Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Reminder: Auctions Ending Tonight!!
The auctions for the Akhal Teke and Single-Footed Stallions and the TWH colt foal are ending tonight! Don't miss them. The Teke and Single-Footed have met their reserves and will sell. The TWH foal has yet to meet his reserve. Go to Ebay and bid.
Also, Randi Brazil is offering some of her resins for sale including this little guy I painted, so grab him while you can. Go to Mh$p and search for vendor R.Brazil
Also, Randi Brazil is offering some of her resins for sale including this little guy I painted, so grab him while you can. Go to Mh$p and search for vendor R.Brazil
New Progress Pictures!
I've got these two Quarter Horse boys up. I'm actually thinking of doing the Adios (darker one) as an APH instead of a quarter Horse but I'm not sure yet. But the Ideal QH (chestnut one) is going to be a portrait model of a very famous Quarter Horse called Peptoboonsmal. I'm not kidding, That's his real name lol...
I need to shaves down, reshape, refine, and sand the necks. The apoxie is still wet yet.
These below are photos of the real Peptoboonsmal.
I don't know why but for some reason I really like him. So we'll see if we can't get the Ideal looking like him.
Next I'm working on a pacer standardbred stablemate.
It was a thoroughbred running stablemate to begin with. I'm planning to put this guy on an acrylic post and make a stand because in the pacing strut he's in, he needs to be completely off the ground. I need to refine that bent back leg a bit, but Rome wasn't built in a day and neither are Breyer pacers....lol.
The cow is really beginning to come into her own I think.
I need to shaves down, reshape, refine, and sand the necks. The apoxie is still wet yet.
I don't know why but for some reason I really like him. So we'll see if we can't get the Ideal looking like him.
Next I'm working on a pacer standardbred stablemate.
It was a thoroughbred running stablemate to begin with. I'm planning to put this guy on an acrylic post and make a stand because in the pacing strut he's in, he needs to be completely off the ground. I need to refine that bent back leg a bit, but Rome wasn't built in a day and neither are Breyer pacers....lol.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Tip for artists starting out
When you're just starting out, and I saw a thread over on Fallen Leaves about this....
You can practice on a Breyer and just re-strip it over and over again. If you're like me and once you do something YOU are happy with, it's hard to kill it right away. (unless you're unhappy with it) but it can get costly using up models for practicing. Don't do this. Practice your painting techniques on a flat surface first. Just prep it the way you would a model. For example, take a piece of smooth cardboard or heavy glossed poster board, or even an old cookie sheet you don't want anymore. A nifty idea is to go to your local thrift store and buy a couple of chipped dinner plates for $1.00. Whatever you use, just prime it as you would the surface of your model horse, then base coat it in whatever, then use that as your canvas for paint markings, dappling, appaloosa spotting. It's no different because you're still painting on the same primer, and same base color you would on a horse. Different mixtures for coat colors and layering. Spray seal it like you would a model horse. Practice your technique. Just paint an entire square shaped piece of cardboard or a plate to look like a dappled grey horse or different appy markings, or even a bunch of white paint markings on top of a brown background Practice edging and haloing.. Then after you've got it down, apply it to a 3-D model. It's exactly the same only the surface wraps and isn't just flat. That way you can keep your samples to use as reference to your different techniques, and as a progress scale for yourself to watch your improvement. And it wont cost you models.
You can practice on a Breyer and just re-strip it over and over again. If you're like me and once you do something YOU are happy with, it's hard to kill it right away. (unless you're unhappy with it) but it can get costly using up models for practicing. Don't do this. Practice your painting techniques on a flat surface first. Just prep it the way you would a model. For example, take a piece of smooth cardboard or heavy glossed poster board, or even an old cookie sheet you don't want anymore. A nifty idea is to go to your local thrift store and buy a couple of chipped dinner plates for $1.00. Whatever you use, just prime it as you would the surface of your model horse, then base coat it in whatever, then use that as your canvas for paint markings, dappling, appaloosa spotting. It's no different because you're still painting on the same primer, and same base color you would on a horse. Different mixtures for coat colors and layering. Spray seal it like you would a model horse. Practice your technique. Just paint an entire square shaped piece of cardboard or a plate to look like a dappled grey horse or different appy markings, or even a bunch of white paint markings on top of a brown background Practice edging and haloing.. Then after you've got it down, apply it to a 3-D model. It's exactly the same only the surface wraps and isn't just flat. That way you can keep your samples to use as reference to your different techniques, and as a progress scale for yourself to watch your improvement. And it wont cost you models.
More progress pictures!
This is the TWH commission that's well under way and almost finished.
And this is the mare giving birth set. She's a Pintaloosa but God only knows what she is along with that. I'm stuck major!!!! I don't know if she's a dappled bay pintaloosa, or a dappled bay going grey or some other color. I just went with it. Now i have no idea what the foundation color is behind this pintaloosa. Any suggestions would be nice. lol I haven't figured out how the baby is going to look though. I know it's going to be a appaloosa or pintaloosa baby, but I don't know whether I will do it to match mom or a little something surprising. Maybe a leopard. This is going to be a awesome surprise! But she's got a ton more work to do yet.
And this is the mare giving birth set. She's a Pintaloosa but God only knows what she is along with that. I'm stuck major!!!! I don't know if she's a dappled bay pintaloosa, or a dappled bay going grey or some other color. I just went with it. Now i have no idea what the foundation color is behind this pintaloosa. Any suggestions would be nice. lol I haven't figured out how the baby is going to look though. I know it's going to be a appaloosa or pintaloosa baby, but I don't know whether I will do it to match mom or a little something surprising. Maybe a leopard. This is going to be a awesome surprise! But she's got a ton more work to do yet.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Website's back up!
The panicing can stop.. Have some more works in progress to share tonight. The mare giving birth now has a color and breed. A dappled pintaloosa. Working on a TWH commission.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
www.luvjeordiestudios.com down temporarily
Pain in the neck. My website is down temporarily. There was a problem in billing over at my web service provider and it's taking a few days to get my site opened back up. The account's on hold and it will be back soon. So sorry for the inconvenience.....
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