Subject Focus: Animals

What are you stuck on? This part of the Hub focuses on how to pastel animals, the tricky bits like whiskers and paws and understanding how to pastel fur. and it will continue to grow.

The Hub gives you the confidence to go ahead with your own paintings, to grow and be the best artist you can be.

Contents

How To Pastel Wool

Clumped Wool
Matted Wool
Tiny Sheep

Wet Fur

How to Pastel Wet Black Fur
How To Change A Dog Portrait To Soft Focus

How To Pastel Curly Poodle Fur

Introduction, Supplies List & Reference Photos
Curly Poodle Fur 1 - Part 1 - Colour Choices & Tracing
Curly Poodle Fur 1 Part 2 - Eye
Curly Poodle Fur 1 Part 3 - Fur
Curly Poodle Mop Part 1 - Colour Choices & Tracing
Curly Poodle Fur 2 Part 2

How To Pastel Liver Chestnut Dog fur

Introduction
Liver Chestnut Chest Fur Colour Choices & Tracing
Liver Chestnut Chest Fur Part 1
Liver Chestnut Chest Fur - Part 2
Liver Chestnut Face & Ear Fur Colour Choices & Tracing
Liver Chestnut Facial Fur
Liver Chestnut Ear Fur
Liver Chestnut Chest Fur -What Went Wrong & How I Put It Right

How To Pastel Lion Mane Fur

Introduction
Lion Mane 1 Fur Colour Choices
Lion Mane 1 Fur Tracing
Lion Mane 1 Fur Underpainting
Lion Mane 1 Fur Detail
Lion Mane Fur 2 Tracing & Underpainting
Lion Mane Fur 2 Detail

How To Draw & Pastel Eyes

Introduction
Eagle Owl Eye Demo
Tawny Owl Eye Demo
Leopard Eye Demo
Cat Eye
How To Pastel Tiny Eyes
Pastel A Monkey Eye
Pastel A Sheep Eye With White Lashes
How To Pastel A Red Panda Eye
German Shepherd Dog Eye - Side View
How To Pastel A Black Dog Eye That Lacks Form & Colour.

How To Pastel Whiskers

In this section I'll show you how to pastel whiskers. Long, short, thick, thin, tiny, huge. There's an introduction to the technique followed by examples.

Introduction
Snow Leopard Whiskers
Dog Retriever Whiskers
Squirrel Whiskers
Long Kitten Whiskers

How To Learn How To Pastel Long Fur

In the next 3 lessons, I'll show you how to see fur better to be able to pastel in a more realistic style. If you can't get out of the habit of pastelling every single strand of hair or fur, and you're wondering why your paintings don't look realistic, then these 3 lessons is a must for you. I'll be demonstrating using spaniel ears.

Lesson 1. How to see fur to be able to stop pastelling every single strand of hair

Lesson 2. If you struggled with lesson 1, lesson 2 will help you further.

Lesson 3. We will be pastelling long ear fur using what we learnt in lesson 1 and 2 and more.

Spaniel Ears Lesson 1
Spaniel Ears Lesson 2
Spaniel Ears Lesson 3
Lesson 4a Spaniel Ear on Pastelmat: Tracing
Lesson 4b Spaniel Ear on Pastelmat Colour Choices
Lesson 4c Spaniel Ear On Pastelmat

How To Pastel Paws

Labrador Paws Tutorial
Cavalier King Charles Paws Tutorial
How To Pastel A Shaggy Black Paw
How To Pastel Tiny Wolf Legs & Paws

How to Pastel Fur

In this section you'll find a growing collection of fur tutorials that show specific techniques.

Tip For Making Random Marks With Short Fur
How To Pastel Out Of Focus Fur
How To Pastel Soft Fur
Black Wavy Ear Fur
How To Pastel Brindle Fur

How To Pastel Dog's Mouths & Noses

Dog's Gums
Brownish Dog's Nose

How To Pastel Accessories

This section is for things like dog tags and leads

How To Pastel A Tiny Silver Buckle
How To Pastel A Pink Fabric Dog Collar
How To Pastel A Fleece Blanket

How To Pastel Bullmastiff Fur

In this tutorial I'll show you how to pastel the short thick fur of the Bullmastiff breed.

  • I'll show you how to accurately trace your outline.

  • How to select your supplies

  • How to pastel everything, showing you how to achieve a 3D effect and tint your colours to make new colours.

  • The colours I've chosen are not prescriptive and I help you by suggesting alternatives. I also describing the actual colours, not just by their numbers or often meaningless names.

Bullmastiff Tracing
Bullmastiff Colour Choices
Bullmastiff Eye
Bullmastiff Nose And Snout
Bullmastiff Fur Part 1
Bullmastiff Fur Part 2

How To Pastel Short, Soft Puppy Fur

In this tutorial I'll show you how to pastel soft short puppy fur.

  • I'll show you how to accurately trace your outline.

  • How to select your supplies

  • How to pastel everything, showing you how to achieve a 3D effect especially around the tricky snout area.

  • The colours I've chosen are not prescriptive and I help you by suggesting alternatives. I also describing the actual colours, not just by their numbers or often meaningless names.

Soft Puppy Fur Tracing
Soft Short Puppy Fur Colour Choices
Soft Puppy Fur Eye
Soft Puppy Fur 1
Soft Puppy Fur 2

How To Pastel Weimaraner Fur

In this tutorial I'll show you how to pastel the short thick fur of the Weimaraner breed.

  • I'll show you how to accurately trace your outline.

  • How to select your supplies

  • How to pastel everything, showing you how to achieve a 3D effect and how to soften the fur to increase the illusion of detail.

  • The colours I've chosen are not prescriptive and I help you by suggesting alternatives. I also describing the actual colours, not just by their numbers or often meaningless names.

Weimaraner Tracing
Weimaraner Colour Choices
Weimaraner Eye
Weimaraner Fur Part 1
Weirmaraner Fur Part 2

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