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Look at me with my creative titles! woopwoopwoopwoop *scuttles*


This is the final version of a drawing my Grandmother requested. She is giving it to her friends daughter who loves horses and asked for a black and white drawing of a horse in motion. I was left to decide the breed/build and exactly the composition but after struggling to start and figure out what on earth to draw i found an old image in my misc horses folder. 


It ended up taking longer and was far more detailed than intended but it has been an amazing learning image and has boosted my confidence with graphite pencils heaps. Its always great to go back to my traditional drawing and test myself and i honestly believe this is my best drawing yet. 


The walk through of my process making this can be found here:




And i want to thank everyone for their encouragement while i did so.


Please excuse the watermark. I tried to make it as non-intrusive as possible but i have had a lot of images stolen and posted elsewhere recently and this one is special to me!


Ref: andalusitano.com/andalusian-ho…

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Comments: 63

sealle In reply to ??? [2017-03-05 09:42:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Black-Veil-Illusion [2015-02-28 20:01:21 +0000 UTC]

All those deatails of light and shadow how do you do that! It is amazing!!!

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sealle In reply to Black-Veil-Illusion [2015-04-11 13:37:17 +0000 UTC]

Lots and lots of time and patience XD

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sherryXcherry [2014-11-15 09:51:34 +0000 UTC]

I like the shiney coat and the shadowing here

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sealle In reply to sherryXcherry [2014-11-16 03:20:44 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much.

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sherryXcherry In reply to sealle [2014-12-26 23:19:51 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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AonikaArt [2014-11-03 08:12:19 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful

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sealle In reply to AonikaArt [2014-11-09 12:08:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, i really enjoyed working on it. I actually have another commission from my Grandmother i need to start so there will be more like this!

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AonikaArt In reply to sealle [2014-11-14 09:12:28 +0000 UTC]

I am looking forward to see it ^^

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EscyKane [2014-10-02 14:29:47 +0000 UTC]

So many details!
I love this picture. You manage to add a lot of detail and texture without losing contrast!

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sealle In reply to EscyKane [2014-10-16 01:27:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I really need to do more of these, i actually have another traditional commission that i need to work on so hopefully that will turn out as well!

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CopperdragonArt [2014-03-01 20:08:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this looks phenomenal! The more I look, the more wonderful details I find, like the tendons in the foreleg, the depth on his forehead, the perfect mane texture, the sheen on the humerus...wow, you have such a perceptive eye and impressive patience to render everything so perfectly! I also agree with what everyone is saying about how well the dirt turned out too!

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sealle In reply to CopperdragonArt [2014-03-02 09:03:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much Copper! It was such a fun and challenging project to do and i learnt so much during it. The shading was very interesting to try and get right and the highlights especially were a challenge to keep clean and clear. I think if i had to choose my favourite parts it would be the shoulder muscles, the neck wrinkles and the shading/light under the stomach and on the flank. 


It really was great fun and it has been much loved in its new home so it was a very rewarding project!

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bellequine [2013-12-23 17:14:22 +0000 UTC]

this is absolutely incredible!

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sealle In reply to bellequine [2014-01-04 05:36:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Jullelin [2013-12-22 14:06:23 +0000 UTC]

WOW, this is SO amazing

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sealle In reply to Jullelin [2013-12-23 13:40:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Sara! It was a lot of fun to do!

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Freawaru2020 [2013-12-22 04:25:40 +0000 UTC]

HATE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU jk... love you!! This is awesome.

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sealle In reply to Freawaru2020 [2013-12-22 05:39:11 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha thanks Namnam!!!!

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Night-Anders [2013-12-21 16:39:23 +0000 UTC]

Your technique is absolutely stunning, specially the way you shaded the muscles.

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sealle In reply to Night-Anders [2013-12-22 05:40:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much. It was a great learning image and it turned out far better than I expected.

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Kimblewick [2013-12-20 23:50:03 +0000 UTC]

This is stunning buddy!

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sealle In reply to Kimblewick [2013-12-21 10:54:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much Z! It was a great learning piece, and i am really happy with how it turns out.

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ReQuay [2013-12-20 23:40:17 +0000 UTC]

This is just...   so so gorgeous.  I can only imagine how happy your Grandmother's friend's daughter is going to be!  The amount of detail and shading you have capture here is just so exquisite. 
   
Definitely, be proud of this.  Be very proud.   

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sealle In reply to ReQuay [2013-12-21 11:06:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much Re! I really hope she is happy with it. It was great fun to do and i learned a lot so i am really happy everyone likes it so much!

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Padfoot7411 [2013-12-20 20:53:28 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful Fran!!!

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sealle In reply to Padfoot7411 [2013-12-21 11:07:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Paddles! It was great fun to do and i learned a lot from it.

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Padfoot7411 In reply to sealle [2013-12-21 21:34:45 +0000 UTC]

It looks amazing Fran, it really does

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TheBrooklynnYouLove [2013-12-20 20:42:23 +0000 UTC]

This is incredible. <3

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sealle In reply to TheBrooklynnYouLove [2013-12-21 11:08:21 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much!

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WesternSpurs [2013-12-20 19:07:35 +0000 UTC]

LOVE

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sealle In reply to WesternSpurs [2013-12-21 11:08:26 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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adoettei [2013-12-20 17:17:21 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is absolutely amazing.

