I'm back working on Arthur's horse and this time it was the main, tail and face I was working on.
The mane and tail were brush painted with a slight off white mixed with a light sand and then given a dark grey wash to bring out the lowlights. Once that was dry, I applied a dry brush of off white to the high points to bring out the details of a light coloured mane and tail. It turned out great but I think it could still be better, so I will work on that another time.
Next was the face. First of all I painted a mix of flesh pink and sand together for the lips and airbrushed a black on the nose and chin to blend in the lip colour. I was surprised how good this turned out. Once dry I applied an airbrush streak of white down the front of his nose as this seems to be common on the Palomino. Again I was very pleased with how this turned out, it looked very realistic.
The bridle was hand painted in a very dark grey called Grey Black. This gave it a very black leather look. I finished the leather with a drybrush of grey to pick out the edges, stitching and soften the black grey to look a little more leathery. Then I used a flat aluminium on the metal work to complete the look.
The eyes were painted with a gloss black and a small dot of white added to highlight. These may have to be repainted once I add the 'sunset' light layer over the model. With a brush of back wash to the inner ears, nose and mouth, the face had really taken shape. Now she looks like a horse!
