Horses manes (update)

[areias]

I'll see if I can sit down and do some 'red lines' a little bit later.

[Miss Z]

When I'm sketching a horse's mane, I start with the lightest and finest hairs to get a good base, then gradually build it up by getting dark and thicker, especially around the poll and roots. Then I would take a rubber and highlight the parts that catch the light, this creates a good contrast and gives the mane some body.

Of course, I know sketching is pretty different to what you do (and you do it very well!), but I just wondered if you can work on it using the same technique.

[king2005]

Audrey, just an idea, can you post the horse without the mane (the tail is perfect, no touchy touchy).. then people can draw red lines to help with the low.. its the middle section of the mane that makes me tilt my head & that loose swoosh on the forehead...

The body looks awesome though

[Husky_mom]

I´ll try do a better one later at home but heres an idea.........just fill in more the blanks........you know more clumps of hair......

[slleipnir]

Thanks everyone....

I tried, again, at redoing the mane. I tried to think of how it would flow...


I think it looks a little less like a mop but needs work D:


no mane

[slleipnir]

also if you have any other advice for making it look "sharper" please tell me. I know the anatomy is wrong, but I'm not going to fix that now.

I need to ditch the bg don't i?

[Husky_mom]

another attempt, I can seem to make it right either, lousy mouse thing..........

anyway I think just filling it in more and the details you just did on top of that would be great, and just the front legs a tad longer.........but other than that it´s great.........the personyou are doing this for will be thrilled when you hand it over.......

heres a long maned horse rearing

[king2005]

also if you have any other advice for making it look "sharper" please tell me. I know the anatomy is wrong, but I'm not going to fix that now.

I need to ditch the bg don't i?

Nope.. thats what Layers was invented for