So I've been holding this one for a few months now, as it was a piece I've been working on for my own horse. All I have left to do is make her mane/tail, and finish off her near leopard marking, but it's proving really difficult to even do it. So for now, she'll look like this.

Please be brutally honest with your critique. Before I even decide to open a shop, I wanna keep practicing.

Hi!!

I have a few tips that might help you out!

-Make sure you're blending the colors together (Smooth transitions bring the piece to life!)

- Always choose a background you think you can work with! (Ex. With this piece I would not have a blood bay(I think is the inspiration?) set in a purple themed background. The horse stands out way to much!) (I would look for a nice orange/Yellow autumn vibe/sand look for this as it's easier for myself as a somewhat new artist to incorporate the color schemes together!)

- If you want to have the horse as a main focus point, and decide to blur the background alway make sure the cut from blur-->regular is smooth! I use a low opacity blur brush for this!

- When it comes to the hair part of prep I cannot stress this enough, take your time! Start with a base and create the outline of how you want the mane and tail to look and work with shading and highlighting after! (Drag the tail down with a low opacity smudge brush so it doesn't look so "cut")

my pms are always open! sorry for any typos or anything crazy! (I'm half asleep!) :))

Hey I don't know if you noticed, but there's an official critique forum pinned near the top of the Art Help forums :)