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Kanenoki Estate
11:25:31 Noki
ahh okay. i just reread the reroll page, i didn't realise it changed shades of bay etc as well lol

thanks o7
Clover Realm
11:24:09 Clove
There's just a lot more variation now. Copper and mahogany are both still bay, and frost/blanket are the same appy pattern gene type
Kanenoki Estate
11:22:32 Noki
i thought the colours stayed the same but they redid the white patterns
Kanenoki Estate
11:21:34 Noki
have rerolls changed or have i not understood how they worked for 10 years lol my horse went from a copper bay sabino frost appy to a mahogany bay sabino blanket appy
Colour Ridge Stables
11:01:16 
im praying he rates decent, hes so cute
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Ponies heaven
10:51:57 Pera/ peral
I am seriously contemplating putting a YCH up on DA for points.. should I?
Glacier Bay Cove
10:39:47 Arctic Katz
Maybe after the next RO. Those quests will be completed
Glacier Bay Cove
10:36:32 Arctic Katz
Capture a triple Elite horse with visible Silver.
Capture 5 triple Superb horses
The Seven Sins
10:35:55 Sveven/Karma
Thank you!!! <3
Dash and Duchess
10:32:29 DD | ~Squizard~
Seven, Those all look really good! Best of luck in RO, got my fingers crossed for ya!
The Seven Sins
10:27:09 Sveven/Karma
Might try this one.
-HEE Click-

Then repeat this one since they did well together.
-HEE Click-

And might do this one but will probably save it for another month. All svenned too.
-HEE Click-
Sunni
10:24:26 Sunni bunny
What quest do you have cove?
Glacier Bay Cove
10:23:33 Arctic Katz
Right now I have difficult quests, can't wait until tomorrow when I can skip them again
The Joker
10:18:24 Ari <3
Yes!
ShiningStar Stables
10:18:20 Chey / Star
DD
That would be amazing, thanks!
Dash and Duchess
10:17:37 DD | ~Squizard~
Seven, Ooo care to share? 👀
Dash and Duchess
10:17:17 DD | ~Squizard~
Ari, Oh wow >.> well now is definitely time to celebrate getting through all that!
The Seven Sins
10:16:53 Sveven/Karma
I, for once, actually pre planned matches for next month instead of waiting till last minute lol.
Moriarty
10:16:13 Mori
Thank you! It was about 8 different sections so it took quite a lot of time
Dash and Duchess
10:15:10 DD | ~Squizard~
Ari, We do <3 They're so amazing lol! Dang! 4 years?? that's definitely a huge relief and a huge accomplishment!

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Kanenoki Estate
11:25:31 Noki
ahh okay. i just reread the reroll page, i didn't realise it changed shades of bay etc as well lol

thanks o7
Clover Realm
11:24:09 Clove
There's just a lot more variation now. Copper and mahogany are both still bay, and frost/blanket are the same appy pattern gene type
Kanenoki Estate
11:22:32 Noki
i thought the colours stayed the same but they redid the white patterns
Kanenoki Estate
11:21:34 Noki
have rerolls changed or have i not understood how they worked for 10 years lol my horse went from a copper bay sabino frost appy to a mahogany bay sabino blanket appy
Colour Ridge Stables
11:01:16 
im praying he rates decent, hes so cute
-HEE Click-
Ponies heaven
10:51:57 Pera/ peral
I am seriously contemplating putting a YCH up on DA for points.. should I?
Glacier Bay Cove
10:39:47 Arctic Katz
Maybe after the next RO. Those quests will be completed
Glacier Bay Cove
10:36:32 Arctic Katz
Capture a triple Elite horse with visible Silver.
Capture 5 triple Superb horses
The Seven Sins
10:35:55 Sveven/Karma
Thank you!!! <3
Dash and Duchess
10:32:29 DD | ~Squizard~
Seven, Those all look really good! Best of luck in RO, got my fingers crossed for ya!
The Seven Sins
10:27:09 Sveven/Karma
Might try this one.
-HEE Click-

Then repeat this one since they did well together.
-HEE Click-

And might do this one but will probably save it for another month. All svenned too.
-HEE Click-
Sunni
10:24:26 Sunni bunny
What quest do you have cove?
Glacier Bay Cove
10:23:33 Arctic Katz
Right now I have difficult quests, can't wait until tomorrow when I can skip them again
The Joker
10:18:24 Ari <3
Yes!
ShiningStar Stables
10:18:20 Chey / Star
DD
That would be amazing, thanks!
Dash and Duchess
10:17:37 DD | ~Squizard~
Seven, Ooo care to share? 👀
Dash and Duchess
10:17:17 DD | ~Squizard~
Ari, Oh wow >.> well now is definitely time to celebrate getting through all that!
The Seven Sins
10:16:53 Sveven/Karma
I, for once, actually pre planned matches for next month instead of waiting till last minute lol.
Moriarty
10:16:13 Mori
Thank you! It was about 8 different sections so it took quite a lot of time
Dash and Duchess
10:15:10 DD | ~Squizard~
Ari, We do <3 They're so amazing lol! Dang! 4 years?? that's definitely a huge relief and a huge accomplishment!

