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PROGRESS 6I changed the direction some of the body hair was pointing to make it more natural. I also spent a lot of time on the mane. I was up till 5am last night. Im going to work on the tail next.
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PROGRESS 5
Ok decided to detail the horses hair. Lots of time and lots of little detials. "fyi: horses don't have fur"
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PROGRESS 4
Moved the legs closer together so they touch. Need the castings to be strong here so need to sacrifice something to do that. Also finally got my order of eyes in so now the proper eyes are in the sculpt. Fixed the front mane a little and broadened the head where the eyes are a little. Still workin on the leg anatomy and stuff. more to come.
Also heres an example of the flexibility of a sleeping horse XD [link] _________________________________________________
PROGRESS 3
Ok I did some work on the head. Switched out the eyes for bigger eyes and stylized the mane. Also made her a little bit fatter and resculpted the forehoof. I gave a subtle suggestion of her leg under her mane and going under her neck. Not sure if it gets the point accross though...
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This is a sculpture inspired by beloved Mare "Panda".
I will be spending a lot of time and effort to get this as nice as i can and still keep it somewhat anatomically correct.
Also in case anybody is curious about the leg positions [link]
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I really love this sculpt, the eyes and hooves are my favorite pieces of this particular sculpture. The one thing I have to say is give the back and ribs more definition. If you have any Breyer horse models, they are great references to use. Also,the ears need to be thinner and a little bit sharper on the end, it depends on the breed of the horse. And the front leg, I don't know if you can change this but, the end of the hoof is touching his elbow and that is not natural, he would be unable to get up if this was a real horse and both legs were like that. Also, the line on the front leg where his elbow is too long.
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I think it is quite possible of a pose. I have several photos of horses sleeping and a fellow artist helping me out with anatomical problems via email. I do appreciate your feedback though and will see what I can do to improove uppon this. The thing is because I am going to create stone castings of this, the legs will be very brittle if not merged close to the body or touching each other. And the ears are larger and rounded otherwise I may get air pockets or the ears could break in the mold. I do want this to look realistic but I also dont want to have casting problems either. Ill see about the neck though.
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oh, well I work at a ranch and most of the time I've sen horses lay down they always had a leg out so they could get back up, but I understand you were limited because it is a sculpture and that you need it to be stable so you can cast it. Nonetheless, I do live this sculpt! Is he going to have his eyes open? If you decide to make/sell copies of it I would want to purchase one
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also thought you might want to get a look at this. [link]
In referring to the hoof under the elbow. Its actually quite natural and most horses lie down in this position.
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oh, well ive never seen one do that at the ranch i work at before. Thanks
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Not a problem. Our horses liked laying down on hot days under the trees.
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The glass eyes make a big difference in her expression! You should sculpt a companion for her with the head up.
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Thank you! I really should, cant have her there all alone
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oh, and a good rule of thumb, a good horse's neck is as long as his body
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Yeah this is much better. Sometimes its good to keep pushing. You is a real artist, pho real!
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Thanks
I keep trying and messing with it till It starts to look right. I'm using tons of references and still have a bit to do on the head as well as bringing in the legs a bit so they aren't too fragile after casting the statue.
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Thats cool man. Are u gonna open up an Etsy shop? You should selling these Horseys
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I have an etsy shop. Im already trying to sell the bat in them amongst some other things but so far no sales 
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Jusd advertise a bit more and do more "finished" products. I find less people want my blank masks and more painted and completed packages.
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from the front it looks like the head is a little bigger than the rest of the body. but it is still so cute!
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Heheh ya i kind of have it miss proportioned at the moment ill shrink the head a little. And thank you, I really do try to make it cute
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He also needs withers, make them stand out more.
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Erm the face needs to be more angular and sharper and the legs need to be thinner and less 'soft' looking
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excuse me, not "looking at your gallery"...i meant "looking at their gallery"
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Both Amanda and Indigo should be able to give you more advice than just looking at your gallery.
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welcome! and they are both nice
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This is good man. Just need to check that pelvic, lumbar spine region - bone on the back of the horse, I think it protrudes out rather than going in like a humans gluteous
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Ive seen horses with and without it. I might just do without so ill fill in that area.
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I didnt know you knew horse anatomy? XD
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I got tons of books on animal bones including horse anatomy book. Before I was a prop maker I was a full time illustrator and I studied a lot on anatomy because my professors would force us to master it before we dare show it off and embarrass ourselves making Art to sell but not anatomically correct. We learned that an artist's art is as good as his knowledge of the natural world and unless we want to do abstract art, we need to master the shit before we can portray it in our illustrations. Now I look back, it all makes sense and in the end it makes us more professional as artists taking our art to a higher level.
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why dont you do more illustration? Take a break from sculpture? Thats what I do just to keep the juices flowing
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illustrations take a lot of effort also and right now I'm more focused on props cuz that pays the bills. If I had more time I'd do it.
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