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Rajial — Hi-ho, Maelo

Published: 2009-07-23 17:18:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 516; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 0
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Description I saw ~Hathien603 's beautiful drawings of her gypsy vanner mare, Arya, and I was inspired to do a piece on my one and only drafty horse, Maelo! He's a paso fino/draft stallion. I apologize for the shadows from the scanner, once again.

The front legs were done using a reference from my "Horses and Horse Care" book. I just couldn't get that right front hoof to look decent on my own! Overall, I think this is my best drawing of Maelo yet, and he needed some attention. Enjoy.




Art and Maelo (c) Me
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Comments: 24

MissMcMahon [2009-10-22 03:14:58 +0000 UTC]

God is he gorgeous? Yeah!

What pencils are you using? I am in love with your technique! Way prettier than mine!

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Rajial In reply to MissMcMahon [2009-10-22 03:23:39 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou so much! I use regular Crayola colored pencils and buy the pack of 50. I find them much less temperamental and certainly less expensive than Prismacolors. I think you're being a bit too hard on your style, Missy! I appreciate the compliment, nonetheless. Glad you like my boy.

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MissMcMahon In reply to Rajial [2009-10-22 03:31:14 +0000 UTC]

Thats crayolas?! It looks just like prismas! I have a set of prismas, im not particulary a fan. I might have to go get a big set! Haha, i really love your style. Haha...you should make a tutorial and i would love you forevor! lol

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Rajial In reply to MissMcMahon [2009-10-22 03:33:09 +0000 UTC]

A tutorial? I'm flattered! Oh, gosh... I don't even know where I'd start! I can certainly answer any questions you might have. Send me a note if you'd like!

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MissMcMahon In reply to Rajial [2009-10-22 04:36:16 +0000 UTC]

haha okay =]

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EthanQ [2009-07-23 23:58:45 +0000 UTC]

So cool. That front leg marking looks like a wing.

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Rajial In reply to EthanQ [2009-07-24 02:15:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I never really thought of it as a wing, but that's pretty cool.

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tweatle [2009-07-23 22:27:50 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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Rajial In reply to tweatle [2009-07-23 22:52:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks much!

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tweatle In reply to Rajial [2009-07-23 22:56:03 +0000 UTC]

no problem

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kalmanen [2009-07-23 21:03:11 +0000 UTC]

He's very handsome, the pose looks really good!

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Rajial In reply to kalmanen [2009-07-23 22:52:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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CelticLioness [2009-07-23 21:03:10 +0000 UTC]

YAY!!! Maelo!!!

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Rajial In reply to CelticLioness [2009-07-23 23:02:35 +0000 UTC]

Maelo thanks you for cheering for him.

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CelticLioness In reply to Rajial [2009-07-23 23:56:34 +0000 UTC]

I luffs him hehe. So gorgeous.

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Hathien603 [2009-07-23 19:29:21 +0000 UTC]

Awww Maelo!!! I just love him so much
Man, what a pose! Angled galloping shots are so hard to do I like his back and rump area, it turned out very nicely
I can tell you had a bit of a problem with the front-right. It's flung a little too far up but that's easier to point out than to fix, I know x]
His mane looks really cute flying up, he's just a cute horse altogether
Very good job on both him and the bg ^^
I'm glad I could inspire

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Rajial In reply to Hathien603 [2009-07-23 22:57:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I really like it too. It was actually an amazing pose to do and taught me a little more about shading non-profile horses. Still a ton to learn about shading. *shoots self* Flung up too much? But I used an exact reference! Oh, well... We'll work on that. Thankyou for the input, friend.

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Hathien603 In reply to Rajial [2009-07-24 02:44:38 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! ;D
New poses are really good to help figure out shading! And I even mix things up on my profile horses sometimes, you can always do the light coming from behind or to the side...ohh the decisions I've found out doing that that I have a ton to still learn about shading
Really? Where'd you get your ref from? A book? I want to seee x]

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Rajial In reply to Hathien603 [2009-07-24 15:27:19 +0000 UTC]

It was a tiny picture of a draft galloping from my "Horses and Horse Care" book. The size of it might explain my inability to copy the hoof correctly. The book has a Trakehner on the front; you've seen it at school, I think.

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Hathien603 In reply to Rajial [2009-07-24 15:34:47 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I remember that book ^^
Lol, I know all about those small pictures When I used to draw deer I'd copy them out of little clippings in the Cabelas Magazines x]

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kury2014 [2009-07-23 19:18:29 +0000 UTC]

looking good! lol btw- im working on a piece right now and im done drawing it[i LOVED the drawing ] and i have about half of the face colored and thats it lol but i decided that i dont want to ink it

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Rajial In reply to kury2014 [2009-07-23 22:58:19 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! Carry on, carry on, my minion!

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Paint-Kiwi [2009-07-23 17:23:41 +0000 UTC]

Definitely! Good job!

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Rajial In reply to Paint-Kiwi [2009-07-23 22:58:35 +0000 UTC]

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