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lunatteo β Leaping Mustang
Published: 2010-04-27 04:48:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 3773; Favourites: 138; Downloads: 96
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Finally! One of the last three sketches I have left from my 10 Free Sketches challenge...A blue roan mustang for
Vague reference off of [link]
I'm really pleased with this. I should do more ponies like I do my dragons.
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Oooh ! moi qui suis dingue des chevaux ! β₯ On dirait qu'il va sortir de l'Γ©cran !
Great job !! Really !
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This is very beautiful! Nice job! I like this colour so much!
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I love blue roan horses! this one is so beautiful
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God hes beautiful..a perfect pose and body style for the lineart im looking to color too >_<
wish me luck on finding one just as good
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Thanks! Good luck!
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OMG thank you! It's beautiful! I hope you had fun with it. I wanted to request something that you would like, and still give you the freedom to create something. I am so impressed.
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There's something about the horse's anatomy and the way it moves that looks a bit wrong, but I like this. It's a stylized, slightly surreal representation of the jump that adds so much more charm to this drawing. Wonderfully done
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I disagree. I think the anatomy and movement is spot on. If you look at the reference photo, now that is a wonky, off balance little arabian. It's also important to keep in mind the natural variation that exists within horses (long back, short back, tiny hooves etc) The movement and flow of the lines coupled with the illustrative nature of the piece balance out. In my opinion, *lunatteo fixed a lot of the issues from the wide angle lens and mal-positioning of the reference photo.
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I do agree with what you said on the breed traits, but what threw me off guard is the fact that the horse looks like it's jumping over an obstacle (as you can see in the ref image). With the obstacle gone in this drawing, the leap has a strange and rather unnatural feel about it (as I doubt that you'll see horses jump like that out of the blue), hence the surreal feel.
I apologize for making my comment sound misleading
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Actually not really... Arabian horses in particular (and those like trakheners and other types with a lot of arabian blood or similar conformation) bascule (the arc of her jump) like that and tuck up. If you look at the horse referenced, for example, you'd see the only real difference is the angle at which that horse is jumping in the photo versus this one, but this is still feasible if the jump is wide. I actually started to draw a x-country jump underneath with a sloping surface but decided not to. I think the reason it looks 'odd' has more to do with the lack of an object she's jumping
Appreciate the comment and that you enjoy it still! 
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