DeeJay28 thank you 😊

Loree Ann thank you so much - what lovely feedback 😍

Thank you :)

Emma Devost it’s definitely something to think about as some lines might be part of the dogs character but little ones I usually leave out

Paula Kissel thank you 😊

Greg thank you so much 😊

Carol Jones thank you 😊

Eva K i don’t use oms as it makes me ill. The blending comes with the layering so I don’t really need anything extra 😊

Fabulous, thank you reply! ;-)

Thank you :) I will have some tutorials up for sale very soon :)

I tend to leave the colour of the pastelmat, however I am starting to do more backgrounds now I've found a viable alternative to pastel :)

@@BonnySnowdonAcademy Hi Bonny great tutorials. You say you've found a viable alternative to pastel for your backgrounds What are you using now?

It’s likely to be a white pablo. However it’s the surface that allows white over dark - I’m using pastelmat 🥰

Jay Dee no never. I have tried them but they made me ill 😞

Have you tried using Zest-It? It’s a natural solvent made from the terpenes derived from oranges and has none of the adverse effects of mineral spirits. It works exactly the same as mineral spirits for blending and it smells of oranges. In fact, I think it’s made in Britain.

Jay Dee yes this is the one that made me so ill sadly - I can’t bear the smell and it gave me headaches. But I’ve found with my techniques I don’t need it anyway 😊

Yvonne Tennant is buy singles if you can I’d you know what you’re going to be drawing - that way you get the colours you need 🥰

I don't because I've ruined a piece in the past before - I find fixative darkens and leaves spots