Zara's Pet Portraits & Wildlife Art

Zara's Pet Portraits & Wildlife Art

My name is Zara Toms, based in Hampshire in the UK. I specialise in detailed pet portraits and wildlife art in pastels and acrylics. My KZread channel is packed full of painting & drawing tips and techniques. If you're beginning your art journey, a hobbyist or an advanced artist I'm always happy to answer any art related questions. If you'd like to grow and develop your art further I offer in depth, considerably slower, often real time tutorial in pastels and acrylics on my Patreon. My Patreon has a large range of domestic pets for members who are looking to expand into pet portraits themselves. With a range of breeds demonstrating the tips and techniques I use to transfer into their own portraits. There is also a wide range of wildlife subjects so there is something for everyone :).

I upload videos to KZread every Tuesday & Saturday.

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  • @miriamsargent3428
    @miriamsargent34288 сағат бұрын

    Beautiful you are such a talented artist and your tutorials are first class.

  • @zaratomsart
    @zaratomsart8 сағат бұрын

    @miriamsargent3428 thank you so much that's really kind ❤️

  • @soarpurpose
    @soarpurposeКүн бұрын

    Those are great whiskers. Will try the "eraser" tip when painting.

  • @mimisart
    @mimisart2 күн бұрын

    I've been waiting for a video like this! Thanks so much!! I'll for sure take these tips with me into the next (or current) painting.

  • @namastan5580
    @namastan55803 күн бұрын

    Thank you your videos are always so helpful❤

  • @zaratomsart
    @zaratomsart3 күн бұрын

    @namastan5580 thank you so much. So pleased to hear that ❤️

  • @woodCarvingsmall
    @woodCarvingsmall3 күн бұрын

    Amazing 🤩

  • @cletiskroeker3552
    @cletiskroeker35523 күн бұрын

    Awesome work!💯

  • @b_slafaut5383
    @b_slafaut53834 күн бұрын

    Nice! Something I’ve struggled with.

  • @jodilynn9514
    @jodilynn95144 күн бұрын

    I will MOST DEFINITELY be checking out your patreon! So I VERY recently started painting and totally by accident. I did a photo transfer of a friend’s dog and the details and color in his fur, just did not show through at all. So I thought “hmmm maybe I’ll add some acrylic paint here and there to make it pop”. Wellllllll 2 weeks later I ended up with a completely painted canvas lol. I’ve had several friends ask if I’d do their pets as well. They think I’m so talented but really, I’m just painting over what’s already there. I try to tell myself I’m not cheating, because when these transfers come out there’s always so much paper left over and MOST details are not even noticeable, especially the eyes. I try to tell myself, it’s just a quicker way to map out what I’m painting 😬 but I feel like a fraud. 🤦🏼‍♀️. Anyway, I LOVE your videos, they’ve helped me bring my paintings (aka photo tranfers 😂) to life! I do have a question though. I’ve only done these on wood surfaces. The first one I ever did, I sealed with mod podge, hoping it would bring some color back in (before I decided to paint it) and NOPE it did not so I painted OVER the mod podge. However, on the second pet painting, I didn’t seal it with mod podge first and it didn’t seem to catch as many details, no matter what I did. Did the mod podge act like the gesso? Is it ok if I apply the mod podge rather than the gesso? Sorry such a long post, I felt like I needed to add some context to WHY it was sealed with mod podge first lol. Also, I do not charge my friends for these paintings, it’s really just something that brings me so much joy to see their reactions. ❤❤

  • @dbauerlien
    @dbauerlien6 күн бұрын

    Excellent! I learned quite a lot. Thank you for sharing!

  • @southernbear2994
    @southernbear29948 күн бұрын

    I wonder why beautiful artists such as urself don't sell your services to those of us who would love to hire you???

