How to draw realistic fur in pastels is all in the layering process. How we order these layers is crucial to creating more depth within the pet portrait. Drawing a Cockerpoo requires soft layers whilst still building details. One common mistake is that we want to add details to early on which limits the amount of depth and ultimately reduces how photo realistic that portrait will be when finished. By layering in this way we will not only capture the correct soft fur texture but also end up with a portrait that is far more three dimensional.
00:00 Base layer
02:54 Refinement
04:59 First details
05:50 Pencil technique
06:52 Sections
08:15 Contrast
09:07 A common mistake
10:42 Finer details
12:00 What pencils do I use?
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Pastel & Acrylic Tutorials:
Patreon: www.patreon.com/zaratomsart
Would you like to see what tutorials I have on Patreon? If so, the link to the library is below :)
https://petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk/?page_id=3404
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Links:
Top tips for drawing realistic fur in pastels: https://youtu.be/qai9NcPOOLo
How to draw curly fur in pastels: https://youtu.be/lM-3tVlazW0
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Website & blog: www.petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk
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Materials used:
A3 (11.7" x 16.5")
Dark grey Pastelmat paper
A mixture of Carbothello, Pitt, Derwent & Caran d'ache pastel pencils
Reference photo provided by owner