Category: Drawing Tutorials

How to Draw Show Cocker Spaniel Dogs | Soft Pastel Tutorial

If you’re looking for a tutorial to help & show you how to draw realistic dog fur, I have created this lesson just for you. The Show Cocker Spaniel dogs in this double portrait have both short and medium length hair, and because there are 2 dogs in this portrait, that means that I’ll explain to you how to draw a realistic dog twice. This Patreon lesson will follow one of my commissioned portrait artworks. The commissioner of this double portrait has given me permission to create this tutorial and for my students on Patreon to view and use the

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Soft Pastel Art Tutorials

How to Draw a German Shepherd Dog

I am very pleased to bring you my tutorial on how to draw a German Shepherd Dog! This lesson will focus on how to elevate the realism within your soft pastel dog portraits. You will learn how I create soft transition backgrounds, how I work in different layers to create depth & how I use certain colours for a realistic final outcome. As well as creating a true to life facial features, I also put a strong focus on creating really healthy & dynamic fur. in this case, long and short black fur. If you struggle with drawing realistic black

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How to Draw a Human Face | Soft Pastel Tutorial

Human faces are notoriously difficult to draw accurately, I aim to guide you in improving your portraiture & soft pastel skills to be able to draw the faces you wish to draw. I will mainly focus on how to make the portrait look realistic, in particular soft skin & detailed hair. I will be using purely pastel pencils for this portrait. I will not be using any tools or sponges to blend out the pastel here, the pencils themselves and the layering of different colours blend just fine on their own. The full list of materials I used can be

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How to draw a Cat | Pastel tutorial

You will have: HD reference photo that is copyright free Full list of materials used A lengthy explanation on what I am doing A huge range of other Patreon videos You will learn: Tips and techniques for how to use soft pastels Achieving depth in your artwork How to elevate your drawing to look realistic How to work in layers How to properly apply pastel for a desired outcome The cat soft pastel drawing I’m stood next to in the above photo is the result of my Patreon tutorial, measuring 50x60cm which is a great size for adding in lots

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Creating ‘Serene’ Leopard Pastel Portrait / Art Tutorial

This artwork is the result of an in-depth tutorial and real-time video posted on my Patreon channel. What you will learn: Tips and techniques for how to use soft pastels Achieving depth in your artwork How to elevate your drawing to look realistic How to properly apply pastel for a desired outcome You will also have: HD reference photo that is copyright free Full list of materials used A huge range of other Patreon videos This drawing is an exciting one for me as I feel that it allows me to show you a really useful insight into how I

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How to Deal With Soft Pastel Dust

Soft pastel as a media has very few downfalls in my opinion, but one of the main issues that pastel artists face is the extra fine dust debris that is left on the paper. This dust is not only annoying and obstructive to your work, but is also harmful to your lungs. I noticed over time that blowing the pastel dust off my work would slowly start to ruin my artwork. what’s worse is that it would also make my lungs wheeze as I unknowingly but inevitability breathed the dust in. Artworks become ruined when you blow on the excess

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How to Avoid Smudging, Back Pain + Cramping as a Pastel Artist

If you work on a flat desk and have trouble with smudging your artwork, have arm & hand cramps or even back and shoulder pain when drawing, this post is for you! I mainly create artworks in pastels so I can’t rest my hand on paper on top of my work as that smudges the pastel underneath. I recently discovered this hand rest equipment and it has been an absolute life saver. Achieving the same results as a Mahl stick, this device is raised a couple of inches above your artwork to make sure your hand stays away from touching

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The Best Way / How to Sharpen Your Pastel Pencils to a Super Sharp Point

Pastel pencils are loved by many, including myself, as they’re easy to blend and produce vibrant colours. But they’re also hated by many for their shockingly easy ability to break & snap, especially when trying to sharpen them with a conventional sharpener. This can be incredibly frustrating as they’re not cheap, I have sometimes in the past sharpened a whole pencil till it’s non existent without even being able to use it once, simply because sharpeners break them so easily. Well, I’m happy to inform you that I, nor you, no longer have to put up with this problem. For

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Lemur Drawing || PASTEL ART (with bokeh background) – Beginner Tutorial

In this drawing, I will be using Unison colour pastels, Carbothello pastel pencils and Faber castell pastel pencils to draw a Lemur on Clairefontaine Pastelmat paper. I wanted to create a dynamic background, similar to the reference photo. I took inspiration from the bokeh effect already seen on the righthand side of the reference photo and continued it onto the left (reference attached on Patreon). I loved the colour palette of blue’s, grey’s and dark green’s of the bokeh, I used a mixture of pastel sticks and pastel pencils to create it. I also used both the pastel sponge tools

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How to Achieve Accurate Proportions in Your Artwork

Other Methods – Blog Extras 1:1 PHOTO Another great and simple method for drawing accurately is to print out an exact replica size photo to your paper size. This way, you can try and draw the composition out freehand, holding the photo next to your paper to see where things should go. This method won’t achieve an absolute accuracy, but it is great for practicing your freehand skills. You are able to easily compare side by side the sizes and shapes and all you have to do is try and make them as similar as possible. Different types of drawings

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