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Carousel horse of my series. Done for my grandmother with the black and white checkers of the car racing finish line flag. She loves carousel horses and worked in Formula One registration and stuff for races... so yeah.Watercolor on drawing paper (I don't recommend it... I was just too chicken to work out the anatomy in pencil on my hot pressed watercolor paper)
That dark bay is layer after layer of paint color put on and lifted strategically to get the highlights right.
this was taken w/ my camera so the quality of the picture is crap.
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Comments: 19
SPEC-Nordanners [2010-11-01 22:48:05 +0000 UTC]
hey! i love this one, and was wondering if u had a ref for it....??????
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lunatteo In reply to SPEC-Nordanners [2010-11-03 22:29:38 +0000 UTC]
Nope. No ref. All drawn from my own mental log of horse anatomy.
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ArtAddict500 [2010-01-26 00:48:06 +0000 UTC]
You are so good at these!!!by the way-i find it helpful to lightly sketch the anatomy with a watercolor pencil so it blends into my colors
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lunatteo In reply to ArtAddict500 [2010-01-26 01:05:39 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! That doesn't really work here because of the complexity of the tack unfortunately... It's hard enough getting a paint brush in between the lines. >.< And then you have the paper buckling under the color so you can't use a lot of water... you have to use more paint... lol S'kinda a right pain in the butt.. but worth it in the end, hehe.
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casca-x [2010-01-25 21:44:25 +0000 UTC]
Hah what a unique idea for a carousel! The checkers are awesome-- it's NASCAR horse!
The highlights on the carousel pole really make it look super metallic and reflective
Digital cameras are the sworn enemy of traditional art
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lunatteo In reply to casca-x [2010-01-25 22:29:48 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Yeah... they art >.< That and two different lamp colors. Bleh! Oh well... I can draw more of them!
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boxofpeaches [2010-01-25 21:19:28 +0000 UTC]
I really like this! Great details with the shading and such.
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lunatteo In reply to boxofpeaches [2010-01-25 22:32:06 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! They were a pain >.< But I'm pleased with the turn out
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boxofpeaches In reply to lunatteo [2010-01-25 23:18:33 +0000 UTC]
Heehee, I can imagine! I love working with watercolors, though. They always have such a soft feel to them. And you're welcome!
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sky-lily2 [2010-01-25 18:31:03 +0000 UTC]
That checkered look is very appealing.
And, the anatomy is just fine.
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lunatteo In reply to sky-lily2 [2010-01-25 22:40:14 +0000 UTC]
The checkers make this one of my favorites to do... all those fluttery flags, hehe
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surfersquid [2010-01-25 18:15:04 +0000 UTC]
Wow, very cool. I applaud your watercolor awesomeness.
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AnnaCStansfield [2010-01-25 16:15:45 +0000 UTC]
These are all so great! Wonderful attention to detail.
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