Yay! Back in Business

Everything's back in order now (more or less), and I snapped some new pictures:

 

Here's a Mini-Maj I'm working on. This is just an initial basecoat. I've had to go back in and sand a little bit so it's slow going right now.

 Here's the classic shire. I think dapple grays take more time than roans. The patterning is so complex...

 

This one is finally starting to come together. I screwed up the pattern on the other side, though, so it's taking me extra time to fix it.

 

I'm starting to get the right color and shading on this one.

 

I think you can see the dapples a little better in this photo. 

 

I believe this was the first resin I ever bought, before I knew anything about the different artists or molds. I just knew I could afford it LOL! When I bought it, I wasn't aware of the whole "casting a custom" controversy, and I believe this is a SM Arab mare that was customized into a drafter and then cast. I'm not positive, but I think that's the case. I believe this resin is called Valdemar and was made by Paige Easley Patty? If anyone can correct me, please let me know!

 

I've started on the color of this Bitty Bosco. I have to make a base for him! He stands okay on a flat surface, but when I put him on this cloth to photograph him, he will not stand up. My plan is to make him a nice warm grullo or dun pinto. Now I'm not sure about the pinto markings because I'm liking his color so far. What do you think?

 

Here's a medallion I'm working on. It's very relaxing to work on these. It's actually a little darker than the photo shows.

 

Dinky Duke is coming along, slowly. 

And that's it for this week! I've been keeping myself busy.

Update for the Week

I've been able to work on a few personal projects last week. This is the PAS I've been customizing. I had to dremel a lot of material off of it, but I think I'm finally starting to get the proportions right. The front legs were too far back, so I've moved them forward, and I made his croup a little flatter. The throatlatch needs to be filled out a little more. Of course this is still at a very early stage.

This model is giving me fits. I have been struggling with the ticking/roany pattern on it for a long time. This picture represents me re-doing it for a third time, and I already see a huge mistake I've made in the shoulder. Hopefully by next week he'll look a little better; I should be able to put several more hours into him by then.

I debated posting this picture because it's at such a mangled stage, but I do like showing how things progress. I'm really embarrassed that this piece was pretty far advanced, and now I've gone almost back to the beginning with it. I had moved the ear on this one, but then the eye looked off, and I started fiddling and, well, this is what happens ;-) I'm still fiddling with the position of the eye. 

Medallion Surgery

I measured some more, and I'm pretty sure that I had the eye too low, so I'm moving it. I also believe the eye is slightly large for the head. The cheek will need to come down, too. The ear was slightly big, also.

Medallion

I have started to open up the nostril, but I think it still needs to be worked on. I also moved the ear up, and I thought the position was an improvement, but then I noticed something hilarious when I took a 3/4 view picture of it:

I put the ear almost at the center of the poll LOL! It looks like a horn! I didn't even notice it until I looked at the photo, I got a good laugh out of that. I'll have to re-check all my measurements, hopefully I'll have some more done on him in a couple of weeks. I'm going to be busy with Thanksgiving and a couple of other art-related things, so not sure how much I'll be able to work on him.

Percheron Medallion

Here are a few pictures of a Percheron medallion that I've been working on. Sorry for that blurry one in the middle! I have been told that it looks more Warmblood-y than Percheron, which is okay for me, too. I would love to hear what you think about it, good or bad. I haven't started on the mane and forelock yet, obviously, and haven't decided what to do with the background, either. If you feel the need to post anonymously, please feel free. I do moderate my posts, but I will definitely read everything that is sent to me and give it consideration, whether I post the comment or not.