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Here's my Equine Secret Santa gift for =SilverBB !

This is her lovely Nordanner mare, Zarina. I just love Nordanners with their pretty markings and fluffy manes. I've never drawn a HARPG horse, so it took me a while to decide on a picture that felt appropriate for a stable equine. After a good deal of thought, I came up with this little scene of Zarina finding herself nose-to-nose with a bunny in her paddock on Christmas morning.

This is hands-down the most complicated horse I've ever painted, but I rather like how she turned out. (Seriously--thank goodness for splash brushes!) I know Nordanner pictures can earn kaaring, too, so hopefully this will get =SilverBB some good points.

Merry Christmas, ! I hope you have a wonderful holiday!

I also want to send a big thanks to `CricketWings for organizing a great Equine Secret Santa event this year! It was a lot of fun!

-Paint Tool Sai, Photoshop CS5, and Monoprice Tablet
-Vaguely referenced a few calendars I own for Zarina's pose
-No ref for bunny, background, etc.
-Awesome sparkle/splash brush courtesy of ~bellapester [link]
-Total time: about 10 hours (seriously, those markings took forever...)

Zarina is (c) =SilverBB . Art is (c) me, Kathryn Powers. Please do not use my work without my permission. Thank you!

Description
Here's my Equine Secret Santa gift for =SilverBB !

This is her lovely Nordanner mare, Zarina. I just love Nordanners with their pretty markings and fluffy manes. I've never drawn a HARPG horse, so it took me a while to decide on a picture that felt appropriate for a stable equine. After a good deal of thought, I came up with this little scene of Zarina finding herself nose-to-nose with a bunny in her paddock on Christmas morning.

This is hands-down the most complicated horse I've ever painted, but I rather like how she turned out. (Seriously--thank goodness for splash brushes!) I know Nordanner pictures can earn kaaring, too, so hopefully this will get =SilverBB some good points.

Merry Christmas, ! I hope you have a wonderful holiday!

I also want to send a big thanks to `CricketWings for organizing a great Equine Secret Santa event this year! It was a lot of fun!

-Paint Tool Sai, Photoshop CS5, and Monoprice Tablet
-Vaguely referenced a few calendars I own for Zarina's pose
-No ref for bunny, background, etc.
-Awesome sparkle/splash brush courtesy of ~bellapester [link]
-Total time: about 10 hours (seriously, those markings took forever...)

Zarina is (c) =SilverBB . Art is (c) me, Kathryn Powers. Please do not use my work without my permission. Thank you!