How to draw/paint FUR in PASTELS // Step by step tutorial!

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[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Do you have any requests for future pastel tutorials? Any specific animals you'd like a tutorial on? Leave a comment below :)

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thankyou 😊

[@drussll47]

Hi Id love to learn black fur on a dog. I've tried different colors in black fur and at the end it looks like overdone black. So I'd very much love to learn black fur. I'm hoping that someone will come out with a book on pastel pencils techniques. A how to like fur, jeans, grass etc.

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

@@drussll47 I'll definitely add black fur to my list of tutorials to do 😊 I know that this video is a white dog in coloured pencils... But there's actually some really useful tips that you could use to help with black fur as well! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3ycmpuphbh0qpo

[@grahamdeegan1240]

@@drussll47 k

[@arjunwarde2381]

how to draw a cat

[@GailNixon-ex9yr]

Best fur tutorial i have seen

[@alissacarde2721]

This video was SO helpful, can't wait to see more

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thankyou 😊

[@janelowe3933]

Brilliant tutorial. Thanks so much. ❤

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Scallywagins]

Thank you so much for this! Excellent video!

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

No worries, thankyou 😊

[@lenacraib1549]

Thank you so so much for passing on your amazing talent for us to learn from. ❤

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thankyou, I'm glad it's helpful 😊

[@MsTigergirl1]

Gorgeous dog 💗just like my old Rosie

[@taunusspatz]

Thanks for all this valuable information! Coming from watercolors I sometimes use pastels for some mixed media (wc+pastels). Showing the differences between the different pastels is really helpful! Happy painting, Thomas

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thankyou, I'm glad you found it useful! :)

[@RobynBArtist]

Amazing video! So happy I found your channel!!!

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thankyou and welcome 😊

[@anniedarkhorse6791]

Excellent video. You're the Queen of Pastels, IMO.

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thank you! 😊

[@alba.cristal]

Thank you so much! this was very helpful!

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

You're so welcome!

[@kirstens5503]

Wonderful tutorial Kirsty, I'm in the process of drawing my ginger cats and find their fur colour and markings quite a challenge to recreate! These tips were very helpful.

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@wonkywhisker1036]

Brilliant, thank you, I learned so much from this, just starting out with pastels. ❤️

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

You’re welcome 😊

[@gihanzohdy3284]

Kirsty thank you so much for such a helpful video!

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@claritzairosario68]

Thank you so much! I learn a lot, with your videos!🤗

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Glad you like them!

[@brendas9085]

This is so helpful, thanks for posting!

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wonkywhisker1036]

Thank you so much, just starting with pastels and this was so helpful. ❤️

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kevinshepherd5331]

Fantastic tutorial.

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thankyou 😊

[@amiramahmoud5084]

Realy soo helpful

[@claudinebataille7769]

Thanks it.s fantastique 👍👍👍👍👍😘😊

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thank you 😊

[@Fatc0rnbread]

Thank you for making these excellent videos! I was able to create realistic fur my very first time using pastel pencils. I am not an artist by any means. I only paint rocks as an amateur. Your videos are very informative and helpful.

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

You are so welcome!

[@abdulazizk6802]

Really amazing pastel pencils work 🌹

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@domi-74]

Very good video and Channel Kirsty... 😉👍🏻

[@rebeccawong1]

You are a genius ❤️❤️❤️

[@ItsMeSienna]

Thank you so much this is really going to help me 💖

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Glad it helped!

[@animalpaintingde]

Great tutorial👍❤️

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thank you 🤗

[@samuelburford4756]

very helpful.

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jentran2713]

Thank you so much for these wonderful videos you are sharing with us. I have been struggling to draw my cavoodles but this video has helped so much. I wish I saw these videos a few years ago! Definitely subscribed and will look to join your Patreon as well. Thank you ❤

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

You're welcome, I'm glad the tutorials are helpful! This one might be helpful if you're drawing cavoodles (it's a cavalier but it could be helpful!) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnSbeIWnl5uEgcU

[@jentran2713]

@Kirsty Rebecca Fine Art I saw that gorgeous cavalier and have that in my list of videos I need to watch! You are so amazing - absolutely love your work!!

[@brzyg]

Thank you. I currently use color pencil and haven't had any luck with pastels....I can't get the detail. This is very helpful. I'll keep trying.

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

You're welcome 😊 Working on Clairefontaine Pastelmat and using pastel pencils for details with both help a lot!

