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Finished Portraits

New Wolf drawing for sale

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Fresh off the easel, my latest graphite portrait is finished =). When I planned this project I knew I wanted a dark background to make the lighter tones within the Wolf to stand out. I had the idea of a distant forest, misty type effect but knew that I must use many blending techniques to ensure this remained blurry otherwise it could be to distracting. There are projects which I get really quit...
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Highland Cow drawing for sale

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I recently completed this Highland Cow graphite drawing and it's now been professionally mounted by my framer and is looking for a new home =). This is one of my most detailed graphite originals to date. I loved drawing all of that long hair. There were many hours of work that went into this to build up the depth to ensure the hair replicated the right thicker texture. I'll pop a few details abou...
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How to draw a Cockerpoo in pastels

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Rosie the Cockerpoo Hi everyone, I have been so busy building up my Patreon library and I haven't updated my blog here in such a long time! I am really proud of the content that I have been working on so hopefully it's been worth it :). This month full length tutorial for the pastel tier features Rosie a beautiful Cockerpoo. Cockerpoos are very popular and any artist taking on pet portrait commis...
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Meet Dexter

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Dexter I recently had the pleasure of drawing this gorgeous Border Collie. If you follow me on social media you'll know that black fur is one of my favourite fur colours to draw. I love how it requires multiple layers, focusing on contrast and using colours like blues and purple to enhance the fur even further. If you'd like to read a few of my top tips for drawing realistic black fur scroll down...
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Meet Rex

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A very special Staffordshire Bull Terrier I recently had the pleasure of painting Rex this gorgeous, smiley Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Sadly, Rex had a terrible start in life. He was subjected to the horrendous world of dog fighting. Not all these kinds of stories end well but for Rex he was one of the lucky ones. Being adopted by a dog trainer who has literally turned Rex's life around....
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Buster the Bulldog

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Buster A few weeks ago I shared a work in progress update of Buster the Bulldog. I loved working on his portrait. It was my largest pet portrait to date and it enabled me to add even more detail achieving more realism. This has certainly encouraged me to draw more larger wildlife projects which will feature in tutorials on Patreon. I'm planning on uploading a series of tutorials showing various ...
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HOW TO PAINT WHITE FUR IN ACRYLICS

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TOP TIPS FOR PAINTING SHORT, WHITE FUR. My latest full length tutorial in acrylics on Patreon was of a white Bulldog. I had a couple of requests for tutorials on short fur and then another on white fur so I thought I'd combine the two for this one. When I was looking for the reference photo for this tutorial I wanted a dog which was entirely white. No other colour so that I could focus on all par...
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Meet Sadie

Posted on by Zara Toms
Last week I finished this portrait of Sadie. Two of my favourite things to draw were in her portrait - black fur and curly fur. So this was a portrait where I didn't want to put the pencils down. Sadie's portrait then made it's journey home to the USA :).    For those who follow my tutorials I have a video on Patreon showing you how I tackle this fur type. Head over to my Patreon...
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RED PANDA PAINTING

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My latest wildlife painting fresh off the easel is this adorable Red Panda. I loved working on this one and enjoyed the challenge of the additional elements within this painting. I stumbled across the beautiful reference photo I used for this and new I had to paint it.  The original Red Panda painting is now up for sale and looking for its new home. More details of the painting can be found ...
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