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This is my little Arabian mare Chrysanth (named after the Latin name "chrysanthemum" for a certain family of perennial asian/northern european flowers). This is actually the first time I've drawn her, but so far we're getting along pretty well I will probably put up a reference sheet of her for future drawings.

Right, made in Photoshop with tablet as always. Took about 3 days - I never count the time in hours, I spend way to many of them to keep counting! I bought a huuuuge book full of his gorgeous photos the other week, and I swear I could just sit there for hours on end admiring those beautiful pictures. So copyright and credit and whatnot goes to him.

The water... The splashes... GOD please don't make me draw any more of that! Ever! The water is made without any references - suicide. It took several hours just to think of a way to draw the splashes, let alone actually trying make it look like something. I was gonna use references or stock photos, but I prefer everything in my pictures to be handmade by me, and believe me, it's near enough impossible trying to draw water from a reference. So I just made it up completely! Hope it at least looks a tiny tiny bit like water..

Well, I hope you guys like it as much as I enjoyed (and hated!) drawing it

THE MAKING OF "Enchanted Lake"

Tools: Photoshop CS2, Bamboo Tablet
Time taken: 25 hours over 3 days
Layers: 45
Original size: 3354x3591 px
Credit:Reference for the pose is from one of Bob Langrish's amazing photos: [link]

You are not authorised to use this image without my written permission. It may not be used for blogs or sim games, reposted and claimed as your own, or altered in any way. Please respect my wishes.

Artwork © Malin Träisk

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Description
ARTIST'S COMMENTS

This is my little Arabian mare Chrysanth (named after the Latin name "chrysanthemum" for a certain family of perennial asian/northern european flowers). This is actually the first time I've drawn her, but so far we're getting along pretty well I will probably put up a reference sheet of her for future drawings.

Right, made in Photoshop with tablet as always. Took about 3 days - I never count the time in hours, I spend way to many of them to keep counting! I bought a huuuuge book full of his gorgeous photos the other week, and I swear I could just sit there for hours on end admiring those beautiful pictures. So copyright and credit and whatnot goes to him.

The water... The splashes... GOD please don't make me draw any more of that! Ever! The water is made without any references - suicide. It took several hours just to think of a way to draw the splashes, let alone actually trying make it look like something. I was gonna use references or stock photos, but I prefer everything in my pictures to be handmade by me, and believe me, it's near enough impossible trying to draw water from a reference. So I just made it up completely! Hope it at least looks a tiny tiny bit like water..

Well, I hope you guys like it as much as I enjoyed (and hated!) drawing it

THE MAKING OF "Enchanted Lake"

Tools: Photoshop CS2, Bamboo Tablet
Time taken: 25 hours over 3 days
Layers: 45
Original size: 3354x3591 px
Credit:Reference for the pose is from one of Bob Langrish's amazing photos: [link]

You are not authorised to use this image without my written permission. It may not be used for blogs or sim games, reposted and claimed as your own, or altered in any way. Please respect my wishes.

Artwork © Malin Träisk

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