  • @Lizziebird-pg4gj
    @Lizziebird-pg4gj8 күн бұрын

    Fantastic work! Very realistic, thank you for sharing your knowledge

  • @susancaldbeck6603
    @susancaldbeck66038 күн бұрын

    i love your work so much. thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. i really struggle with shadows on blond dogs. example would be a bull mastiff with part of the head in shadows. I think i am just thinking too much. Any tips? Thank you

  • @jonienelson2888
    @jonienelson288811 күн бұрын

    I watched this on a BIG screen today and what a difference that made!! (vs my cell phone screen) Thank you thank you thank you!! This will help me SO much on the drawing I am currently working on. (A tan/ mostly white dog with short hair) I seem to get a little stuck after my base layers down and introducing the pencil work is where I kinda crumble. Very helpful!

  • @claritzairosario68
    @claritzairosario6812 күн бұрын

    So beautiful!!!❤❤❤

  • @zaratomsart
    @zaratomsart12 күн бұрын

    Thank you ❤️

  • @edwardandrews1381
    @edwardandrews138113 күн бұрын

    What type / brand of pastel blocks are you using please ??

  • @zaratomsart
    @zaratomsart13 күн бұрын

    The background and base for the fur was PanPastels.

  • @edwardandrews1381
    @edwardandrews138112 күн бұрын

    @@zaratomsart thank you.

  • @frankizadirad6778
    @frankizadirad677813 күн бұрын

    Hi amazing work pleas tell me what kind of board you use for your art work.thank ypu

  • @zaratomsart
    @zaratomsart13 күн бұрын

    I'm using Pastelmat paper for this one.

  • @user-md1ny4yr1i
    @user-md1ny4yr1i13 күн бұрын

    Perfect 🎉

  • @zaratomsart
    @zaratomsart13 күн бұрын

    Thank you =)

  • @user-md1ny4yr1i
    @user-md1ny4yr1i13 күн бұрын

    @@zaratomsart can I have your telegram please? Iam a girl by the way 😄 Because if I needed to ask someone about drawing, you will be who Iam asking👉👈

  • @paulbowden6
    @paulbowden613 күн бұрын

    Fabulous work! Can I please ask what kind of vacuum you're using to collect the loose pastel dust?

  • @zaratomsart
    @zaratomsart13 күн бұрын

    It's just my household shark hoover with a car cleaning attachment on the end 😊

  • @jonienelson2888
    @jonienelson288813 күн бұрын

    Such a sweet puppy! Hope to be half as talented as you someday..been working on graphite drawings and haven’t used my pastels in a long long time..makes me want to revisit them! Thanks for the inspiration!

  • @zaratomsart
    @zaratomsart13 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much that's very kind ❤️. Definitely give them another go 😁. Wonderful medium to work in.

  • @FIZZGIG-RARF
    @FIZZGIG-RARF14 күн бұрын

    Gorgeous! ❤❤❤ Can't lie, I'm totally jello that you have a horse, and such a beautiful one at that! 😂

  • @coviedogs
    @coviedogs14 күн бұрын

    I've been trying so hard once I do an overall value underpainting to concentrate on small sections. I can see how it is so much better and how the results are better too! Beautiful work

  • @FireballProductions911
    @FireballProductions91114 күн бұрын

    What colors did you use

  • @nicksan7263
    @nicksan726315 күн бұрын

    Bellissimo

  • @AnneMarieArtStudio
    @AnneMarieArtStudio15 күн бұрын

    Absolutely stunning!! Thanks for such an inspiring video. ❤

  • @zaratomsart
    @zaratomsart15 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much 💓

  • @namastan5580
    @namastan558016 күн бұрын

    Thank you You are so helpful ❤

  • @zaratomsart
    @zaratomsart16 күн бұрын

    So pleased to hear that =)

  • @JohnsonWildlife
    @JohnsonWildlife16 күн бұрын

    Thank you this is exactly what I needed to finish my project!!

  • @zaratomsart
    @zaratomsart16 күн бұрын

    So pleased it was helpful =)

  • @yelgar70
    @yelgar7016 күн бұрын

    Son admirables todos tus trabajos felicidades

  • @zaratomsart
    @zaratomsart16 күн бұрын

    Thank you =)