Horse Eden Eventing Game
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Shadow Mtn
07:58:26 
Have to chime in here, I worked for CVS. Had a drunk guy come in around closing, go to the restroom, and come out naked. Yep, as the day he was born. He said he thought he was home and going to take a shower.
Black Dragon Stable
07:58:01 BDS / Black / Stormy
I don't even have a degree. I got 'lucky' and got my foot in the door, but then the family friend who got me in retired and we also had a new director come in, and that's when it got really really bad.
Paradise Stables
07:52:07 Ariel / Tara
What breed is the most likely to be captured with tobiano?
Shroom
07:47:35 
Black, what's funny is I got my MLIS and thought I wanted to work in a library. I won't go near any public ones, at best I will work at a university library.
Minerva
07:41:57 Min
Gosh im glad im not customer facing haha. When I worked at a riding school I had a kid refuse to ride a pony because it was the wrong colour once- that didn't go down well funnily enough haha
Black Dragon Stable
07:33:01 BDS / Black / Stormy
Now I just get yelled at by stressed out managers and nod and nod and nod until they go away and then ignore whatever it was they were yelling at me about while they go yell at someone else after me.
Boulder Creek
07:29:54 
I'm glad the only ones I work with swish their tails and bang on the gate if I'm late with food.
Black Dragon Stable
07:29:06 BDS / Black / Stormy
Oh, I got the cops called on me because one of the mentally disabled got mad I told her she couldn't check out the stack of 20 DVDs she had (only 3) and she started screaming that I stole her wallet. Almost forgot about that one!
Black Dragon Stable
07:26:39 BDS / Black / Stormy
What's sad? At the time I lived in a town of 6000 people. In the midwest. In the middle of a cornfield where there was supposedly next to zero crime.
CWY country
07:26:21 C
@Stormy
That's nuts.
Black Dragon Stable
07:25:13 BDS / Black / Stormy
Boss writing me up for fear mongering when I told coworkers the doctor told me I most likely had covid but I didn't qualify for a test early 2020 when that all kicked off (she told me I just had a bad sinus infection. I got further in trouble after I asked her when and where she got her medical degree?)

I no longer work at a library. lol. Now I go sling boxes at Amazon where I have no customer/patron interaction.
Skyward Stud
07:25:09 Skrangle
Jesus Mary and Joseph
Black Dragon Stable
07:21:48 BDS / Black / Stormy
Having to call the cops because of the not all there peeps decided to start destroying the children's area because the aliens were coming out of the shelves to get them.
Black Dragon Stable
07:20:46 BDS / Black / Stormy
Getting screamed at over a 30 cent fine and death threats because of it. Library staff stalkers....
Black Dragon Stable
07:19:42 BDS / Black / Stormy
We got swarmed by cops on two different occasions because the bank next door got robbed twice and someone said the culprit dashed into our building.
Skyward Stud
07:19:01 Skrangle
@stormy screaming
Black Dragon Stable
07:18:39 BDS / Black / Stormy
Worst incident I remember? We had to start locking the public restrooms. Someone decided to smear waste matter all over the bathroom... Not once. Not twice... but on three separate occasions. Grown ass adults too.
Ponies heaven
07:17:26 Pera/ peral
@Stormy
Ooh, yess, you have me intrigued as well
Skyward Stud
07:15:28 Skrangle
@Stormy please tell me more, I must know
Black Dragon Stable
07:13:38 BDS / Black / Stormy
If you think retail is bad (I know it is, I've had family work at Walmart and various other places), you should work at an American public library! It's NUTS.

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Shadow Mtn
07:58:26 
Have to chime in here, I worked for CVS. Had a drunk guy come in around closing, go to the restroom, and come out naked. Yep, as the day he was born. He said he thought he was home and going to take a shower.
Black Dragon Stable
07:58:01 BDS / Black / Stormy
I don't even have a degree. I got 'lucky' and got my foot in the door, but then the family friend who got me in retired and we also had a new director come in, and that's when it got really really bad.
Paradise Stables
07:52:07 Ariel / Tara
What breed is the most likely to be captured with tobiano?
Shroom
07:47:35 
Black, what's funny is I got my MLIS and thought I wanted to work in a library. I won't go near any public ones, at best I will work at a university library.
Minerva
07:41:57 Min
Gosh im glad im not customer facing haha. When I worked at a riding school I had a kid refuse to ride a pony because it was the wrong colour once- that didn't go down well funnily enough haha
Black Dragon Stable
07:33:01 BDS / Black / Stormy
Now I just get yelled at by stressed out managers and nod and nod and nod until they go away and then ignore whatever it was they were yelling at me about while they go yell at someone else after me.
Boulder Creek
07:29:54 
I'm glad the only ones I work with swish their tails and bang on the gate if I'm late with food.
Black Dragon Stable
07:29:06 BDS / Black / Stormy
Oh, I got the cops called on me because one of the mentally disabled got mad I told her she couldn't check out the stack of 20 DVDs she had (only 3) and she started screaming that I stole her wallet. Almost forgot about that one!
Black Dragon Stable
07:26:39 BDS / Black / Stormy
What's sad? At the time I lived in a town of 6000 people. In the midwest. In the middle of a cornfield where there was supposedly next to zero crime.
CWY country
07:26:21 C
@Stormy
That's nuts.
Black Dragon Stable
07:25:13 BDS / Black / Stormy
Boss writing me up for fear mongering when I told coworkers the doctor told me I most likely had covid but I didn't qualify for a test early 2020 when that all kicked off (she told me I just had a bad sinus infection. I got further in trouble after I asked her when and where she got her medical degree?)

