STAG Drawing Tutorial Preview | Soft Pastels & Pastel Pencils - Dynamic Background, Realistic Fur +

Preview this wild Stag tutorial which is now available to learn from on my Patreon channel. The tutorial covers everything from the accurate outlines for your paper, how to choose the correct colours to begin, crafting dynamic backgrounds, how to create the correct soft pastel base layers, how best to draw in the fine details with pastel pencils & many more tips throughout.
If you're new to soft pastels & pastel pencils, or perhaps you're more experienced - Any artist looking for methods and techniques on how to draw realistic animal fur & create portraits with a dynamic background, this tutorial is for you!
Full Stag Tutorial Here:
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● Art Tutorials & Real-time Process Videos
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Even more in-depth soft pastel tutorials available now:
- Red Fox lesson: / red-fox-soft-79567807
- Tiger portrait lesson: / tiger-portrait-82747703
- Sliced oranges lesson: / sliced-oranges-70051855
- Realistic Lynx portrait lesson: / lynx-portrait-1-73315379
- Cheetah Cub Eyes lesson: / cheetah-cub-eyes-72148887
- German Shepherd lesson: / how-to-draw-soft-54056400
- Cherries with ONLY pastel pencils lesson / cherries-pastel-70259672
- Realistic Double Spaniel Dogs lesson / how-to-draw-show-62871942
+ Many many more lessons included on my Patreon channel.
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● FREE Soft Pastel & Pastel Pencil Introduction Guide​ PDF
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● My FAQ & Favourite Soft Pastel & Pastel Pencil Materials and Tools List
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● My Website
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● Materials Used in This Video (The full list of individual sticks & pencils used is available on the Patreon Tutorial)
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Timestamps:
0:00 Tutorial Intro
0:56 Creating a dynamic background with soft pastels
07:24 Colours & soft pastel base layer for realistic animal fur
12:38 Pastel pencil details for a realistic animal portrait
37:56 Tutorial outro
(Hoped to give credit but seems it has since been removed from Unsplashed.com).
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[@rta3738]

Appreciate that you show your technique in each area of the painting. Smart to use chiseled tips rather then pointed tips for this subject’s fur. You’ve certainly conveyed the majesty of the stag.

[@shaymusart]

Thank you so much for this lovely comment, I really appreciate it 😊

[@cherylamato8321]

Stunning!

[@deniseclarkart]

What fantastic attention to detail you have, thank you so much for such professional teaching and all the personal tips you add.

[@ChantelleArts]

Wow this is so incredible, it's beautiful and I don't know how you have the patience to add all of the fur ❤❤

[@shaymusart]

Thank you so much! I find it quite an enjoyable & relaxing process 🥰

[@jcepri]

I'm new to pastels. But I can say that lose track of time when I draw with graphite. My problem is I need to force myself to get up and take a break.

[@cllaudinefleche47]

Magnifique bravo

[@greg9574]

Such wonderful, delicate work. Thanks for sharing.

[@shaymusart]

Thanks for watching! 🥰

[@ninner196]

I tend to do the same with my pastel sticks. The powders are so expensive to purchase so I use even wedge makeup sponges and especially my Schminke pastels but they all work. Unison has a nice balance to not fill the tooth. I then enjoy using the pencils but all those medium tones underneath. It certainly goes quickly and the details are fun. I enjoy your tips, even the very inexpensive eye makeup applicators work great and the soft makeup sponges can be rinsed with dish soap and water, bleach dissolves them. Beautiful work on the stag!😊

[@klaraojasos]

Hola Quiero aprender en partenon puedo escuchar tus videos en español? Gracias todo lo que haces es increíble me encanta tu arte

[@macconway11]

This is really beautiful! I am returning to doing art for the first time since stopping about 10 years ago and I'm struggling to get started! I'm struggling with techniques and colours right now. My pastels are becoming muddy on the page 😥 I'm thinking of signing up to your patreon to do this piece and try and build confidence again!

[@shaymusart]

Thank you Mac, glad you enjoyed the video! You’re welcome to join the Patreon whenever suits you, will be glad to have you ☺️

[@sonjakramer8446]

So worth watching! The way you explain your process is 'artistic gold'! Especially enjoy the real time demonstration. Also love your website! Very easy to navigate. Do you also have tutorials in oils? It's referenced in one of the tiers...Thank you for sharing!

[@shaymusart]

Hi there, thank you very much, I really appreciate it! My website has taken me longer than it should to create so I'm super pleased you like it :) There are a few basic videos in oils - my Patreon is predominantly soft pastel, I'm hoping to come out with oils and graphite tutorials soon though!

