Shades of Gray

Yesterdays post had a variety of horse colors.  Todays post is distinctly lacking.


Yep, that would be my drying rack.  It has a significant tinge of gray don't you think?  And a ton of clutter as well.  The white areas on the resins are where I was holding them.  The Reiner looks a silly pinto, Ahzam has a huge Tetrach spot and Sheba's got some pretty stockings!

 My goal for yesterday was to work on Terrang and have him ready for paint, but the primer I used never dried.  I have a tendancy to be heavy handed with sprays, something I must get over very quickly or I will be spending a lot of time stripping models.  Anywho, here is Terrang as he stands currently.  This guy is really growing on me, I think that could be a problem!

Thinking in color

Terrang is still in progress, he's at a hard to photograph (cough*ugly*cough) stage so I'm going to wait to update on him for a few more days. 

Instead I'm going to photospam you guys with pretty ponies.  I've been tossing around a bunch of colors for various resins and I think I've finally decided on something for everyone.  First up is Ahzam.  He is so purdy.


Well he finally spoke up and told me what color he wants to be.  A bloody shoulder grey with some dapples and fleabites.  I think I'm going to aim a little more towards Showkayce than the guy pictured below. I'm already anticipating him talking a while to finish.  Lol.

This is a guy I've had sitting around for a few months and me hee-ing and haw-ing about color.  He's big, he's bad, and he bit me when I pulled him out of the box.


Look at those teeth, Debbi really outdid herself on this guy.  As for color, I finally settled on a silver bay roan with minimal white.  Now I just need to find the genetics to go with it. 


Next is Sarah Rose's incredible Reiner. 


This guy has had a color chosen for him the minute I saw the clay sculpture on Sarah's website.  He is going to be a protrait of a horse that I have in training.  Chief is the cutie on the right.  The photobombing mare on the left is mine of course. 


Last up for today is a model that just came in the mail this morning and I am thrilled with her.  This is another gorgeous model by Debbi Lermond, her new mare Sheba's Jewel.  Lordy is she pretty, I need some tack to go with her for sure.


Color wise I want her to be a luscious chocolate flaxen liver chestnut.  I just can't decide if I'm going to paint her myself or send her out.  Wouldn't Mindy Berg just do an awesome job on her?  *wink*


And now I have to go work on Terrang.  I'm determined to have him painted and up for sale before the end of March!

Enter Sandman

Hello?  I said enter Sandman!  I would like to go to sleep please!  Bah you are no help at all.  In lieu of sleep I've been working on a new face in the studio.  Say hi buddy.



Innit he sweet.  I'll give a full update on the little man tomorrow.  Err...later today.  Eventually.  XD

What was that?  Yes, I am going to pretend that the 7 month hiatus I went on never happened.  Mostly becuase I wish that those months never happend, but maybe I'll talk about that later.

Getting ahead of the game

Wow.  Long time no post.  Life hit me in the back of the head with a sledgehammer 2 months ago and I've been trying to get myself back together since then.  Needless to say all work in the studio stopped for that time, but I think everything is organized enough that I can try working consistantly again.  Not that I was ever consistant before but we'll just preted I was.  Haha. 

This guy showed his face way back in this post and then shortly after his lack of face in this one.  I put his away for months because something about his positioning was bugging me and I couldn't figure it out.  Now with fresh eyes I finally worked out most of my issues with him and was able to make a good deal of progress on him.  He still has a long way to be finished but he can show his (new) face here again at least!











 





He looks funny from this angle.  That needs to be fixed.




And that's all for now.  He needs to dry a bit more and I need to get some better ref's for his face but so far I'm pretty pleased with how he's coming out.  And yes I do still plan on offering him for sale once he's completed.  :)