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🐾🖌 Acrylic tier coming soon! 🖌🐾

Posted on by Zara Toms
Acrylic tier coming soon! I have been working hard in between pastel tutorials creating some acrylic studies ready for the launch of my acrylic tuition tier . I LOVE working in acrylics so I am really looking forward to being able to allocate specific time spent working with the paintbrushes. First study was of this cat eye. I chose the reference photo because of the colours and sharp detail. I...
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Tiger is finished!

Posted on by Zara Toms
🐯✏ All those stripes! ✏🐯 I have not wanted to put down my pencils at all for this one. I've loved working on every detail and filling that paper with the cropped subject 😍. Creating that out of focus effect for the body to ensure the main focus is on the detail of the face adds to creating more depth in the piece. I'm taking it to my framers be professi...
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Tiger on my easel!

Posted on by Zara Toms
🐾✏ On my easel ✏🐾 A close up, lots of detail and a striking pose is why I chose the reference photo for this portrait. I did a Gorilla portrait which was cropped tight to fill the paper which creates a really dramatic effect. It can work really well and since I started this portrait I have struggled to put the pencils down. The striped markings are w...
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NEW full length tutorial

Posted on by Zara Toms
🐾✏ Tom - Cavalier King Charles ✏🐾   Yesterday, Tom's full length tutorial went live on Patreon. The Patreon library here on my website is updated with all available tutorials that are on Patreon :). I have so many more tutorials planned. The next fur focus study will be a Spaniels ear - lots of curls :).  Should you want to draw Tom yourself and fol...
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New Patreon Tutorial tomorrow!

Posted on by Zara Toms
🐾✏ Muntjac Tutorial🐾✏  I really enjoyed creating the voice over for this tutorial. Like with all my tutorials on Patreon I have covered every element of this portrait from start to finish. Referencing every colour I have used - no secrets, all explained :).  To start with I didn't like working on the Buttercup coloured Pastelmat paper but it actually wor...
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NEXT MONTH ON PATREON!

Posted on by Zara Toms
🐾✏ DOG EYE ✏🐾 I have so many tutorials planned for Patreon. I am always thinking of new content to create from focus studies to full length projects. This dog eye is something I have wanted to upload for a while. I LOVE creating these studies - it really takes the pressure off of full length projects and pet portraits. I love my pet portrait commissions, working on a...
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Patreon

Posted on by Zara Toms
✏🐾 Patreon 🐾✏ On 1st February this year I launched my Patreon channel. I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I do and I am so pleased I took that leap in offering online tuition. I have been working really hard to get as much content uploaded as I possibly can. Offering a wide variety of topics and subjects to ensure there is something for everyone. Here on my websi...
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‘Tiger and her cub’

Posted on by Zara Toms
I completed this pastel portrait a few months ago. I had it professionally mounted with a double mount which is always my preference for my original wildlife piece. I think it adds more depth to the overall piece. I have only just got round to photographing it :). I used three different photographs and combined them to create a unique piece of art that is one of a kind. This original portra...
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NEW PATREON LIBRARY!

Posted on by Zara Toms
On the 1st February I launched my Patreon channel. Each month since then I have been adding as much video tutorial content as I can. These tutorials are a mixture of full length portraits, focus studies and bonus videos. I am loving Patreon but one of the aspects I am not so keen on is the accessibility for members to find specific tutorials. For this reason I have had a Patreon library added to m...
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