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ELEPHANT DRAWING SALE

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I have lots of projects planned for 2022. So for January 2022 I'll be having a sale on some of my original wildlife pieces :). Starting off the sale with this Elephant pastel drawing.  SALE PRICE £100 + FREE UK P&P Original 6" x 10" pastel drawing Mounted to 10" x 14" Reference photos: Pixabay   For this portrait I wanted to focus on the lighting. It was captured beautiful...
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🐾🎊😀 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE 😀🎊🐾

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I want to thank every single person who supports me on social media, commissions me to draw their much loved pets, other artists who support me on Patreon, those who buy my original wildlife work and prints. It means so much and I feel truly lucky to be able to call this my job. Each comment on my posts, shares and the kind messages are just ❤. Another challenging year for...
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HUMMINGBIRD IN FINISHED

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I have loved working on this drawing. I was asked to make a tutorial on how to draw iridescent feathers and straight away I knew I wanted to draw a Hummingbird.   I regularly post public posts to my Patreon with tips and techniques for the projects I'm currently working on. You don't have to be a member to see these posts so if these are of interest click here :)   In these posts I...
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HOW TO PAINT SHORT, BLACK FUR

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HOW TO PAINT SHORT, BLACK FUR IN ACRYLICS When painting black fur like this I typically work from dark to light. Numerous layers which will build depth and therefore more realism in the finished painting. Like always, I want to focus on my contrast and values. Ensuring my highlights are bright and shadows are dark. That will capture the sheen on the coat typically seen on Black Labradors.&nbs...
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CHRISTMAS TUTORIALS :D

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I'm always busy working with pet portrait commissions and Patreon tutorials. Last weekend I uploaded the Christmas themed tutorials to Patreon - a 'Drawing a Christmas puppy' and 'how to paint a Robin'. Both also available as shorter tutorials on YouTube. Click the thumbnails below to head over to watch them now :)           In these YouTube videos I sh...
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HOW TO DRAW A YELLOW LABRADOR

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DRAWING A YELLOW LABRADOR IN PASTELS Yellow Labradors vary considerably. The colours I use for one may be different for another so it will fall down to the individual reference photograph you're working on. An eye dropper tool can really help to pin point which colour you should be using but the most important thing over colour is contrast. Having the lights and darks accurate will make the most ...
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2 NEW TUTORIALS THIS WEEKEND

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BUSY, BUSY, BUSY I'm uploading as much content as I can to my Patreon channel. At the moment it's 1 video for each tier every week! That's a lot of content :D This weekend we have... > How to draw a black and white cat in pastels.. AND > How to paint a Pheasant in acrylics.  Drawing black and white fur can be challenging. White fur was one of the more difficult elements I found ...
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HOW TO DRAW A TREE

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HOW TO DRAW A TREE IN PASTELS I was asked to create a tutorial showing how to draw a tree. I thought this was a great element for a focus tutorial and over the weekend the 1.5 hour real time tutorial was uploaded to my Patreon channel. I also have a time-lapse version with voice over on my YouTube channel. Just like every tutorial regardless of the subject, topic or medium I am working in I al...
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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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🏞✏ My first landscape ✏🏞

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🏞✏ My first landscape ✏🏞 After having a few requests to make a tutorial of a landscape drawing I didn't realise how much I'd enjoy creating it. I have wanted to tackle something like this for a couple of years but always ended up drawing or painting a wildlife subject instead.   The photograph I chose for this drawing was one that demonstrated s...
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