[@michep.169]

stunning

[@shaymusart]

Thank you 😊

[@DesignsbyCADPRO]

Yeah I like your method... take your time

[@shaymusart]

Thanks so much :)

[@nau123]

amazing

[@ronald220964]

Fantastic artist involved a lot of patience.😊

[@jasminscott5054]

This is incredible 💗 What first sets would you recommend buying for - caran d'ache Derwent and unison? I haven’t got any of those but want to get some but no clue what sets would be best to start me off! Would be much appreciated ❤️

[@derekmitchell1738]

Hi Shaymus, I am a returning Patreon member (had to stop for 2 months) and I want to say that your skill level is doubling from month to month. Your Lynx and tiger pieces are breathtaking! You are very meticulous in drawing the fur and even though they are just lines drawn on a 2 dimensional surface, it seems like I can reach out and feel the velvety texture of the deer's fur. I find that VERY interesting and something to be studied. You do this on Pastelmat whereas other pastel artists require velour papers to achieve similar results, and yet, they still don't get the clarity and fine detail that Pastelmat yields. I notice that when creating fur, you seem to be using chiseled edged pencils more and more instead of your usual pointed lead pencils. Why is this? What are the benefits of a chiseled edge lead over a pointed lead pencil?

[@shaymusart]

Hi Derek, thank you for your wonderful comment & supporting me over on Patreon, I really appreciate it! When I sharpen my pastel pencils on 2 sides to get that chiselled shape, the lines are much sharper. I find this allows me to draw in more detail and helps to draw the individual hair shapes easier. With this drawing being 50x70cm's there is quite a lot of room to draw in detail so I don't necessarily need them to be very sharp, but sharpening this way does allow me to draw lines for the hair that can flick off into different directions slightly etc for that realistic appearance. Its not much extra work, I just sharpen this way instead of the traditional point, I also find that the chiselled sharpening stays sharper for longer when drawing fur too. I hope this helps!

[@derekmitchell1738]

@@shaymusart Yes it does help. After watching your video, I actually tried sharpening my pencils to a chiseled shape and I found the exact same thing - thinner, more controllable lines and I can maintain the sharp edge longer by flipping the pencil from side to side. One last question, have you used Pan Pastels and how do you compare them to soft pastel sticks?

[@user-td9si1xq3m]

🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤

[@idanieuwenhuizen5218]

Hi Shamus, I just found you on you tube and love your art, I like to sign up with Patreon, do your tutorials come with line art?

[@shaymusart]

Hi there, thank you very much! I don't offer line art with my tutorials unfortunately - this tutorial in particular will show you how to get the 50x70cm's accurate outlines for the 50x70cm pastelmat paper for you to draw alongside me if you wish to. I find that line art can be quite limiting so I try to avoid it.

[@muhammadsabil1407]

Take the photo from where

[@1gabhriel]

Hi, are you now doing tutorials that you talk through with tips and colour guides, as I done the leopand and there was no talk through with that, if you are now doing talk throughs, i will consider coming back to your patreon.

[@shaymusart]

Hi there, yes all tutorials are voiced over with instruction, including this one. The clips in this video are compiled directly from the 10-hour voiced-over tutorial that's now available on my Patreon. The Leopard one was a little different in that it was a sped up tutorial at the start and then a long real-time video with no voice over at the end combined into one video - this was the first 'tutorial' I produced for Patreon and stopped following this set up. Voiced over tutorials & non-voiced over real-time videos are now separate in different tiers. I hope this helps!

[@artistferi]

Hi,the painting of this deer is very beautiful, just please tell me what kind of paper did you use? thank you

[@shaymusart]

Thank you! This is on Pastelmat board from Clairefontaine

[@user-ud6of5nz6j]

Hi! Please, i don't understand something... I try to use white pastel pencil for the hair, but it doesn't work! I try do drew and you can't see the pencil. Which one are you using for the hair? ❤

[@user-pb6tn4yl4s]

❤❤❤🤗

[@Sky-uo3so]

Hello, was this video shot on a lumixs5?

[@shaymusart]

Hi, yes it was

[@javierivancastro2389]

your works are very beautiful One question: what materials do you use, what chalks, what brands, what type of paper, etc. etc.? could you help me a little I would like to paint in color I'd appreciate it a lot BLESSINGS

[@shaymusart]

Thank you! There is a link for that in the description

[@user-pw4yt1kt5q]

Where to download the reference photo

[@catherinejwayman6721]

But what kind of paper used?

[@shaymusart]

This is Clairefontaine Pastelmat Board 😊

[@sydneywilliam5494]

"Promosm"

[@kristelscheepers193]

🫶💕🙏

[@MrBoubik]

The result is incredible but i think this is not art its just copying

[@shaymusart]

Thanks 😊 Realism art isn’t for everyone and thats ok!

[@jcepri]

I've heard the same argument used for abstract art...that it's a mess being passed off as art. Art is whatever you -and- or I believe it is.