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Published: 2006-01-11 12:00:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 797; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 42
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I did have a photograph in my mind upon drawing this but looking back it resembles it only remotely. That's fine by me. Another Akhal Teke. Yes, I know I'm obsessed.
Quick thing in soft pastel. It's pretty small, too.
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very nice, you are quite talented
your Teke heads are amazing
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I loooove how you've used so many colors, when you look at it from a distance they just work so well! great job ( I don't think I've ever known how to pronounce "Akhal teke", but it's a neat horse 
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Thanks very much! I always pronounce it Ahkall Tehk. XD
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the colours really bring to life that typical thin-skinned, mousy dun Teke colour and the sheen their coats have. Just makes it a little more 'real'. I love it 
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I'd love to paint more Tekes in oil! I just really haven't the time right now.
I'm really pleased with this, and the fact you like it.
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got any tips for oils? I think I might be using some soon.
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There's two ways of working with oils. You can finish one part of the painting at a time or work in layers from light to dark, much like oil pastel. It's important that you decide beforehand what type of canvas you would like. Linen has a very different effect than coton. Also, my preference goes out to natural brushes as opposed to synthetic ones but they are far more expensive. You also need to work in a well ventilated area or you will faint, trust me. Have you ever worked with other paints such as acrylic? I can tell you that nothing compares to oil even though it is very messy and smelly.
Be wary of using standard colours and be sure to mix them yourself; be careful with pure whites and blacks. In any case: have lots of fun. Oils are great to work with.
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I am going to make myself broke (again) because I have to get the whole kit - canvases, brushes, everything. We had a look at some today, the nicest-looking one was cotton, and it was cheaper too...
I have used acrylic but I hate the stuff. I figured if I'm going to be doing a painting which I want to turn out halfway decent, I might as well go for oils. I have heard they are nice to work with, and nothing compares to the colours. I had a 'bad experience' with a paint-by-numbers set once... I couldn't get the paints to blend, and they took WEEKS to dry. I vowed never to use them again 
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And people like the colors because most people have trouble realising that they see more colors on the horse than the brown it actually is. The reflection of the grass, the light of the sun, the sky, shadows, it's all different colors - and most people don't even know it, let alone see. And even when they do see, they have trouble drawing it themselves.
Pretty horse. *grin*
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I know you're right but a lot of people still respond in such a shocked way to my use of colour: "OMG the horse is PURPLE! OMG his muzzle is GREEN!!" Et cetera.
Akhal Teke! Want one want one.
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