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Published: 2010-06-13 18:02:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 933; Favourites: 43; Downloads: 20
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Description Donated contest prize for in =boribaby 's Elements Contest.

This is stupidly overdue. *cerona should have had this months ago, but my life has just been jam-packed since February and I have had to cram this in the teeny tiny wedges of spare time that I've had.

It features her incredibly handsome character Sierra galloping along the edge of a lake at sunset. I wanted to try something a bit different in order to spice this up a bit, so tried the sunset palette. I had great fun with the water, as per usual, although it took about three times the amount of time that it usually does. The spray under Sierra's hooves also took ages, and I'm not completely happy with it, but I've had enough of fiddling with it.

Anyway, I really hope that you like it *cerona , and I have to apologise yet again for how very, very delayed this prize had been.


Sierra (c)
Art (c) Me
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Comments: 33

AnimalLover345 [2011-09-25 15:55:03 +0000 UTC]

Wow! I love this so much!
I was wondering; how did you make the background? :3

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irrie [2010-12-05 00:29:36 +0000 UTC]

I love this! The horse is beautiful, and seems to have a style to it that I really enjoy looking at. And I can't even begin to imagine how you made the water look so real. Cheers!

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to irrie [2010-12-05 22:23:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the lovely comment . A water tutorial is on my lengthy to-do list, but it may not crop up until way into the New Year sadly.

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irrie In reply to harlequin-wondercat [2010-12-06 01:26:28 +0000 UTC]

Sure
And no rush, I understand! I have a lot to do as well (;

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Horsesnhurricanes [2010-07-13 21:15:53 +0000 UTC]

FFFFF. Gorgeous. Excellent work!

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to Horsesnhurricanes [2010-07-14 08:33:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Horsesnhurricanes In reply to harlequin-wondercat [2010-07-17 17:35:19 +0000 UTC]

Much welcomed!

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oceans-inferno [2010-07-12 16:09:54 +0000 UTC]

The background is amazing, particularly the water! I like how you did the sprays and the horse's pose is great too.

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to oceans-inferno [2010-07-13 11:34:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I probably use water too much in my backgrounds, it's a bit of a failsafe for me , but I really enjoy doing it and it tends to look quite good too!

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PhotographerGirl [2010-06-21 07:33:11 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous!

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to PhotographerGirl [2010-06-21 09:37:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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cerona [2010-06-17 22:14:45 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, this is so truly beautiful I don't have words for it Sierra looks amazing in your style - and you managed the dapples extremely well too! I love the colours of the sunset and how they sort of reflect in his coat, and the sence of freedom and power in the whole picture is just overwhelming Plus, you absolutely rocked those splashes! Thank you so much again hun for taking the time to make such a lovely picture

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to cerona [2010-06-21 21:20:17 +0000 UTC]

I'm so glad you like it !! I put a huge amount of effort into it, so I'm happy thats paid off.
I really played around with the fact that his grey coat would probably reflect the pink from the sky. The dapples are a also brilliant feature in him that really make the design, I'm a real sucker for dappled horses (which is one of the reason I chose to draw Sierra ).

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bardicsidhe [2010-06-17 21:40:07 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful sense of light here! I really like the rosy glints on Sierra's body. I also like how smooth and clean the lineart is, and Sierra's strong head. I'm a sucker for horses that have a teeny bit of a roman nose... or a very pronounced one! Also, oddly, I like that I can tell he's a stallion without necessarily having to read the author's notes. This is because so often I just... yanno... forget to include that bit while I'm painting. My stallions are all gender-neutral? Or I just generally fail?

Gorgeous work, Harlequin!

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to bardicsidhe [2010-06-21 21:17:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the absolutely lovely comment!
I'm a sucker for roman noses too, they just look gorgeous .

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JEAikman [2010-06-14 20:49:19 +0000 UTC]

wow, this looks great

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to JEAikman [2010-06-14 20:57:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you hun

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SomersetRaven [2010-06-14 15:57:02 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful! I love the sky and the sea looks so real! Gorgeous work and welcome back

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to SomersetRaven [2010-06-14 20:01:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you hun!
I'm really pleased with the sky and the sea too, they turned out quite well
It's certainly good to be back and drawing, I've really missed Photoshop and my tablet!

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SomersetRaven In reply to harlequin-wondercat [2010-06-15 09:57:47 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome
I bet they've missed you too

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LittleHooves [2010-06-14 00:51:35 +0000 UTC]

ahhh, art from you!! This looks fantastic! i love it, especially the background Haven't talked to you in a while, how are you holding up sweetie?

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to LittleHooves [2010-06-16 11:34:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much hun
I'm doing good, it's nice to be able to relax after the last few really hectic months. It also feels really great to be able to draw again, I really missed it

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LittleHooves In reply to harlequin-wondercat [2010-06-16 19:25:32 +0000 UTC]

amen to that!

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kagetora4ever [2010-06-13 21:01:33 +0000 UTC]

That is really wonderful!

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to kagetora4ever [2010-06-13 21:11:23 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you so much hun , I really appreciate it!

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kagetora4ever In reply to harlequin-wondercat [2010-06-13 21:27:12 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome dear

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LadyRavensknot [2010-06-13 18:54:03 +0000 UTC]

. . . *is speechless*


Wow. Seriously, I am speechless this is just....there are no words!!

Sierra just looks wonderful, there's so much movement in his pose and those eyes! The colour of the sky really goes well with his dapply grey-ness. And seriously that water!! HOW?!?

All in all, serious levels of awesomeness.

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to LadyRavensknot [2010-06-16 13:26:29 +0000 UTC]

This is a really lovely comment to recieve, especially after my leave of absence . It really means a lot!
I have to admit to being really pleased with how this picture turned out. The colour scheme was great fun, although I have to admit to it being a spur of the moment decision half way through the completion of the background, which meant lots of PS jiggery-pokery !

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amadahee [2010-06-13 18:35:41 +0000 UTC]

You say it's stupidly overdone, but I say it's gorgeous Nice job!

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to amadahee [2010-06-13 19:37:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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xanadu125 [2010-06-13 18:14:43 +0000 UTC]

this is very beautiful, the sunset looks very beautiful and the water looks very real, I have no idea how you did that..
i like the horse's pose too, and the pretty dapples on his coat.
great job!

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harlequin-wondercat In reply to xanadu125 [2010-06-16 11:38:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the really lovely comment, it means a lot . I love doing water in Photoshop, and it was great to be able to do it in sunset colours for a change.

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xanadu125 In reply to harlequin-wondercat [2010-06-16 18:02:01 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome!! It really did turn out great!

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