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@@inedinevanderwesthuizen3822 do you mean over do details to soon and jump into them to early or over do details in general and not know when to stop? 😊

@zaratomsart not always sure where to stop the in looks like a ball of hard hair 😂

@inedinevanderwesthuizen3822 when you feel you are at the point where you have that you enough detail I would either put the drawing away and then look at it with fresh eyes. That break will stop you from over working the drawing. The other option is when you feel you have enough detail, take a photo of it on your phone. Looking at art on a smaller size screen can really help is decide if something needs any more work. If you feel like it doesn't then stop adding details. It's a quick and easy way to determine it but is also great for trying to notice anything that we may need to adjust proportions/perspective/flat & enhance depth wise.

@zaratomsart thank u so much one more question should my base layer be as dark as the shadowed area's in that specific area I'm on

@inedinevanderwesthuizen3822 it really depends on the reference photo and what that section of fur looks like. Really tricky to say without seeing the reference photo

@Ed-lz4jv I had only been using pastels for a year before I did this one. Pastels is such a fun and forgiving medium if the right supplies are used. Practice & patience, like with anything were learning is what matters. I draw every day and when I was learning I'd draw at least for 2 hours a day and the more you experiment with a medium, the more you learn from mistakes, improve on skills etc. I've taught members in their 80's ❤️

Thank you =). It's a air puffer tool and my shark house hoover with a car cleaning attachment.

@Mauddegroot03 thank you =). No not this one as I already have a Chocolate Labrador pastel tutorial on Patreon.

@sandyphillips2467 it varies depending on the subject but if I'm working just with the pencils as I am here then I usually do 3 because even if I just adjust the lights or darts just slightly that's still part of the base foundation. If I don't have enough softness at the base, I'll add another layer to make sure it's more blended.

@@miriambell2260 thank you so much ❤️. That's just a little air puffer tool and my shark hoover with a car cleaning attachment on the end =). Just saves the dust being blown into the air.

I've been really fortunate that I haven't had any issues with the Pastelmat but do appreciate there has been many issues. Hopefully, according to Clairefontaine who make Pastelmat, they have said that has been resolved but at what point the defective paper is out of shops there will still be issues until all that is gone if they have fixed the issues of course. I loved the different colours the Canson paper comes in. I loved drawing on the black velvet paper. But the Canson does have it's issues regarding layering so it's important to also bear that in mind when working with this paper. Experiment and see how you find it as paper is going to be very subjective to each artist and the techniques they are using. But I certainly can't wait to try the Velvet black paper again after the first test I did on it in December :D

@FIZZGIG-RARF so kind, thank you 😊

@@paulhouston-bx7vc Cretacolor =)

@Lizziebird-pg4gj so pleased it was helpful ❤️❤️

@veraberyl so pleased it was helpful ☺️. I use my Shark hoover with a small car cleaning attachment on the end which is perfect for pastel dust. I just use that to keep my work space really clean. Works well =)

@smileyphotography1 thank you 😊

Magnifique

@davidpease3048 I don't currently offer that at the moment but it is something I'll potentially be able to do in the near future.

Thank you so much <3. So pleased you found the video helpful.

Thank you =). I have a video about glazing here on TH-cam. I'll pop the link here. th-cam.com/video/gArTCMSkZv8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6YxIaMmzb9fQXrpV

My step by step lessons are on Patreon =) www.patreon.com/zaratomsart

@@zaratomsart thank you

@@Yolanda_draws I don't work in watercolour. It's one medium I've never used.

The real time tutorial is on Patreon where I explain every brush stroke, no footage is sped up.