[@humbertogrimaldo4367]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍muchas gracias por compartir..

[@arthurdavies-patrick7523]

Just came a cross you found your style to my liking, so would like to instructions if possible ,thank you Arthur

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Hi Arthur, I'm glad you like my tutorials! If you would like further instructions, you can have a look at my Patreon channel www.patreon.com/kirsty_rebecca_fine_art 😊

[@teddifer128]

Hi Kirsty, I love your videos, your art is amazing! I’m wondering what your drawing surface is? Specifically, do you work on a desk surface, drawing board, etc? I have been working on a wood desk, but there are a few notches, indentations and such so I’ve been placing a piece of cardboard under my paper. Wondering if that’s making things more difficult due to it being a softer surface. Any input is appreciated!

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

At the moment I'm using a desk from Ikea but I usually tape my work down on a drawing board or wooden panel! I have taped my work down on foam core boards previously as well without too much of an issue and that's a softer surface... But it depends on how thick your paper is and how hard you press with your pencils because it can make it more difficult I would definitely recommend a hard surface to avoid any problems though, and you can get mdf panels for quite cheap from hardware stores which do a great job! Hope that helps!

[@teddifer128]

Kirsty Rebecca Fine Art Thank you so much!

[@Nikki.Ash.Beauty]

Subscribed!! This is the first video I came across from you. It was so helpful. I hate long tutorial videos and I liked that yours was to the point but I felt like you were talking really fast or the video was on 1.5-2X. I use captions when I watch things anyway but that was the only difficult for my ADD brain.

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

I'm glad it was helpful! I've been told that a few times, but in my more recent tutorials, I have tried to slow down a bit more haha

[@omdhdk]

Fantastic video! Your videos have inspired me so much and got me to begin using pastels - I love using pastel pencils so much 🤩 Way more fun than colored pencils imo 🙈 Do you use the principle the same when drawing feathers? :)

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Glad you like it! Yes, in general I do feathers the same way) it does depend on the type of feathers and how close the subject is etc kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXXGgnSonq9nrdk I talk about how to draw feathers in this tutorial which might help 😊

[@sunshinea9779]

Thank you for this great tutorial! I loved it! 🙏😊 I just bought my first pastellpencils, Faber-Castell, and started painting. When you are painting fur/lines with the white pencil it really shows. But when I paint the lines with the white pencil it doesn't shows that much and it blends in with the other colours. I don't know what to do? Can you use soft pastel sticks and pastellpencils together? Thank you so much for sharing🙏😊⭐️

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

I actually have a video that might help you! I talk about adding white highlights in pastel (especially whiskers) and what the problems might be if you can't get it to show up 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYebpmRvqLOoi6c And yes, you can use any soft pastel together (pastel pencils, pastel sticks, pan pastels) as long as it's a soft/chalk pastel and not an oil pastel! I sometimes use rem Rembrandt pastel sticks to get brighter colours/highlights etc on top because those sticks are a little harder than other brands so it makes it easier to add details 😊 Hope that helps!

[@sunshinea9779]

@Kirsty Rebecca Fine Art thank you so much for answering!🙏😊 I'm going to watch that one. I have just found you on KZbin, but I have already watched some of your videos, but not that one. You are doing great tutorials! 😊 Love them!

[@CherryBlossomHill]

Is there a list of all the colors you used (by brand name) for the second to the last example of fur and better yet a full tutorial for an animal with this fur using these same colors in your Patreon classes? This is exactly what I’m hoping to learn how to achieve for a pet portrait. Thanks so much if you get the chance to reply. (I have the full set of Pitt and Carbothellos so I might be able to ID them just from your video but the Pan Pastels are what I have the least of (mostly all the colors from their large portrait set) and would need help identifying the most. TYSM .

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

I honestly didn't take note of the colours (this video was done before Patreon, unfortunately) But if you are on Patreon, I do list the colours in every tutorial so you could watch a few of the pastel tutorials of animals with fur (some of the eye studies would be a good idea to watch!) There is a black fur tutorial on Patreon specifically as well 😊 www.kirstyrebeccafineart.com/patreontutoriallibrary

[@dejavu8086]

Instead of snapping the stick in half you can just sharpen the edge with a knife or anything sharp and also keep the powder that comes out to use later,hope that helps!☺️

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thankyou! I do that sometimes as well 😊

[@SnowS162]

Pastelmat paper is too expensive for me. I was wondering if you had tried pastels on Clairefontaine Paint On Mixed Media Techniques paper pad?

