My experiences with customizing model horses have been interesting. I started with the idea of just seeing if I could create horses like the ones I had seen at my first couple of model horse shows. At first all I did was just paint. I didn�t have the confidence or the materials to cut and move any of the models. One day, with the words of an unknown model horse artist ringing in my ears, I picked up a brush, some paints, and an old brown Family Arabian Stallion. After having read some articles in the magazine �Just About Horses�, I felt I had enough information to begin. My first creation wasn�t the best, but he wasn�t all that bad either. I grabbed a book on Arabians, and proceeded to flip amongst the pictures of the greys. After a few minutes, I took some acrylic paints, mixed them together, and started painting. I produced a dark dapple-grey with some heavy shaded dappling on his face, neck, shoulders, hips and legs.
Dee Ann Equine Artist
Trotting Horse
Studios
Orion Farms (I will need to find them again...)
Ptrelas
Plastic Ponies
Riverside Equine Art
Trelani Park
Model Horses
I've been working on creating an OS of a pregnant Friesian Mare, in a trot. The pic on my main page was taken on March 10. These pics were taken on March 17, and some changes had been made.
Off Side
On Side
Head, Off Side
Head, On Side
The pics aren't very good, and I've done some changes since, but they give an idea of what I'm doing here. Currently I'm working in plasticine. I�m hoping to get a resin pouring of her done this fall, which I�ll be doing myself. After that, I�m still deciding what I want to do with her. I�m also thinking of making a colt or filly, not sure which.
- A few sites that have customized model horses.