Painting horseflesh
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Tinweasel
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Real life and many stresses right now have kinda limited my painting time, but I\'ve been putting in quite a bit of work the past few evenings. Does it look like a horse, per the original thread posting?
In my mind, the only thing left is to highlight the armor up to a nice, shiny silver and to tidy up a few slip-ups (like the stripe of gold on the head armor, etc.)
I\'d really like feedback on the overall appearance though and the general \"horsiness\" of the horse, as it\'s a first attempt at painting a realistic-looking horse. Likewise, if anyone notices any areas needing touching up, I\'d appreciate \'em being pointed out. I\'m cool with blunt critique, so long as it\'s constructive!
(Pardon the semi-gloss, as it\'s caused by the ingredients in my paint thinning mixture.)
In my mind, the only thing left is to highlight the armor up to a nice, shiny silver and to tidy up a few slip-ups (like the stripe of gold on the head armor, etc.)
I\'d really like feedback on the overall appearance though and the general \"horsiness\" of the horse, as it\'s a first attempt at painting a realistic-looking horse. Likewise, if anyone notices any areas needing touching up, I\'d appreciate \'em being pointed out. I\'m cool with blunt critique, so long as it\'s constructive!
(Pardon the semi-gloss, as it\'s caused by the ingredients in my paint thinning mixture.)
It looks like quite a sweaty horse at the mo 
(Little shiny)
But I\'m sure a bit of matt varnish will eliminate that.
As for the dapples - how about just having a lighter or darker colour dotted on, but very watery...?
As in - you have the brush loaded with water and add a dot (To a flat surface so that it doesn\'t run!)
And hopefully, when the paint dries the tide mark effect might work.
I don\'t KNOW as I haven\'t tried it - but it works in my mind!
(Little shiny)But I\'m sure a bit of matt varnish will eliminate that.
As for the dapples - how about just having a lighter or darker colour dotted on, but very watery...?
As in - you have the brush loaded with water and add a dot (To a flat surface so that it doesn\'t run!)
And hopefully, when the paint dries the tide mark effect might work.
I don\'t KNOW as I haven\'t tried it - but it works in my mind!
Tinweasel
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I figgered I\'d post the finished figure for posterity:
I guess I didn\'t clarify enough in my last post - I decided that doing individual dapples would\'ve been a bit much and just stuck with a stippled paint job on the skin, aside from final highlights which were generally thinned layering.
Two questions:
Does it look like a quasi-realistic horse? (Skin, mouth, eyes, etc.)
Anyone have suggestions on painting horses in general (or adding to this one) to make them more realistic looking?
I guess I didn\'t clarify enough in my last post - I decided that doing individual dapples would\'ve been a bit much and just stuck with a stippled paint job on the skin, aside from final highlights which were generally thinned layering.
Two questions:
Does it look like a quasi-realistic horse? (Skin, mouth, eyes, etc.)
Anyone have suggestions on painting horses in general (or adding to this one) to make them more realistic looking?
mickc22
Granddad!
I painted the horse for my Sister Christina in a similar color I used oils for the horse as it allowed me plenty of time for blending
