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Getting Discovered as a UK Creative (So Your Passion Pays)

February 20, 2026

UK creatives, illustrators, photographers, makers, musicians, designers, writers, don’t usually struggle with talent. The pain is distribution: being brilliant in a quiet room. If you’re a UK creative, you’re not competing on talent, you’re competing on clarity and consistency. This guide breaks discovery down into practical moves you can repeat each week, even if you … More Getting Discovered as a UK Creative (So Your Passion Pays)

Working on Pastelmat

July 29, 2016

I have been drawing with colour pencils for 14 years, first on Daler-Rowney pastel paper, then heavy weight Cartridge paper. I also tried Daler-Rowney board for bigger drawings (A1 and A2 size) but in the end, it is Pastelmat that best suits my present style of drawing: animal portraits.. The colours come out more vibrant … More Working on Pastelmat

Making Happy Days 2

February 21, 2015

S.O.F.A. member France Bauduin talks about the making of her beautiful drawing of a mother cat and her playful kittens, ‘Happy Days 2’. A project that took her 293 hours to draw it over a 6 months period. Early last spring, I came up with the concept of featuring my queen Laila with the four … More Making Happy Days 2

Sketching Safari in Northern Botswana

November 20, 2014

As an associate member of SOFA I thought I would drop you a line to tell you about an amazing sketching Safari that I went on in August this year. The Safari in Northern Botswana was for anyone interested in Sketching and learning about ‘Big Cats’ Their behaviour, anatomy, the way they move and their … More Sketching Safari in Northern Botswana

Working with Acrylics

April 29, 2014

S.O.F.A. member Sara Butt shares her love of working in acrylics. In the early years of studying art and experimenting with mediums from oil, water colour, pastel to coloured inks, it didn’t take long to find my soul mate acrylic, I find it works for me, very forgiving and with a good quality pigment paint … More Working with Acrylics

Pet Photography Tips

April 7, 2014

S.O.F.A. member France Bauduin shares her tips on photographing pets. In my previous article, I explained how you could create original compositions from your own photos. Here, I would like to give you a few tips to help you take great action shots of your pet. 1) Choose the right camera Mine is small and … More Pet Photography Tips

Getting to Grips with Gouache

February 19, 2014

S.O.F.A. member Tamsin Lord shares her love of gouache. The medium of choice for my feline art is Designers’ Gouache, which is a range of opaque water colours. They are so called because they were developed for use by designers, illustrators and commercial artists to create crisp, vibrant visuals and illustrations in solid colour. I … More Getting to Grips with Gouache

Creating Original Compositions From Your Photos

February 15, 2014

S.O.F.A. member France Bauduin shares her tips on compositions from your photos. I have been drawing cats using colour pencils for more than 12 years but I only joined the UKCPS recently and have yet to participate in one of their annual exhibitions. One of the rules of the UKCPS is that we need to … More Creating Original Compositions From Your Photos