people in colour using pastels. Both graphite and pastels work well but obviously create very different looks. Some reference photos shout for...
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People Collage :D

Posted on by Zara Toms
This time of year is always busy. I'm working on lots of surprise Christmas commissions which I can't wait to share with you in the New Year. I also have some exciting wildlife pieces planned. Some nice projects I can get stuck into. I am going to try my hardest to get my own painting of Maisey and Lexie finished. It's 80% there so I really do just need to finish it...
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The people are finished :)

Posted on by Zara Toms
This portrait has been one that has really been something I could get my teeth into. It required me to approach certain aspects differently such as blending and layering. It did take lots of colours in the correct order to get the individual skin tones. A really light hand to apply the lightest of pastel colour in many areas was the key to getting the skin texture and tones. A3 (11.7" x 16.5"...
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A new challenge..

Posted on by Zara Toms
So.... Sometimes I think in order to develop and learn new skills you need to push yourself out of your comfort zone. Well, this did as I have never attempted a people portrait in colour before. I am so glad I did! I LOVED every minute I spent on this 4 people portrait. A good friend had asked me to do this special portrait for her husband as a surprise birthday gift. She gave me free rein and we...
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Meet Steven & Denver :)

Posted on by Zara Toms
I have been desperate to share this portrait with you for weeks :). I had the honour of capturing the bond that they both share and it's a portrait I will remember for a very long time. Now in the home in the USA and taking pride of place in Stevens home. This was a custom size portrait. It was more of a square photo but so not to crop off the top of Stevens head like how it was in the refere...
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Something new.. People!

Posted on by Zara Toms
Occasionally I get asked to draw something different. Something that challenges me and gives me an opportunity to learn new skills, techniques and in this case textures! There were a few elements of this piece which were new to me and I had to experiment on a scrap piece of paper to find the best way of tackling them. The first was the blanket the newborn baby was wrapped in. It was similar to...
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