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xKhamsinStables — Portrait: KhS El Khalim

Published: 2011-07-02 09:00:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 958; Favourites: 49; Downloads: 8
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Description (Edit 30.10.2012: When I originally painted this, I left out his blaze, but it's been bothering me, so added it in today)

I decided to start off the year with some speed-painted portraits of my horses, spending no more than an hour on each. Basically I'll be painting a bunch of headshots. I'm planning to do all the adults.

Name: KhS El Khalim
Main Ref: [link]
Breed: Akhal Teke
Gender: Stallion
Pedigree: Foundation (I bought him at an ATAodA auction)
Discipline: Flat racing

Khalim is a snakey, bitey stallion with rather pronounced trust issues, but he's a speed demon on the track and he's improving his attitude slowly.

Khalim has been awarded the title of URA 2010 Stallion of the Year!

I used a picture of Akpai (an Akhal Teke mare) taken by Kerri-Jo as a reference.

Zefa's Portrait: [link]

Ahren's Portrait: [link]

Pasha's Portrait: [link]

Kadar: [link]

Karrionyte's Portrait: [link]
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Comments: 13

happy-horse-for-life [2012-12-24 04:21:22 +0000 UTC]

The shading/highlighting is so good yet so simplistic, i lurve it!

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xKhamsinStables In reply to happy-horse-for-life [2012-12-26 19:06:50 +0000 UTC]

I don't know if I'd call it simplistic, more like fast/unrefined, but thank you.

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happy-horse-for-life In reply to xKhamsinStables [2012-12-26 19:17:37 +0000 UTC]

Its so anatomically correct though

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xKhamsinStables In reply to happy-horse-for-life [2012-12-28 03:04:20 +0000 UTC]

I was looking at several Akhal Teke photos when I drew it, and that always helps.

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allieykatt [2012-10-31 05:02:44 +0000 UTC]

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jbdezoveelste [2012-10-30 21:14:24 +0000 UTC]

aaa i remember this one xD still somewhere in my fave list al the way to one of the last pages, it stays one of my favorite picture of you

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xKhamsinStables In reply to jbdezoveelste [2012-10-30 21:28:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It's one of my favourites too, which doesn't say good things about my skill level progression.

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jbdezoveelste In reply to xKhamsinStables [2012-10-30 21:33:51 +0000 UTC]

Bwaahaha xD naaa you've improved loads, but somethimes a painting just has a certain feeling to it that never seem to fade away, no matter how gorgeous the other art iss

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xKhamsinStables In reply to jbdezoveelste [2012-10-31 15:38:34 +0000 UTC]

True, I suppose. Sometimes it definitely feels like I haven't improved a bit since then, though. XD

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happy-horse-for-life [2012-02-25 06:18:26 +0000 UTC]

Great detail with his muscles, and the shading is spot on!

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xKhamsinStables In reply to happy-horse-for-life [2012-02-26 18:39:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! This is one of my favourites out of the speedy headshot paintings I did.

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Draweraptor [2011-07-02 09:01:37 +0000 UTC]

That's beautiful!I like it!

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xKhamsinStables In reply to Draweraptor [2011-07-02 09:10:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. :]

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