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Published: 2010-11-10 21:38:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 5188; Favourites: 131; Downloads: 56
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My first try at painting a horse in oils. I'm loving how the medium works so far, although I wish I had started bigger. There are still some details that I plan to fix later but for now it's pretty close to being finished.16"x20", oil on canvas.
Thanks to for the beautiful reference! [link]
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OMG, that is the BEST painting i have EVER seen
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Thank you so much! 
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ohh well I cannot wait to see it then
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Lovely! You've got a real sense of movement - much harder than simply drawing the horse's legs as they appear in a photo of the gallop, for example, and you have captured the shine on a well groomed horse.
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Thank you! ^_^ I always try to find action poses with lots of shadows and highlights, it was a really beautiful reference to work with.
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I'm sure it was! It's a pleasure to see such a lovely painting!
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wow this is a georgous piece!
did you start with paintin the whole bg or sart with the horse?
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Thank you! ^_^ I started with the horse and then did the background, so that's why there are still white spaces around the tail that need to be touched up. XD
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your welcome its a great piece! thanks for the info btw(:
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working on my own piece now(:
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Awesome, good luck! ^_^
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Gorgeous! A little bit "blurry" but that's because you haven't finished, but from the thumbnail, he looked real! Love the shine and shadow on his sides and shoulders.
Can't wait to see the final final final piece!!
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Thanks! Yeah, I rushed it to enter it into an art exhibit so there's still a lot of work left to do. I've been too busy to get back to it yet, but hopefully I can finish it this summer.
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if that ain't an arab then slap me silly xD
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Thank you! Although I think your paintings are already perfect. 
Trying to get the right color for the hindquarters drove me a little crazy, lol. I rushed it so I could get it into an art exhibition, but I might go back someday and fix some things, like the messy shadow and tail.
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Yeah colour mixing is a pain in the backside mostly!
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This is awesome and so different from the last time I saw it! You'll have to give me some tips on oil
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Thanks ^_^ Lol, I ended up going with the all-out traditional look. I think the best tip with oil I know is that you can erase anything you don't want with mineral spirits if it's still wet. You just brush some mineral spirits onto the paint you don't want and wipe it off with a cloth. I also add a lot of mineral spirits to thin the paint until it's almost like watercolor at times.
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Baquito is my fave horse out of all of Breathless's gallery! it looks fantastic!
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Thank you! He's my favorite too, lol. ^_^
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Excellent first go, I hope to see more in the future
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Thank you! I definitely plan on making more.
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wow awesome work!!! It looks just like him
Thank you so much for using my stock
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Thank you! He was fun to paint, I think Baquito is my favorite of your horses. ^_^
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i really like the dramatic lighting and how his (her?) coat really seems to shine.
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