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How To Draw a Horse - Part 1 of 2

Published by GHC • Mar 29th, 2008 • Category: Arts and Crafts, How It's Made

by Mustang_Heart | From the earliest forms of cave drawings, to Leonardo Da Vinci, and to today’s modern artists, you’ll see that horses always seem to find their way into an artist’s work - and who could blame them? With so many different breeds, personalities, gaits, postures, and uses, an artist could spend her whole life creating nothing but masterpieces filled with horses. Maybe you too were inspired by the amazing horse, and picked up a pencil or a paintbrush and tried to imitate the horse’s unique body shape, only to walk away disappointed, feeling that you have no artistic talent. Now, ask yourself this - did you ever think you just had the wrong approach to it?


Making of Moonlight Mirage Part 2: The Photo Illustrations

Published by LeadMare • Jan 16th, 2008 • Category: How It's Made, International Horse

With a great story for inspiration, creating the photo illustrations for Moonlight Mirage was a fun project. The process is similar to creating the images you see throughout this blog. It’s pretty geeky so I tried to summarize details. For those of you interested in digital art/photography, feel free to ask questions if you want [...]


Making of Moonlight Mirage Part 1: The Story

Published by LeadMare • Jan 13th, 2008 • Category: How It's Made, International Horse

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes to create the virtual horses in our stables? This 2-part blog will share details about the process for bringing Moonlight Mirage to life. First, an interview with the talented author Pony Princess about what went into creating the story that won last year’s Int*l Horse Competition.

LeadMare: What [...]