The reason you don't want to use your breath to blow away excess pigment/pastel is that sometimes spit will land on the model due to this and damage the work
EVERYONE loves dapple greys. These turned out SO great! They'd totally win some ribbons at a model horse show with those fancy ribbons and gems! I really like that you used red primer. I wish you had put a little complementary color over it, like a light coat of blue, before you put the white down. It would have given a little brown subtlety to the airbrush layer. Greys can still have a little bit of brown, cause horse color expression is wild like that. Also, try a mop brush! They soften dapples soooo nice, and you can go back in and sharpen up what you want before sealing. I'm really impressed by your dapples by hand, though. Lots of patience! Any particular rule to follow when drawing them? Especially on areas like the face and legs?
Thank you! They have both NAN'ed so far so I'm super pleased, the shire even got a champion in the draft division 🥳 I did add a layer of brown to the resin horse, which I totally forgot about until now, but you can really only see it in the sun (at 36:06) And the mop brush looks cool, would cover a larger area. For drawing the dapples I really just try to follow the reference as close as possible. The face will usually always be pretty light so you don't need to add much, and the legs are usually dark with maybe just a little white peeking through.
This is so cool to watch! The amount of patience to do all those dapples… the result with both techniques is gorgeous! Any chance you’d do a video on roans?
@@starbatcraft Yess! Also your channel is way too underrated, I can’t believe you don’t have more viewers, hands down you are the best at customizing model horses I’ve seen
I love them both but prefer the Draft’s dapples. Really beautiful work. ❤ Can you please clarify that you use a satin lacquer between adding pastels, and is it just at end of doing each side of the horse’s dapples, or do you spray in between? Thank you
Thank you! 🥰 I use Mr super clear matte spray between layers and as I work, I seal once I'm done for the day since I don't do it all at once, so I seal about three times per side for the first layer. Mostly so it doesn't get accidentally smudged.
This is great, tell me when you take a horse so confidently after you have just applied a pastel, do you cover it with something in advance or does this pastel not sit on your hands after it has been applied?
Yeah I started out with them but then my Panpastel came in and I mostly used that, I still use the eyeshadow for unusual colors that I don't need a whole pan of. I'm still not sure how they hold up long term but so far so good.
Thank you!! I think I filmed around 8 hours of just dappling, and I didn't really film going back over with more layers. You totally should! I think the second method would probably be best for a smaller scale but if you could find a reeeeally tiny brush it would be cool to try the first, maybe I'll do a little test on a stablemate or something 😂
Yep! I seal with Mr Superclear (also so I don't smudge it while I'm still working) If I see anything grainy I go back over with another layer, I also mix my gray shades and try not to just use black.
The reason you don't want to use your breath to blow away excess pigment/pastel is that sometimes spit will land on the model due to this and damage the work
Yea 100%, plus you'll get light headed, and the duster is more powerful.
EVERYONE loves dapple greys. These turned out SO great! They'd totally win some ribbons at a model horse show with those fancy ribbons and gems!
I really like that you used red primer. I wish you had put a little complementary color over it, like a light coat of blue, before you put the white down. It would have given a little brown subtlety to the airbrush layer. Greys can still have a little bit of brown, cause horse color expression is wild like that. Also, try a mop brush! They soften dapples soooo nice, and you can go back in and sharpen up what you want before sealing. I'm really impressed by your dapples by hand, though. Lots of patience! Any particular rule to follow when drawing them? Especially on areas like the face and legs?
Thank you! They have both NAN'ed so far so I'm super pleased, the shire even got a champion in the draft division 🥳 I did add a layer of brown to the resin horse, which I totally forgot about until now, but you can really only see it in the sun (at 36:06) And the mop brush looks cool, would cover a larger area. For drawing the dapples I really just try to follow the reference as close as possible. The face will usually always be pretty light so you don't need to add much, and the legs are usually dark with maybe just a little white peeking through.
You are helping me improve my confidence 🎉 I love your videos
Yay! So glad to hear ❤️
i love dapple greys!!
My favorite color of horse! I also love roans.
Those are amazing. You are an amazing artist. ❤
You're so underrated! You deserve more views and likes! You got lots of talent!
Aw thank you so much! 🥰
@@starbatcraft I love how much detail you're able to put into not only the models, but the tack too!!! So cool!
This is so cool to watch! The amount of patience to do all those dapples… the result with both techniques is gorgeous! Any chance you’d do a video on roans?
Thank you! 🥰 I did a roan on my last drastic custom, the quarter horse galloping, I will definitely do more in the future though!
@@starbatcraft I’ll have to check that one out!! Thanks for the reply!!
These horses are amazing!!
Thank you! 🥰
I love greys and dapple greys, they are so pretty (and i love grooming)🥰 you did a amazing job
I love a dapple grey! You did a wonderful job~
You should make a dappled grey sabino! It’s totally possible and would look epic
That would be cool, maybe even a silver dapple sabino, the white ticking always does interesting things!
@@starbatcraft Yess! Also your channel is way too underrated, I can’t believe you don’t have more viewers, hands down you are the best at customizing model horses I’ve seen
@@Equines_and_Animals Wow!! Thank you! 🥰
I love them both but prefer the Draft’s dapples. Really beautiful work. ❤
Can you please clarify that you use a satin lacquer between adding pastels, and is it just at end of doing each side of the horse’s dapples, or do you spray in between? Thank you
Thank you! 🥰 I use Mr super clear matte spray between layers and as I work, I seal once I'm done for the day since I don't do it all at once, so I seal about three times per side for the first layer. Mostly so it doesn't get accidentally smudged.
The last horse that you did looks like Free Spirit Equestrian Shae Manning, Belle. (Free Spirit Equestrian) She has a UA-cam channel as well.
Oh yea I can see it! I remember her auction videos on TikTok, I can't believe Belles baby is already a year old!
@@starbatcraft I know right
This is great, tell me when you take a horse so confidently after you have just applied a pastel, do you cover it with something in advance or does this pastel not sit on your hands after it has been applied?
I seal as I go with Mr Superclear matte spray so I don't accidentally smudge it! Until then I just try my best not to touch it.
Hi, are you using Color Pop eyeshadow as part of the pigments you use on the models? Great idea.
Yeah I started out with them but then my Panpastel came in and I mostly used that, I still use the eyeshadow for unusual colors that I don't need a whole pan of. I'm still not sure how they hold up long term but so far so good.
Incredible :D
How mamy hours you did the first one? I don't imagine doing it and I worki on 1: 20 scale, but thanks to you maybe one day 😂
Thank you!! I think I filmed around 8 hours of just dappling, and I didn't really film going back over with more layers. You totally should! I think the second method would probably be best for a smaller scale but if you could find a reeeeally tiny brush it would be cool to try the first, maybe I'll do a little test on a stablemate or something 😂
I’m curious do you spray sealer and layer the grey tones? How do you keep your pastels from looking grainy when sealing?
Yep! I seal with Mr Superclear (also so I don't smudge it while I'm still working) If I see anything grainy I go back over with another layer, I also mix my gray shades and try not to just use black.
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