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Archie in progress

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New on my easel is Archie. I have had the pleasure of drawing Archie in colour pencil last year. Not only that but his brother Ollie to. I will attach these portraits below for you to see :). I have had the absolute pleasure of drawing their other canine family members. 5 other Cocker Spaniels and a Labrador not only each in colour pencil but also all 6 on a large canvas for an acrylic painting. ...
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More Tiger progress :D

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In between commissions I try and work on my own pieces and this Tiger and her cub has been tucked away waiting to be finished. These updates are a few days late as I was sharing blog posts for my videos but its not far from completion here :D This video will be one available over on my Patreon channel up to 3 hours long. Real time and much slower clips with in depth, step by step voice over. ...
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New Tiger

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A new wildlife piece on the easel which I made a start on over Christmas. This is a piece I have designed from 3 or 4 different photographs to create a one of piece which is often how I like to work. There are times where I have a reference and although I adjust the contrast, saturation and placement I may copy that as it is. But when I have a set project in mind I like to design something unique...
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Tommy in progress..

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Tommy the very sweet Border Collie was another surprise Christmas commission that I can now share with you :). So much character in the reference photograph which I was keen to capture. Back busy working on a horse and foal portrait today 😍 A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Pastel portrait NEWS :D... Yesterday I finished my first Patreon video! 2 hour 38 minutes! In depth voice over throughou...
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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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New Tutorials

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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

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🐴🐶🐾 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

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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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