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Download Size: 1759 x 1397During the Summer Arts Program, I started doodling on my scratch paper and came up with this madness.
I'm not sure what to call this style (if anyone has any ideas, let me know). I was thinking of ancient cave paintings initially, but this is some kind of mutation of that style... It's pretty epic.
I'm still debating about the tail. It's a little short. I might lengthen it later, but for now, it's fine I guess. After all, he is a draft.
It took about a half hour to draw (including perfection time to get all the lines just so). It's a really easy style to learn and execute. Quick and painless.
I did a little color correcting in Picture Manager to eliminate the yellow tint to the paper. I also increased the contrast so that the lines would show up darker than they really were. Now, he looks like a tattoo!
Done in mechanical pencil, my favorite medium. Be on the look out for more stylized art in the future.
I'm fascinated by this new thingamajig I fudged up.
Drawn July 21, 2007.
PS: Does this remind anyone else of Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron?
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Comments: 27
Cali2007 [2007-11-08 19:13:52 +0000 UTC]
looks good to me, tail is fine i think. the whole design is great.
excellent job!!!
i lurve horses
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SaraChristensen In reply to Cali2007 [2007-11-08 22:35:32 +0000 UTC]
Yeep! Thank you! I'm so glad you like it.
Oh man, horses are the BEST, I agree!
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crazyrain0491 [2007-07-24 20:18:52 +0000 UTC]
He kinda reminds me of Spirit. And makes me want to see that movie again...do you have it?
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SaraChristensen In reply to crazyrain0491 [2007-07-25 01:26:29 +0000 UTC]
I actually do. You can borrow it, if you'd like.
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crazyrain0491 In reply to SaraChristensen [2007-07-25 21:42:54 +0000 UTC]
yay! and we should watch it together...
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SaraChristensen In reply to crazyrain0491 [2007-07-25 22:05:07 +0000 UTC]
W00T! We should. Soon, very soon.
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crazyrain0491 In reply to SaraChristensen [2007-07-26 21:33:46 +0000 UTC]
it would be so much fun!
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Shuriken-Flame [2007-07-24 17:34:46 +0000 UTC]
*twitch* I wanna color it for some reason! It's lovely!
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SaraChristensen In reply to Shuriken-Flame [2007-07-25 01:27:06 +0000 UTC]
You would have one heck of a time trying, lol!
Thanks so much! So nice...
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Shuriken-Flame In reply to SaraChristensen [2007-07-25 13:28:23 +0000 UTC]
Must... tryyyy!!
You're welcome!
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inlovewithmen [2007-07-23 06:59:08 +0000 UTC]
if you were to give the style a label, it would be "tattoo design". that's all I can think of right now. It's really good! I wouldn't mind this tattoo in henna on my bicep (had I a bicep defined enough for a tattoo).
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SaraChristensen In reply to inlovewithmen [2007-07-24 08:34:37 +0000 UTC]
Yes! And ironically, I just gave you a Henna tattoo... FREAKY!
Thank you! I really do like this style.
And dude, you have muscles. Of the people that I ended up henna-ing tonight, you were one of the more difficult 'clients' seeing as how I had to work around your muscles. It was so epic, though! I loved doodling DARK MARKS on people with Henna.
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inlovewithmen In reply to SaraChristensen [2007-07-24 21:30:23 +0000 UTC]
I have... MUSCLES???!!!!?!?!?!
I find that hard to believe, but if you say so... *shrug*
I peeled off all the crusty dried henna paste today. it looks AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you so much!
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SaraChristensen In reply to inlovewithmen [2007-07-25 21:39:40 +0000 UTC]
Yes, you have muscles. What a shocker!
Whoa, how AWESOME!!! You're so welcome! I had an amazing time doing those for everyone.
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unconscious54 In reply to SaraChristensen [2007-07-25 02:19:08 +0000 UTC]
I think I'm going to do my next research paper on the Italian Heavy Draft. GORGEOUS!
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SaraChristensen In reply to unconscious54 [2007-07-25 03:10:20 +0000 UTC]
That would be just about the coolest assignment EVER...
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unconscious54 In reply to SaraChristensen [2007-07-25 19:06:38 +0000 UTC]
Totally... I had fun when I did my last on the haflinger.
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meekadog12 [2007-07-22 23:11:58 +0000 UTC]
Oooh, it's so cool! I love the thick and thin pen strokes! The simplicity speaks, in some ways, so much more than all the detail.
It does remind me of Spirit!!
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SaraChristensen In reply to meekadog12 [2007-07-22 23:16:49 +0000 UTC]
Thankies! Although, this was done in mechanical pencil, not pen.
Tricky, I know...
I thought the same thing when I was drawing it. It creates such a powerful statement, even though it's severely less complicated than all my other works of art.
It's weird!
Doesn't it, though?!
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meekadog12 In reply to SaraChristensen [2007-07-22 23:31:22 +0000 UTC]
You're so trixy!
Squee! I get to see you around 5:00 tomorrow!!!!!!
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SaraChristensen In reply to meekadog12 [2007-07-24 08:41:38 +0000 UTC]
I AM IN THE SAME ROOM WITH YOU RIGHT NOW! AND YOU'RE READING HARVEST MOON!!!
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meekadog12 In reply to SaraChristensen [2007-07-24 19:21:02 +0000 UTC]
Yes...we were! Sarah, Isaac and Meredith wanted me to read a couple of the first episodes. It was amusing.
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SaraChristensen In reply to meekadog12 [2007-07-25 21:42:45 +0000 UTC]
It was so happy! I was like: "Whoa! Such early episodes!"
It was awesome!
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