Update on that silver dapple

Progress has been slow on him because he is heavy and hard to hold. I finished the one side and let it dry before I moved on to the other. I managed to still make them match! He still needs some work on the face and legs before hes done, then he will need to dry again for a while before I do all the hair!

 

  

  

Commissions update: Mindy has a base coat of oils, keeping the color secret for now :)

Doodlebug is primed and will be ready soon for his acrylic basecoat of white.

Getting there!

I redid the body color to get in more of the silver in the silver dapple, it was more just a liver chestnut before. I think I'm headed in the right direction now.

 

  

Experiments with silver dapple

I know I'm doing things all out of order, but I had to experiment before I got to far to see how my first real attempt at dapples in oils was going to turn out. Its not bad but its not quite there yet, but I think I can make it work in the end.

oh and here is my reference horse for both breed and color, wouldnt it be cool to look out in the pasture and see that pretty thing standing there.

More hair for the hairy cob!

Sculpting done! I added to the feathers and a little more mane and tail as well. Tomorrow I should be able to prime, and he shouldnt need much sanding!

 

  

  

  

  

  

 

Now for something completely different

Felt unenthused about my recent projects so I took a break and grabbed this NL Cob out of the body box. A while back I gave him a new, short, mane and a little resculpting on the tail and primed him. Thats as far as I got! Even had him for sale for a while. Cleaning up the studio and body box I came across him and decided to go a different direction. Found some cool pix of gypsy type cobs and got to sculpting him some hair and more hair! I have a solid, dappled, color in mind. I dont know if that will be the final choice as I havent succesfully done dapples in oils yet, but the bigger scale should make it more doable.

all new mane and tail, feathering (not done yet, will be fuller and higher on the back of the leg when I'm done), resculpted almost his entire face, added fuzzies under his belly and face, and inside the ears.