I no longer work at a library. lol. Now I go sling boxes at Amazon where I have no customer/patron interaction.
Skyward Stud
07:25:09 Skrangle
Jesus Mary and Joseph
Black Dragon Stable
07:21:48 BDS / Black / Stormy
Having to call the cops because of the not all there peeps decided to start destroying the children's area because the aliens were coming out of the shelves to get them.
Black Dragon Stable
07:20:46 BDS / Black / Stormy
Getting screamed at over a 30 cent fine and death threats because of it. Library staff stalkers....
Black Dragon Stable
07:19:42 BDS / Black / Stormy
We got swarmed by cops on two different occasions because the bank next door got robbed twice and someone said the culprit dashed into our building.
Skyward Stud
07:19:01 Skrangle
@stormy screaming
Black Dragon Stable
07:18:39 BDS / Black / Stormy
Worst incident I remember? We had to start locking the public restrooms. Someone decided to smear waste matter all over the bathroom... Not once. Not twice... but on three separate occasions. Grown ass adults too.
Ponies heaven
07:17:26 Pera/ peral
@Stormy
Ooh, yess, you have me intrigued as well
Skyward Stud
07:15:28 Skrangle
@Stormy please tell me more, I must know
Black Dragon Stable
07:13:38 BDS / Black / Stormy
If you think retail is bad (I know it is, I've had family work at Walmart and various other places), you should work at an American public library! It's NUTS.

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Critiques? July 11, 2023 11:09 PM


Widow Valley Farms
 
Posts: 5688
#1123748
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This is my first ever fully done photo manip, and I was looking for some more experienced people to critique it. I am rather proud of it, but I have a tough skin so please, every word counts!
Also, how much do you think a good SB is for it?Things I know im not the greatest at but am working on:
Horse Shadow
Mane
General grounding
Edit: it would probably be helpful if I actually put the image up, huh?
The After:
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Edited at July 12, 2023 12:09 PM by Widow Valley Farms
Critiques? July 12, 2023 09:08 AM


WildWillow
 
Posts: 2164
#1123796
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Welcome to the world of arting - this is a really great first manip! I'm afraid I can't help on SB pricing as I have been a T1 artist for quite a while and am really out of the loop with starter pricing.

Here are some things I really like:
- the action/movement of mane and tail
- the tone of the horse (yellow/golden) matching the tone of the background
- the markings are a nice bright white

Here are some things I would work on:
- The horse
It seems like you accidentally chopped off some of the horse's booty on the right side of the stock image. When cutting, make sure to go very slow with a hard brush. It's important to stay true to the stock horse's form (so no cutting off pieces of body) and making sure your lines are flowing nicely. If you really zoom in on the portion you cut off, you'll notice that the edge is pretty bumpy.
- The hoof color
Hooves aren't golden. :) If a horse has white markings going down to their legs, the hoof is almost always a light coral/cream color. Studying other images of horses, seeing what tones/colors are actually present in horses in real life in their coats, hooves, and mane are incredibly helpful!
- Blend the white markings
You did the markings beautifully, but they look a little too crisp to be "actually" on a horse's coat. With a smudging brush on low strength, just gently work around the edges of the white markings, smudging them ever so softly so it looks like a natural line of coat hairs.
- Shadow & highlights on the horse
While you have a great shadow on the ground, a shadow also needs to be on your horse! It seems as though light is coming from the back in the background. So the "top" portions of your horse need to be highlighted in a lighter yellow/golden color. Likewise, the "bottom" portions of your horse, especially the belly and hooves need to be cast in a darker tone to shadow them. This will provide lots of depth to your horse.
- The mane and tail
It looks like you have tried to draw the mane and tail by drawing each hair individually. It is much easier if, for the base of your mane and tail - you create an outline and then color it in completely. This will prevent "white space gaps" in your mane and tail.

If you would like, please do visit my step-by-step art guide. I have all of these topics broken down and explained much clearer there, along with photos of my artwork so you can follow me through the steps visually as well. :)
If you have any questions, feel free to comment there and I can help you.
Critiques? July 12, 2023 10:53 AM


Widow Valley Farms
 
Posts: 5688
#1123813
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Thanks a bunch! I'm going to revisit this art piece and try to fix some things you've stated. Im very glad the shadow looks alright, so that was a win for me!
Critiques? July 12, 2023 12:07 PM


Widow Valley Farms
 
Posts: 5688
#1123828
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This is what I did:
Added highlights/shadows (Your guide was very informative!)
Pasted hooves from original picture to the manip to correct color
Airbrushed under mane to attempt to make it less gappy/more full (cause I am not redrawing that xD)
Smudged the edges of white markings (mainly face)
What I didn't do:
I couldn't find a viable way to make the horse stock look less awkward, so I think its just gonna have to stay that way (Thank you for the erasing tips!)
I also didn't redraw the mane comepletely simply because I didn't want to risk losing the movement I have now, but I will do that on my next piece!

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