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Art critique May 4, 2025 03:34 PM


Starfawn Sporthorses
 
Posts: 57
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would appreciate any critique on my art! I'm a bit rusty as I haven't done Manips in MONTHS
note: I do try to go for more of a realistic looking piece, which I know isn't generally the preference in HEE

Edited at May 4, 2025 03:36 PM by Starfawn Sporthorses
Art critique May 4, 2025 04:05 PM


Gem
 
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Hi!!
So if you're aiming for realism, the biggest things to work on are lighting and texture. I love the yellow highlights you have on the left side of the horse, they're really beautiful ^^
However, there are some really dark shadows on the face that don't quite make sense. Especially looking at the bridge of his nose and his cheekbone below the eye. I definitely agree there should be shadows there but they're a bit too dark as is with the entire face in light. Same with the top of the mane and his back, although there is a light source from the left, the entire sky is still light so I'd definitely curve the highlights over the rest of him a bit more.
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Regarding the texture, if you want a super realistic look, I don't this smudging is quite the way to go. I'm not the best artist to ask for techniques on this one because I repaint everything but I'm imagining something more like
Charmed Acres
Or my absolutely favorite artists for texture that aren't super active anymore are HRS and Breezie - both of which I have examples of in my bio
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And I guess these might be personal touches but I would love to see more depth in the eye. Currently it looks very flat/black which takes away from the lifelike-ness. I would suggest at least adding a highlight if not an iris. (This could be the result of the image quality, in which case a larger canvas size may help too :D)
Last thing, I personally would probably add a shadow that the horse is casting onto the plants on the right. Yes this could be argued that the plants are behind where the horse is standing but at least some of them would likely be less bright.
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In general, great work with the colors and excellent start on the lighting. The tail looks wonderful!! I hope this helps and please feel free to let me know if you'd like clarification or more help with anything <3
Art critique May 5, 2025 12:29 AM


Starfawn Sporthorses
 
Posts: 57
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I didn't actually shade much of the face haha 😅 it was jsut the horses markings but I agree it does look a little odd in places

Gem said:
Hi!!
So if you're aiming for realism, the biggest things to work on are lighting and texture. I love the yellow highlights you have on the left side of the horse, they're really beautiful ^^
However, there are some really dark shadows on the face that don't quite make sense. Especially looking at the bridge of his nose and his cheekbone below the eye. I definitely agree there should be shadows there but they're a bit too dark as is with the entire face in light. Same with the top of the mane and his back, although there is a light source from the left, the entire sky is still light so I'd definitely curve the highlights over the rest of him a bit more.
.
Regarding the texture, if you want a super realistic look, I don't this smudging is quite the way to go. I'm not the best artist to ask for techniques on this one because I repaint everything but I'm imagining something more like
Charmed Acres
Or my absolutely favorite artists for texture that aren't super active anymore are HRS and Breezie - both of which I have examples of in my bio
.
And I guess these might be personal touches but I would love to see more depth in the eye. Currently it looks very flat/black which takes away from the lifelike-ness. I would suggest at least adding a highlight if not an iris. (This could be the result of the image quality, in which case a larger canvas size may help too :D)
Last thing, I personally would probably add a shadow that the horse is casting onto the plants on the right. Yes this could be argued that the plants are behind where the horse is standing but at least some of them would likely be less bright.
.
In general, great work with the colors and excellent start on the lighting. The tail looks wonderful!! I hope this helps and please feel free to let me know if you'd like clarification or more help with anything <3


Art critique May 5, 2025 01:21 AM


Sagebrush
 
Posts: 4126
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Oooh I love critiquing!!!
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First off, overall I love the piece! The horse seems to fit in well with the scene and you did an incredible job on lighting.
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First thoughts:
- horse is a little blurry.
Be sure to find quality/sharp stock images, and work on a large canvas size to try to keep things as crisp as possible. A piece can be the most amazing in every aspect but if it's blurry, unfortunately it can't be appreciated to the fullest.
- stock choice
It works quite well actually! You chose a good horse and background lighting combo, and you sized the horse correcty to fit the background. However, in my personal opinion (everyone's tastes are different!) I would like to have the horse a little larger in the frame.
- horse details
Like gem said, I would definitely bring out the eye! I personally repaint mine, so I add a brown oval and shade it, then a black oval iris, and then a dot for a white highlight. My eye technique is fairly simple lol.
- shadows
I personally like how dark your shadows are, I like to have mine pretty distinct as well, especially on the face. This type of grey is hard because the darker grey patches can be mistaken as shadows/mess up how you want the horse to look. If you look at how the bushes are, theyre more backlit than you made the horse, so I would personally darken the tail/bum a bit in the center to show that. (I only noticed this on the second glance).
- hair
I like how you've done the hair! It looks gorgeous and I love the strands and details. I think the tail looks a bit stiff, but that just comes with practice so I don't think it's much to worry about. I think you used the original stock hair for the mane? That or you did a super realistic job lol. I think adding a little bit of highlights to the ends could've helped, but if it's part of the OG stock then I don't know how you'd go about that.
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Overall this piece is gorgeous and I'm so excited to see more of your art in the future! Welcome back to the art realm!
Art critique May 6, 2025 09:13 AM


Starfawn Sporthorses
 
Posts: 57
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Yeah I tend to work on a REALLY big canvas (2600-4500) so unfortunately my pieces can end up looking a bit fuzzy due to HEEs compression.
i appreciate the critique on this ! Thankyou very much to both of you
Art critique May 6, 2025 04:06 PM


Starfawn Sporthorses
 
Posts: 57
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hi! I have another piece for yall to critique :))
PLEASE PLEASE click the link to view the higher quality version, the HEE compression hides a lot of details and/or flaws! Ps: you have to click the image in the link to access the uncompressed version

Edited at May 6, 2025 04:07 PM by Starfawn Sporthorses

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