Sorry but no rider!

[kagemusha]

I have always had a passion for horses, real or model, so I hit on the idea of doing a series of the more difficult colours/coats.
Biggest problem is finding a decent sculpt in the 90 mm scale that I prefer!
This one is the Poste Militaire (Bonapartes) Bare Horse, with the added bonus being that the mane, tail and forelock, are cast separately.
I chose to depict a 'Dappled Dun' coat for this one, as it has so many subtle colours/shades/hues in it's make up.
As is my norm of late, I airbrushed everything apart from the finest details, such as hooves/eyes/mouth and veins etc.
Thoroughly enjoyed this piece and the search is on for a suitable sculpt for the next one.



Ron

 

[swralph]

Lovely airbrushing,such a great tool to work with.

 

[Colin_Fraser]

I have always had a passion for horses, real or model, so I hit on the idea of doing a series of the more difficult colours/coats.
Biggest problem is finding a decent sculpt in the 90 mm scale that I prefer!
This one is the Poste Militaire (Bonapartes) Bare Horse, with the added bonus being that the mane, tail and forelock, are cast separately.
I chose to depict a 'Dappled Dun' coat for this one, as it has so many subtle colours/shades/hues in it's make up.
As is my norm of late, I airbrushed everything apart from the finest details, such as hooves/eyes/mouth and veins etc.
Thoroughly enjoyed this piece and the search is on for a suitable sculpt for the next one.

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Ron

Ron - have you tried any of the Rio Rondo range? Larger but a challenge. Their site has a lot of content too.

 

[kagemusha]

Hi Ralph....thanks for comment .....my favourite tool by far

Ron

 

[kagemusha]

Hello Colin....I have visited the site many times for inspiration....pieces are too large for me to be able to keep and display them

Ron

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

As usual! Very eye catching work! Very, Very subtle and smooth tones, with a 90mm piece. Your AB, Work is getting better and better. Nicely displayed.

High regards,

Mark.

 

[FigureLover]

Some very nice skin mottling there. Great work
Ben

 

[John Bowery]

Beautiful horse.
Cheers
John

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Damn difficult horse colour to do Ron C along with a strawberry roan , love this one

Ron T

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Having just played about with a historex horse I had forgot how good the muscle definition on these beasts were .not your scale I know but great for cheap practise

 

[DEL]

Dappling is brilliantly handled. Much tougher to get right than on a grey
Cheers
Derek

 

[kagemusha]

Mark...thanks for comment mate....much appreciated ....yes...I am getting the hang of this AB lark now...I think

Ben....nice one mate

Thank you for nice comment John....pleased you like him

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

You have forgot to say what colours you used Ron

 

[kagemusha]

Hi Ron T...yes...it was a real challenge to get the subtleties of the coat...even with the airbrush .....strangely enough...Strawberry Roan was what I was planning for the next piece

Like the idea of using Historex pieces for planning out colours....nice one mate

 

[kagemusha]

Hello Del...the dappling was the hardest part by far to get a convincing tone....and the spacing/layout was even harder...learnt a lot doing it though

 

[kagemusha]

Ron T....I used 3 of the Scale 75 paint sets...Wood and Leather...Black and White....Flesh set...it's very difficult to give a distinct colour application guide...as a lot of the 'mixing' takes place on the surface as you apply each colour...
I used a base of 'Iroko'....followed by 'Walnut for the pre-shading....after that...it was all done using photos for reference while I worked...
What I can tell you is....there are 11 shades/tones overall....with 4 being the dapples alone!
Not sure if that helps mate...give me a shout if you need more info

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Ron T....I used 3 of the Scale 75 paint sets...Wood and Leather...Black and White....Flesh set...it's very difficult to give a distinct colour application guide...as a lot of the 'mixing' takes place on the surface as you apply each colour...
I used a base of 'Iroko'....followed by 'Walnut for the pre-shading....after that...it was all done using photos for reference while I worked...
What I can tell you is....there are 11 shades/tones overall....with 4 being the dapples alone!
Not sure if that helps mate...give me a shout if you need more info

Naw thats too bloody much as it is am a three tone palette colour man

 

[kagemusha]

......I have never been able to use the 'minimal' colour palette....all the colours turn 'muddy'

 

[Helm]

Lovely work Ron

 

[kagemusha]

Hi Steve....nice one mate