If you have ANY tips please post! Im sure anything will be a big help!

Thank You! <3

Not sure if this file is too big, but still.

Here's an overview of how I do roans and I'll explain the steps.

1. Cut out horses and select color scheme ahead of time (Black, White/Tan, and a toned down Blue or Red depending on which roan.)

2. Greyscale the horse

3. Color the entire form with the Blue/Red color.

4. Add black shading (Dark brown for Red roan)

5. Use a speckled brush (Or dotting brush) With white/tan color.

6. Overlay the color onto the greyscaled Horse.

7. Adjust opacity as needed.

(The blue color is rather vibrant, for an actual blue roan it'd need to be more grey.)

I lasso/select the part of the horse that will have roan.

I then copy and paste that part so it's on a separate layer, so it doesn't mess up the original horse.

Desaturate, dodge and burn as needed to give the muscles definition and add correct lighting.

I then take a soft eraser tool, set the opacity between 30-50%, and erase the hard lines so that the roan blends into the base coat color on the other original layer. Sometimes I'll add dark or lighter flecks to give it a more roan-like texture. If you want to do texture the lazy way, you can add noise at minimal level. It is essentially a static-like appearance.

I then darken the muzzle, hocks and cheeks as desired to give it a better contrast between the body and roan.

Complicated, but that's the best way I've found to do it.