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1 hour ago

When adding the little white hairs over any fur colour, it's best to ensure that all the layers underneath are in place first. One wonderful thing about pastels is their versatility to layer light over dark so working this way means those details that are naturally sitting on top, can be left until the end. It's also very tempting to add more than we need as these details often add so much additional realism to the portrait but that then changes the look of the pet so ensuring the balance is right is important.
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Zara's Pet Portraits & Wildlife Art

1 day ago

When drawing any foliage, it's best to have at least 3 values. A highlight, midtone and shadow but I usually like to use at least 6 or 7 to enhance the level of depth. It's also important to notice whether the colours are warm or cool as this can also aid the level of realism. Whether more of a warmer yellow ochre tint or cooler blue within the greens are required which will also help with perspective.

For example, the treeline in the background has a cooler bluer tint to the lighter shades but the grass in the foreground is far warmer with more yellower tints. This helps to push the background further away and bring the foreground closer. Using the same colours all over can make the artwork feel more flat and 2D.
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Zara's Pet Portraits & Wildlife Art

2 days ago

Something that adds a huge amount of depth to any painting or drawing is to use a range of highlight values for these top details. If these brush strokes were all the same brightness, then they all look to similar and therefore flatter.

For this section, I add just a little more titanium white to the existing mixture but it's enough to give more natural variation.
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