UNICORNS AND PEGASUS

[NURSEMAGGY]

Does any one have a good color scheme for white horse/type creatures like pegasus and unicorns i have one of each to paint and i am new at all of this and just want them to look natural but stand out

 

[Naukhel]

Welcome to the forums.

In terms of white horses, my wife always tells me that they\'re actually grey, but
very very pale grey.

So, assuming she\'s correct (I actually have no idea, myself), I\'d suggest starting
them off with a basecoat of light grey, and blending up toward white.

I\'ve also seen some very lovely whites done with a pale blue basing, which
(I think) makes more believable looking shadows on them.

First image that came up googling \"White Horse\".

 

[Swordwind]

A copy of The Two Towers on dvd would come in very handy for reference.

 

[NURSEMAGGY]

thanks

thanks for the advice any suggestions are welcome btw what kind of glue do you guys use i cant seem to find the perfect balance of hold and set time etc and i am not very experienced at pinning yet either

 

[Naukhel]

I alternate between GW\'s Super Glue and good, old-fashioned Krazy Glue....
which may be the same thing.

Pinning\'s not too hard, unless you\'re doing it to tiddly little bits. Just takes
practice. Keep at it, and you\'ll be a pro in no time at all.

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by NURSEMAGGY
thanks for the advice any suggestions are welcome btw what kind of glue do you guys use i cant seem to find the perfect balance of hold and set time etc and i am not very experienced at pinning yet either

Have a look around and treat yourself to a set of mini-compression clamps the same style that building/carpentery workers use. They really come in very handy for holding together stuff like horse body halves.
As for gluing them together if you need strength in the bond then pinning is the prime means of adding strength, but for large weighty sections I\'ve quite often reverted back to 90 second Araldite.
Ok it smells and you have to be careful and quick on the application, but you do get secure and reasonabley strong bond.
The Araldite I use takes about 5 minutes to cure properly, but I always allow 24 hours before carefully carving away any excess.

Hope that this helps.

Oh and welcome to the forums.