Hello fellas, I've been away from the computer for bit.
Jake, I paint entirely in artist's oils....I've never used acrylics..yet!
Dan, many thanks! The horse is painted in Payne's Grey, and is painted in a darker colour than I'd like it to end up. This is delieberate. This is because I know I will add the dappling at a later stage, so I'm not worried about this as the dappling will lighten the overall effect I'm trying to aim for...The trick is to make the dapplng random. For this I used, I think 3 old brushes that are way past being useful for anything else. For a reference I used an article in the French magazine Figurines. Really came in handy!
Kenneth, thankyou, such a compliment from an accomplished modeller such as yourself is great to hear!