Meet Nala :)

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I can now start sharing with you all the surprise Christmas commissions I was busy working on. Lets start off with a super cute one :) Nala a gorgeous Labrador puppy - I mean come one... Look at her! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas despite everything going on. For me, I had a quiet Christmas eating way to much - But that's standard right? A4 (8.3" x 11.7") Pastel portrait
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Merry Christmas!

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❄️⛄️ MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE ⛄️❄️ I hope whatever your plans are you are making the most of Christmas 2020. My plans today are to take my horses for a nice quiet hack in the beautiful countryside. They will of course have their Santa hats on :D. I will then be eating WAY TO MUCH and YAY! Looking forward to that!! Tomorrow I will be ...
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New Tutorials

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Painting with acrylics - Part 1 https://youtu.be/cmB_3lqv6bE I have been uploading voice over videos twice a week. Every Tuesday and Saturday at 6pm there is a different tutorial covering a range of topics in a variety of mediums. At the moment they are either pastels or acrylics but I will also be incorporating graphite tutorials very soon. How to paint a dogs ear in acrylics ...
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Avatar and Alfie WIP

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🐴🐶🐾 Avatar and Alfie - Next up is Leo 🐾🐶🐴 I had the pleasure of photographing Alfie for this portrait. He is adorable. He sat and posed like a pro and we managed to get a few really nice ones. His owner settled on the face on view. In the reference photo one of his ears was pinned back so I used references from the other photographs and drew his...
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How to paint a dogs ear

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Today at 6pm my next voice over tutorial is going live on my YouTube channel.My Channel This voice over video is a step by step lesson on how I created Tiger, the German Shepherds ear. With this variance of fur direction, different shades and tones this could be daunting in knowing where to start. This video talks you through each step, broken down into separate layers. If the video is...
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Cheetah is finished

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They are finished :). 'Two of a kind' is being professionally mounted and then will be looking for its new home. If you're interested in purchasing this or any other of my original pieces please don't hesitate to get in touch :). zara.toms@hotmail.co.uk I have loved every part of this portrait. Every spot, every individual hair - it's really been a case of not wanting to put the pencils down...
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Cheetah update two..

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Using multiple reference photographs to create a unique piece of art is something I take great time in. Getting the balance, composition, lighting - many elements to create something that appears natural takes in many cases days to get right. 10" x 18" pastel portraitAdult cheetah reference by Emmanuel Keller @ Wildlife Reference photosCheetah cub reference by Tazi Brown @ Wildlife Reference ...
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