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5k for Anamaere WIP by ~helekri:iconhelekri:


©2007-2009 ~helekri
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I'm in serious need for help. That's why I'm posting this. (No point in faving, will be moved to scraps shortly and 're'submitted when finished.)

*Anamaere caught my 5k views. I promised to paint a piece for whoever caught it but I didn't expect it to get this hard! I've been stuck since September. Just can't get this to look anything like decent.

I really honestly tried to make this a surprise for *Anamaere, but I have to ask for your input.

Any advice?

The brief was to paint a "dark bay Thoroughbred (or similar type sport horse)" in a pose like [link] by ~Mangieb.

Am I on the right tracks at all?

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:icondeslichen:
Kyllä tuo minusta ainakin näyttää ihan hyvältä. :) En oikein osaa antaa mitään neuvoja sen kummemmin..

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:iconcobalttiger:
I'm a few days late, and certainly no expert, but I'll chime in.

I think the pose is good, but the conformation is a bit off. I think the main problem is he (she?) is a bit leggy. The general rule of thumb for horses is the legs & body should form a square, but it looks like more of a rectangle... shortening the legs or lengthening the back might make things look better.

The other thing I notice is that the perspective is a bit strange. It's hard to explain what I mean, but I'll do my best.

In the reference photo, you are looking down slightly on the horse. In your picture you are looking straight at the horse from the side, but the rear legs are posed the same as in the reference. This makes something seems not quite right about them (they seem back too far and the angles are a bit curious, for example).
:iconhelekri:
No tämäkin riittää. :) Pääasia, että jotain vinkkiä/infoa sain edistymisestä. Ajattelin vähän katsoa tuota polluskin jalka-asiaa uudestaan (jalkojen suhde runkoon), mut muuten saanee olla noin. :p
:iconhelekri:
"Few days" doesn't matter in this project from hell. :D In fact, I still haven't progressed (much).

The perspective is the thing that's killing me. The problem you noiced is really what's it down to. I can see it's skewed but I can't fix it. The back legs look bent and/or twisted in all the positions I have tried them. Or if I get them right, the horse's back seems like it's broken due to the position of the front legs and the curve in his neck.

grrah. That pose is really killing me. I drew it again a couple of times and I *think* one of them *might* be a bit better but that one's not right either... I made it a bit more like it'd be when viewed straight from the side not like this one has the horse from front-side view. But still the hindlegs are a problem.

Thanks for taking time to give your input. Let's see if I ever get this effing painting somewhere. :fork:
:iconanamaere:
yikes. i never realised how hard this pose would be. You're most welcome to just abandon the pose and do whatever with it if it stops you going mad (can't lose good artists to madness xD )

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:iconhelekri:
Haha. It'd be easy if I knew how to draw. :p Or wouldn't insist on changing the perspective. And tweaking this and that and a little bit of everything. I will get this done, you've waited long enough! Besides, now it's personal between me and this damn picture! >:)
And your concern for my mental health might be just a *bit* late... ;p Like by at least 15 years!

(If it all goes terribly horribly wrong I have a back-up pose planned, similar but not that special.)
:iconanamaere:
:lol:

changing everything IS drawing! you're not going mad until you're completely loopy :P

*creates an artistic army* CHAAAARGE!

xD

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Yeah, I just *so* hate drawing... xP
:iconanamaere:
:lol: i know the feeling... why do you only get ideas for uni assessment 3 weeks before its due? XD

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