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High Street 2 – horse painting

Job's Modelling

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I have learned to do the hardest things first. For me that is painting figures.
After the excellent blog entries in Wenlock’s Blog (http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1131/entry-20957-coal-part-2/ ) and Mikkel’s The Farthing’s layout (http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/75/entry-21161-gwr-large-flat-dray/) about horses and carts I decided to do some horse painting. In the past I found an excellent tutorial about painting horses using pastels. So let’s give it a try.

 

 

 

The starting point is a horse from the Dart Castings range.

 

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After cleaning it from flashes and cleaning it, the next step was to give it a coat of primer. In this case I used Vallejo red brown RAL 8012.

 

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Then I started painting the harness of the horse using black acrylic paint and black wash. I finished the harness drybrushing with a mixture of black and brown.
Next step is to use the pastels. Building it up in layers. I started with Yellow Ochre, then I added some Burnt Yellow. Then you give it a light coat of varnish for pastels. After that you can built up the colour further using brown and black. Each time you add a small amount of pastel to the colours you have used already. Every time I had done some layers of pastel I gave it a coat of varnish.
Finally, I highlighted some muscle parts adding black with a cosmetic pad.

 

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After I had given the horse it final coat of varnish I found it to glossy. To solve this, I gave the horse a final coat of black wash.

 

Then I finished the bottom of the feet using some acrylic paints: white and light dirt.

 

Here is the result of my efforts.

 

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I'm curious about your opinion.

 

Kind regards,
Job

 

P.S. After the correct comments of the picture I have made a new one. Hope it is better. Also got a personal advice to improve it. I will try this out and will show the result in my next entry.

 

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wenlock
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Hi Job, the final picture of the horse appears to be very dark on my screen so it’s very hard to see all your subtle colouring.

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Guest

Hi Job, I'm affraid I have to agree with wenlock, the subtle details of the horse are lost in shadow.

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Marly51

Thanks for sharing your technique, Job. I have a similar white metal horse primed, but still to be painted and detailed for my Cake Box Challenge, which I still hope to finish by the October deadline!

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Job's Modelling

Hi Job, the final picture of the horse appears to be very dark on my screen so it’s very hard to see all your subtle colouring.

I agree with you. But it was my intention to create a dark horse.

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Job's Modelling

Hi Job, I'm affraid I have to agree with wenlock, the subtle details of the horse are lost in shadow.

 

Thanks for looking and the comment. I have added a second picture, which I hope will give you a better impression.

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Job's Modelling

Thanks for sharing your technique, Job. I have a similar white metal horse primed, but still to be painted and detailed for my Cake Box Challenge, which I still hope to finish by the October deadline!

 

Looking forward to your result.

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Mikkel
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Hi Job, catching up after a week without a computer (I dislike typing on my phone). Good to see the horse project started. I'm also having a bit of trouble seeing the effect for the shadows, even in the updated picture - but your use of pastels sounds like an interesting approach. 

 

I note some AK acrylics in the background of your first shot. Sory if I have already asked this and forgotten, but how do you feel they compare to Vallejo? I have used Vallejo for a number of years now, but I'm beginning to hear that other brands have overtaken them.

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Job's Modelling

Hi Job, catching up after a week without a computer (I dislike typing on my phone). Good to see the horse project started. I'm also having a bit of trouble seeing the effect for the shadows, even in the updated picture - but your use of pastels sounds like an interesting approach. 

 

I note some AK acrylics in the background of your first shot. Sory if I have already asked this and forgotten, but how do you feel they compare to Vallejo? I have used Vallejo for a number of years now, but I'm beginning to hear that other brands have overtaken them.

 

I use several brands. The AK paints are from to sets: one for road vehicles and the other for painting wood. For my next horse painting (Langley) I will use only paint and found a interesting colour from Scalecolor called "black leather". Citadel paint are also great, but more expensive. I mostly look for the purpose I want to use the paint. The AK paints work well for me on my road vehicles, especially the tires. Vallejo has some great washes I use frequently. 

As I said before I still have to find the way that suits me best. I also like the way jou have painted your horses.

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Mikkel
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Thanks for the info Job, I'm impressed that you use different paints for different purposes like that.

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