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sealle In reply to adoettei [2013-12-21 11:08:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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Cypselurus [2013-12-20 16:20:21 +0000 UTC]

Amazing detail! Great work

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sealle In reply to Cypselurus [2013-12-21 11:08:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! it was a great learning piece.

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Cypselurus In reply to sealle [2013-12-26 11:35:45 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome  

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DaffoDille [2013-12-20 16:06:55 +0000 UTC]

I love how you did the dust being kicked up! It looks very real. :u

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sealle In reply to DaffoDille [2013-12-21 11:09:34 +0000 UTC]

thanks! The dust was actually one of the scariest parts but also one of the easiest... i normally struggle with sand, especially the moving sand but this one just seemed to click.

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Ehetere [2013-12-20 15:03:02 +0000 UTC]

Aaaaaaaah IT IS SO FAB. I really love watching how you've improved with it.

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sealle In reply to Ehetere [2013-12-21 11:10:07 +0000 UTC]

8D THE NECK WRINKLES!!! nawwww it was a lot of fun to do and progress with.

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Paloway [2013-12-20 14:57:08 +0000 UTC]

Holy sheit i love it so much!
The muscel are so realistic, but yet you kep it in your own style!
Simply amazing! I really want to draw traditional now xD

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sealle In reply to Paloway [2013-12-21 11:10:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much. I am glad it still looks like i drew it, and it was a lot of fun to really push myself in the medium and see how far i could work it.

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SammySundog [2013-12-20 14:37:57 +0000 UTC]

Great work!
I love how it turned out! I just really love the mane/tail as much as the rest


.....Makes me want to do a serious pencil piece.... What kind of pencils do you use? or how many weights? out of curiosity

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sealle In reply to SammySundog [2013-12-21 11:27:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Jechoe!  Manes/tails and heads are my favourite parts to draw. they are just so much fun. 


YOU SHOULD DO ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! If i remember correctly they are Derwent's. For this one i started of using a H for the sketch and then from a B to 2B for basic shading. I used a 4B for really darkening the the shadows and working in the blacks, but i didnt go any looser as i am rather messy and i find the heavier weights tend to get smeared on everything. XD Even the 4B smeared a bit around the head, so thank goodness for fixative!

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SammySundog In reply to sealle [2013-12-21 23:26:10 +0000 UTC]

haha, no prob


and yea, I am not the best at shading.. I try but I just am kind of a liner either way, I have some somewhat decent pencils in those weights, so maybe i'll try to mix it up.. I usually stay harder, never really gone into the B weights.

But between this and a  few other i have seen working in pencil, I have been inspired to try a few things- I did a quick fun pencil project today I'm probably gonna upload today or tomorrow... but I wasn't brave enough to shade. Maybe I'll screw with it on Photoshop.

Thanks for the info though

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sealle In reply to SammySundog [2014-01-04 05:46:54 +0000 UTC]

Lining is my favourite part. The best way i get around shading/colouring in pencils is doing it as hatches and thinking of it as defining negative lines/highlights  


I am so excited to see what you come up with, i have found it to be really relaxing and a great learning curve to push myself doing something different!

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SammySundog In reply to sealle [2014-01-04 18:11:41 +0000 UTC]

Yea, I agree, Lining is my fav too - My most comfortable Medium is pen & ink so I tend to fall back on that technique no matter what I am working in.


I have since been working with pencil more, I've barely uploaded half of what I've done. (though most is sketchy, so doubt I will ever upload it all).

I have been searching for something really different to get that 'learning curve' and make it a challenge for myself... I have a couple of pounds of earthen clay that I harvested myself a couple of month ago and it's been maturing, so I think I'll come up with something to do with that... like a sculpture or something, but I don't know what the subject should be... maybe a buffalo or elk or something

  

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sealle In reply to SammySundog [2014-01-05 01:55:11 +0000 UTC]

Oooo i ADORE ink! though i think my absolute favourite is charcoal... i like the mess  


I would love to see what you have been doing. If you ever decide to do a sketch dump of all the sketches i am sure everyone (and even just me) would love it!


I think a sculpture would be amazing! I think something big and muscly would look amazing, though i am just projecting your drawing style on a sculpture. A Buffalo or Bison or Elk or Moose would be amazing! If you decide to do it i would love to see WIP's of it. I am not to confident with sculpture so i find it really interesting to see how people do it!

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SammySundog In reply to sealle [2014-01-05 16:51:47 +0000 UTC]

haha, I could never get the hang of Charcoal... I don't know why. Though I never spent to much time on it.


Yea, I could do a sketch dump... I have uploaded a few sketches on their own since there are just those few that turn out so perfect you can't ruin them by finishing them

If you wanna check 'em out, I'd love to get some more opinions - fav.me/d70ph0s or fav.me/d70e2i1 or fav.me/d6zdsec , those are pretty much just unfinished sketches.... I have a more finished pencil piece here though: fav.me/d6yw6q3


But I've never actually sculpted much before... maybe a little in high school art class, but that was for a project and was going to be put in the kiln to bake then again toe glaze; this clay I have can't be cooked since it's untested natural clay, so I think I'll have to use some sort of wire framing stuff.. even though I've never done that before.

I think I'll end up with a buffalo.. since they're my #1 fav animal.

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