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

I have not tried that specific paper but I have never come across any other paper that works as well as Pastelmat does The paper makes a huge difference with pastels because you won't be able to achieve the same results on other papers, unfortunately! If you are on a budget, I would still choose Pastelmat and maybe get a smaller set of pastels (you can blend them to make other colours) until you can afford to add more pastels to your set over time Although Pastelmat is a little more expensive than other papers, it's 100% worth it in my opinion 😊 If you compare it to the cost of purchasing a decent canvas for oil/acrylic for example, it is actually quite reasonable for the results you get with it When it comes to pastels, the only supply that I recommend you purchase is Pastelmat! All of the other supplies (brand of pastels, blenders, pastel pencils etc) can be swapped to cheaper alternatives if you wish, but definitely not the paper as you just won't be able to achieve the same results

[@patriciagraham4593]

Do you have a video for drawing a black dog? Thanks!

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Not a whole dog, but I have this fur study tutorial 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3XQZWiIf9ychc0

[@naenae52]

what colors did you use for the red fur?

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Sorry I honestly couldn't tell you because I didn't keep track

[@jonmorgan-parker4209]

Hi Kirsty I’m a novice pastel artist who struggles to feel the inspiration for projects! What’s wrong with me? My work is said to be amazing! Yet ,I really don’t know where my need to paint has gone? Is this normal?? Thank you 🙏 in advance for your response 🙏

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Hi Jon, I have some older KZbin videos talking about this that might help! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnLOaYN3odOgaJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4C2nHl_qt2pja8

[@jeaniesimmons6986]

I loved this tutorial. I want to draw a tiger face. Any special tips?

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thank you 😊 I have a playlist that might be helpful for you! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYu2faJvnbemq9U

[@francoisdubuc1460]

Ah si seulement en France on pouvait faire ce genre de video ,car moi je ne comprend rien

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Sorry I only speak English! Google translate isn't great so here goes; Désolé, je ne parle pas français! Peut-être que vous pouvez voir si la vidéo (sans la voix) peut vous apprendre quelque chose?

[@francoisdubuc1460]

@@KirstyRebeccaFineArt oui oui et heureusement ,

[@TheLondonForever00]

The one thing I've noticed being an artist over the years, especially with pastels... An artists hands are never clean!

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Haha hands... desk... floor... walls... face... clothes.... furniture surrounding the desk.... nothing is ever clean 😊

[@TheLondonForever00]

@@KirstyRebeccaFineArt Lol... 20 minutes after typing this post my new pastel set arrived from Amazon! I bought the Inscribe set to try them out. They are really small, thought they'd be bigger! They are only an inch in size per pastel. Face palm moment Kirsty! 😂

[@0Deirdre]

Video very helpful with a pleasant well modulated voice UNTIL the end of the sentence, when your voice rises significantly....I paid more attention waiting for the rise, than I did to what you were saying....luckily I was able to watch what you were doing. A good demo nonetheless.

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Thanks for your feedback! I'm still new to this, and I honestly didn't realise I was doing that haha I'll pay more attention for the next video, and hoepfully over time it flows a bit more naturally because I don't talk that way in real life! 😊

[@0Deirdre]

I’m pleased you are doing that, it’s going to make for an excellent tutorial that way! 👍😊

[@StevieGodson]

I am so grateful for the content of this video. I have watched many videos on drawing fur with pastels and this is by far the most informative no matter HOW presenter Kirsty Rebecca's voice is modulated. I only hope it doesn't make this fine artist too self-conscious to offer more of her incredible tips. There are many accents and vocal tones in the world and they all have a right to exist. Kirsty Rebecca is not giving elocution lessons, after all, and her time and art tips advice are freely given.

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

@@StevieGodson thankyou, I really appreciate it! I knew what I was getting myself into with KZbin, there will always be opinions (whether their negative/positive/critical/helpful etc) and on top of that, I'm learning how to edit videos as well as teach... And I'm posting it for the world to critcize! I will continue to help as many artists as I can through my videos and I'm sure I'll learn better ways to do things along the way 😊

[@simonsobo4644]

Okay, your art’s incredible. Big deal. What I wanna know is how much did you pay for that magical accent and are there any left?

[@KirstyRebeccaFineArt]

Haha that's how I feel about English people! I swear our Australian accents are annoying in comparison!