How to draw a Tiger

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 Tiger Tutorial Tigers are one of my favourite animals to draw. So when I was asked by a Patreon member to draw one for a tutorial I couldn't wait to get started. I already had the photograph in mind and it was a beautiful one! It was a cropped image which meant this iconic animal filled all of the paper. I love working with photographs like this. If the photo is of the right angle it can m...
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Drawing white fur

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Drawing white fur I have drawn many animals with white fur. From horses to polar bears but the one thing to remember when capturing animals such as these is white fur is never white. There are many tonal changes and values to capture to create as much depth with a fur type like this. I speak about it a lot but I feel the contrast is so important regardless of the subject but this will b...
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Want to know how to draw water droplets?

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Drawing water droplets in most cases is about focusing on the bright highlights and the reflections within that droplet. Depending on the shape and origin of that droplet it will vary quite a lot in terms of colour. This is because of the translucency of the water enabling the surroundings and what is behind the droplet to almost be capsulated within it.  So due to how much they can vary I...
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Back from holiday!

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Sorry for the lack of posts here the paste couple of weeks. This weekend I got back from a lovely two week break. Whenever I have holidays planned I obviously look forward to them but I really do miss being at my easel. I do still take my laptop so I can keep up with as much admin as I can but the internet was a little hit and miss at times. When we go on holiday our dogs are always with us. ...
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NEW DRAGONFLY PAINTING

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🖌🌷 Fresh off the easel 🌷🖌 I have been working on this acrylic painting during any spare minutes between other portraits. I spent hours finding a photograph I liked. Most Dragonfly photos they're just on bits of stick and I wanted to add something with flowers. As always it's nice to tick another wildlife subject off the list of animals to paint and draw :). A...
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Meet Timmy

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Timmy I recently had the pleasure of drawing a very special canine companion. Timmy was a pat dog. Pat dogs, known as Pets As Therapy dogs, do an incredible job in a variety of roles. Visiting hospitals, care homes, day centres, schools and many other establishments providing many people with company, companionship and therapy. In some cases dogs are not given as much credit for their role in o...
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First time painting a Dragonfly…

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Background is done ✅ This painting is one that a friend of mine has been asking me to complete for maybe a good two years. Having a couple of days free in between commissions I thought I would make a start on it. For this, I knew I wanted to have a bokeh background. A background which I LOVE. I really like how it can create a magical effect and add extra depth and dimension to the painting...
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ACRYLIC TUTORIALS COMING SOON :)

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Yesterday I was busy updating my Patreon library here on my website. I have added some tutorial thumbnails which will be available when my acrylic tutorial goes live. I am hoping to get it ready for the 1st September. There is quite a lot of preparation that goes into getting the tutorials ready but I have always wanted to have a small library of content immediately available for anyone who signs ...
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