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Another traditional piece that I did back in June. I wanted to practise using more than just one grade of pencil, so I thought "hey, why not try a nice light grey horse with lots of subtle, light shades?".

Of course, my scanner hated me for that, and decided not to co-operate at all. So I had to photograph the finished drawing with my camera, which really didn't like all those light tones either. This is the reason it's taken me this long to upload it. Almost all of the detail got completely lost, the original photo-scans were like a really dark blue, so I've had to try (and fail) several times to make it look more like the original. Finally, I think I've come to a halt with it - it won't get any better than this, which is really disappointing. It just doesn't look half as good as the original, but it will have to do.

My lesson learnt from all of this? NEVER draw a light grey horse with H-pens again!

THE MAKING OF "Shimmer"

Tools: HB 0.5 mechanical pencil, 2H and 4H pencil, 100 gsm paper
Time taken: 2 hours
Original size: A4
Credit: Pose reference from photo by Bob Langrish

You are not authorised to use this image without my written permission. It may not be used for blogs or sim games, reposted and claimed as your own, or altered in any way. Please respect my wishes.

Artwork © Malin Träisk

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Description
ARTIST'S COMMENTS

Another traditional piece that I did back in June. I wanted to practise using more than just one grade of pencil, so I thought "hey, why not try a nice light grey horse with lots of subtle, light shades?".

Of course, my scanner hated me for that, and decided not to co-operate at all. So I had to photograph the finished drawing with my camera, which really didn't like all those light tones either. This is the reason it's taken me this long to upload it. Almost all of the detail got completely lost, the original photo-scans were like a really dark blue, so I've had to try (and fail) several times to make it look more like the original. Finally, I think I've come to a halt with it - it won't get any better than this, which is really disappointing. It just doesn't look half as good as the original, but it will have to do.

My lesson learnt from all of this? NEVER draw a light grey horse with H-pens again!

THE MAKING OF "Shimmer"

Tools: HB 0.5 mechanical pencil, 2H and 4H pencil, 100 gsm paper
Time taken: 2 hours
Original size: A4
Credit: Pose reference from photo by Bob Langrish

You are not authorised to use this image without my written permission. It may not be used for blogs or sim games, reposted and claimed as your own, or altered in any way. Please respect my wishes.

Artwork © Malin Träisk

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