God is Mighty Stable
11:28:10 Willow ~ KNN Breeder
I wish we had blue birds over here. But, at least we have Red-Winged Black birds
Versailles
11:26:58 Versa
Clue,
It's mine, too :)
Crazy Idea Ranch
11:25:25 Clue - Color Breeder
Versa
So pretty! Blue is my favorite color
Versailles
11:22:28 Versa
Especially on pages 5 and 6. :)
Versailles
11:21:52 Versa
Clue,
I've got a couple of Eastern Bluebirds looking to nest. And a birdhouse with a camera in it. You can see them in this forum post if you want! <3

-HEE Click-
Crazy Idea Ranch
11:18:27 Clue - Color Breeder
I love bluebirds
Wolf Dancer
11:17:48 Wolf Burger (Leg)
Versa
Yay for bluebirds!
Wolf Dancer
11:17:35 Wolf Burger (Leg)
I'll keep that in mind!
Versailles
11:17:01 Versa
What a beautiful morning! The bluebirds agree, they've finally come back to the birdhouse and I'm happy lol
Dark Conspiracy
11:14:58 ✳Dark / Consp
2 horses at once really challenged me
Dark Conspiracy
11:14:32 ✳Dark / Consp
u def need to take your time
Crazy Idea Ranch
11:14:22 Clue - Color Breeder
-HEE Click-
Oh, you're beautiful!
Wolf Dancer
11:13:00 Wolf Burger (Leg)
Dark
I couldn't tell! It looks so good! I think I'm going to try a two horse piece soon, but I'm sorta nervous xD
Dark Conspiracy
11:12:02 ✳Dark / Consp
first time doing 2 horses in 1 piece
Wolf Dancer
11:10:56 Wolf Burger (Leg)
You did an amazing job on the art!!!
Dark Conspiracy
11:10:47 ✳Dark / Consp
so happy you like it ;3
Wolf Dancer
11:10:41 Wolf Burger (Leg)
Blue
Thanks!
Wolf Dancer
11:10:29 Wolf Burger (Leg)
Dark
I love it so much *-*
Crazy Idea Ranch
11:10:11 Clue - Color Breeder
Wolf
so, cool!
Dark Conspiracy
11:09:43 ✳Dark / Consp
its so beautiful wolf ;3
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My Horse Prep Process January 16, 2018 03:19 PM


Hemlock Farms
 
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I wrote part of this out for Jello then realized it may be of some use to others as well. This is pretty basic but feel free to ask questions about anything I don't cover.
It's worth noting I use Photoshop and a Wacom Bamboo tablet.

Once I have selected the stock and have everything resized and pasted to the blank file I use "smart sharpen" on the horse layer. I usually do anywhere from 30-50%. Then I cut out the horse and do any re-coloring I need.
To cut out the horse I use the eraser tool, usually around 6-9 px.
For adding white markings I select the desired area, brighten x150 in brightness/contrast, de-saturate x50 in hue/saturation, and then brighten again until it looks about right (sometimes certain areas require more de-saturation than others).
Next, I smudge. For the delicate areas like the face and legs I use a 5-7 px, 0 hardness brush on 8-9%. For the rest of the body I bump the brush up to 9-15 px. This part takes a good amount of time. I do my best to smudge around any details that I want to keep. Doing this keeps the horse from looking like a smudged ball. After, I smart sharpen again around 30%.
Somewhere around this time I will try auto tone, contrast, and color on the horse and background layer individually to see if it helps unify them a bit. If that doesn't do enough I will mess with the brightness/contrast settings.
Highlights are next. I use a bright color taken from the background, then lightened/whitened a bit. I use the paint brush on 3 px, 100% hardness and paint on a layer with a clipping mask to the horse layer. I don't put highlights everywhere, just where the light would naturally be hitting the horse, or where I want to define more details (usually the cheek, legs, barrel, and chest).
I also use similar colors to draw in the eyes. I don't really have a go-to method for this, just whatever ends up looking good.
I smudge manes and tails. It's a goal of mine to get better at drawing them in. There's plenty of tutorials for this online but I can answer any questions if you really want to know how I do it.

There we go! Now the horse is prepped and ready for any final touches you're going to make.
Hopefully this helps!

Edited at January 17, 2018 10:02 AM by Hemlock Farms
My Horse Prep Process January 16, 2018 10:20 PM


Jellos Warmbloods
 
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Yay!
Very generous of you to write all this up. :D <3
My Horse Prep Process January 17, 2018 10:03 AM


Hemlock Farms
 
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No problem at all! I'm sure it's not anything new or revolutionary but it's always nice to have exact settings to reference :)
My Horse Prep Process January 17, 2018 01:05 PM


Hemlock Farms
 
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Also, if you can't afford Photoshop you can check out Photoshop Elements. I got this with my first tablet and used it for a long time. I have noticed a significant improvement in my art since switching to photoshop, but Elements still worked well.

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html
My Horse Prep Process January 17, 2018 01:09 PM


Underland
 
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Thank you so much Hem! :D <3
My Horse Prep Process January 17, 2018 01:30 PM


Hemlock Farms
 
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You're welcome!
My Horse Prep Process January 17, 2018 03:19 PM


Casanova
 
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Thanks Hem! This helps a lot <3
My Horse Prep Process January 17, 2018 05:17 PM


Hemlock Farms
 
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You're welcome!

Here's my (probably excessive) collection of tutorials I've found over the years:
https://idyy.deviantart.com/favourites/74278868/Tutorials

It has a little bit of everything ^^
My Horse Prep Process February 20, 2018 11:52 AM

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Thank youi!
My Horse Prep Process April 15, 2018 09:01 PM


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OMW, so helpful!!

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