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Finished Portraits

NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO

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I regularly share voice over tutorials to my YouTube channel and the full length, much slower with in depth voice over versions are available on my Patreon channel. Pastels are a fantastic medium and are a joy to learn. I am launching an acrylic tier very soon as well which I am really excited about. I upload a variety of tutorials and regularly take requests for specific content should any member...
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Nearly 10 hour tutorial!

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Drawing Jake the Corgi This month for Patreon I have been working hard on creating as much content (as always) as I possibly can. 6 videos this month alone :D. That's a lot of tutorials for £5 a month :).  I have a full list of Patreon tutorials here on my website so that anyone interested can browse the kind of content that is available before signing up. There is the benefit of being able...
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🐾✏️ 💦 SWIMMING BLUE IS FINISHED 💦✏️🐾

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I LOVE a challenge! First time attempting water with pastels but it was my favourite part when working on his portrait. I enjoy capturing movement of subjects anyway so creating the ripples and movement of the water was the element where I didn't want to put my pencils down. A typical Labrador - water baby - doing what they know. I have been asked to draw many of Blue's family pets so it was a ple...
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‘HARE – ACRYLIC PAINTING FOR SALE’

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🐰🖌 'Hare today, gone tomorrow'🖌🐰 This always reminds me of the things in Spring that make me happy. Seeing the Hares and Rabbits dash across the fields, the daisies starting to emerge as the season gets in full swing. I love capturing movement and this is something I am keen to pursue in future projects I have planned. This Hare that was perfectly captured by...
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‘On the pr-owl’ FOR SALE

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🦉🖌 'On the pr-owl' 🖌🦉 I LOVED using the vibrant colours for this Barn Owl painting. The stunning Barn Owl photograph was the perfect pose. I created my own background and foreground for this as I knew I wanted a sunset theme so I then went about adding these colours that would naturally be reflecting on the bird to ensure the entire piece fitted together. ...
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Acrylic collage

Posted on by Zara Toms
🐾🖌 I love working in acrylics 🖌🐾 I enjoy creating these collages because it shows how every portrait goes through a layering process. It's a gradual progression building values and depth and it's very similar to how I approach my pastel portraits.   I loved painting Alfie the West Highland Terrier. White fur can be tricky but the reference ph...
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Tiger has sold!

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'Amur Tiger' Last night this original Tiger pastel portrait sold and this morning made its way to its new home :). I can't wait to see a photograph of it framed :D.  If you'd like any information on any of my originals or limited edition prints please don't hesitate to email me at zara.toms@hotmail.co.uk SOLD 8" x 12" pastel portrait Double mounted to 12"x16" Reference photo: Step...
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Tiger Mounted :D

Posted on by Zara Toms
🐾🖌 Mounted and up for grabs 🖌🐾 🐾✏ All mounted and looking for a home ✏🐾 As always, my framer has done a fantastic job mounting this original drawing. I like to go with a double mount on my original pieces to add that bit of extra depth. I personally love the effect it creates. I am already planning the next big cat project - thi...
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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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