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DIS foundation stallion "Dark Fury"blood trace: [link]
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Fire and Ice Stableβs; Ebonyshadow
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Oil on canvasboard, 14"x10", 2007
I have never, ever attempted a nighttime painting of this type - it has always been way beyond my abilites...however I'm allowing myself to be quite fond if this...
Revealing the same spirit in art in the portrayl of characters from my novel always terrifes my as I always fear I'll won't be able to get that spirit accross...
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Thanks. Night/light paintings are scary to do.
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Gorgeous! Simply gorgeous!
If it were a print, I'd probably buy it!
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Wow hes beautiful, he reminds me of a black morgan gelding I used to have! I love it!
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It's the first night painting I've ever done and I'm very fond of it
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Wow, this is really pretty, great atmosphere! faved ^^
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By the various gods this is dark! *turns up brightness* but really really cool 
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hehe...sorry about that!
yeah, I thought about uploading a photo using more flash, but it totally ruined the image...
Dark pictures rule...they're just a pain to paint
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I love the form. It caught my eye. Is it a small painting? I know how hard it is to get details with oils (I recently started with them) but I think this could use some detailing. Maybe a few clouds in the sky or something. I don't quite know. I really like it, though. I hope you do more like this.
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It's not that small really, says 14x10" in the comment...
hehe...to be honest it turned out more detailed than I had planned. I was trying to go for a kind of night morphing into a horse shape kind of feel, but as you rightly pointed out, I didn't manage quite what I was looking for and the whole painting became much brighter than originally intended...sigh!
Best of luck with your oils, they can be a very temperamental medium
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That's how it goes sometimes. I have a hard time getting details with oils, and I usually use 16X20 canvases, I still think it looks great, and I'm glad you like detailed comments!
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thanks 
16x20 is very large indeed...that's got to take you ages to finish...
hmm...generally it seems that the best way to get details in oils is
a) to work on a *huuuge* canvas (but who has room for that?)
b) to use layers - just as much digital art does. of course, the downside is that you usually have to let the layer dry before painting on it again, but it does mean that the paint doesn't smear out, loose details or edges...of course it also means it takes quite a while to finish a single piece
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Yeah, I know. Huge canvases jump up quite a bit in price too; I've checked! 
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have you tried canvasboard? they're a lot cheaper than stretched canvas.
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I have. I've used a couple, and will continue to, but I kinda like the feel of a canvas more. I don't know. You prefer the canvasboard?
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They take quite some time getting used to...
I used to prefer *real* canvas, and only stumbled onto the boards because mum brought some home one day. I didn't like them, they required such a different technique to produce the same result...but after I moved out and had to buy my own, canvasboards became the order of the day a) they're a lot cheaper b) they store away real nicely c) you can lean your hand on them when painting without the picture distorting
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That is very true. 
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oh wow! I love it! it's so amazing! very beautiful,
and I love how the colors contrast
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*purrrr* It was scary to paint, but it did turn out pretty much as I had envisioned..hehe, can't say that for most of my work
mmm...nightscenes can be soo pretty...
and
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lol night scenes are soemthing i sometimes avoid... 
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this is the second time in my life I've ever tried one...and the first was...err, I'd say it had been eaten by a dog it certainly wouldn't have been missed. This one I'm very fond of though!
I agree, it's so depressing really...to have this amazing scene in your head but when it gets down on paper or suitable replacement it doesn't look anything like what you saw
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LOL I KNOW! i get this magnifcent image in my head before a drawing...a dn then...
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man I can't see.....*full views* ohhhh now I can see, nice
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...grin...misplaced your glasses?
glad you like it
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shadings are pretty well done but something with head irritates me.
and the picture is quite dark. i dunno if it is from the screen but.
anywai... nice job you done.
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thanks!
the head irritates me to, but everytime I tried to fix it it just made it worse
I keep my screen pretty bright, so that might be it...
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Squee! He's gorgeous!
Sooo.... this novel... 
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He actually *looks* a bit like the Lord of the Night I wrote about - except I didn't manage to get quite that ethereal feel to it...but I'm haaappy!!
hmm...I might give it a go
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Beautiful! I'm honored that you've used my stock as a reference! I love oil paintings!
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The photo is absolutely gorgeous...so I'm pleased if you think I did it justice
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Thankies!
You're right, dark horsies are beautiful! and this is probaly the best dark horse...no pun intended...that I've ever done
and a special
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Way cool! Night scenes are sooo difficult! I like the plot line behind it as well!
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Thanks...I've stayed waaaay clear of them until this one...they're still scary though
mmmm...perhaps one day I shall subject DA to the introductory chapters of that novel, hey it's probably going to be as close as I'll ever get publishing it
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Black paint is such a pain in the butt! Although have you ever tried Payne's Grey? It's better than Lamp Black, or Ivory Black, it is a really really dark indigo that gives a nice rich warm black if applied strong.
There is no shame in publishing on DA! My stuff will proably never see the light of print other than here!
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and some burnt umber for the ground
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I agree wholeheartedly! I try avoid painting in black altogether, it's just such a dead colour...Everything in this pic is made up of preussian blue and mixed white...never heard of Payne's grey, but if it's that good I'll keep an eye out for it...
Guess I'm still a little nervous about someone stealing my charcters and created world for themselves...
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Payne's Grey rocks!! You will love it!
I used to fear someone stealing my stuff. But then one day I realized that no one was getting to enjoy my work due to that fears. So I figured 'what the hell?' the risks are worth the reward if I can just entertain a few people. And if someone does steal it they'll never truely love it as their own the way I do.
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that's true...which is why I've begun to upload some of the better short stories...oh my, I just realized I haven't written fiction for over3 years
hmm, wonder if any readers I might attract will stay with me - the entire novels is just over 80 000 words :questionmark:
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Just to point out that there's a lil half-Celt gal sitting down in (currently) sunny Kent who'll read anything(!) if she likes the first paragraph!
*whistles...badly...*
Not that I'm encouraging you to post or anything...
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yeah, it's sunny here too, I can't believe it - it went from midwinter to avarage summer in less than a week. 
well, if you're truly desperate you could have a look at Flight of the Hawk (though if you want to get right into the story, I'd go directly to ch:2)...it's not fanfiction, and in my eyes nowhere near Phenoix's standard, but it's not compeletly awful (though it has its moments of lousy writing a.k.a action scenes)
Haven't been on-line today until now, have been stuck in traffic most of the day....If you had any idea how much I detest roadworks by now...
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Ah blessed roadworks - just got rid of some pesky ones near me - three months of holdups to and from work Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I don't think any of us are near Phoenixs' standard!!! And have you read Pegasus' stuff with Daniel and Vala? I'm scared! Makes me wonder why I even bother writing! LOL
I'll go peek...and if I like, you'll know about it!
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