This isn’t my first watercolor picture of a horse, I took the courage a few months ago to make a quick sketch of this gorgeous animal, but I didn’t feel like I should post it.
I found this charming horse by free images browsing.
https://pixabay.com/hu/photos/ló-ló-istálló-állat-lovaglás-2196656/
I named her Blondie. (Of course, it may not be a mare but a stallion or gelding.) She seems very gentle and friendly. I fell in love with her golden mane that her master braided nicely.
Another beautiful theme I can paint!
I didn’t have the courage to do such a business before, but studying watercolor at Lami's online school gave me a little self-confidence.
I made a relatively detailed pencil drawing. It also includes the boundaries between light and shadow.
I started the texture of the outer wall of the barn with a dry brush technique.
The horse received a pale golden ocher base.
I shaded the dark part of the interior of the barn with black watercolor chalk.
I washed the watercolor chalk part with a little water. It is left with a bit of texture, but so is more uniform. I started designing the window frame and the window closing panel. Unlike the original photo, the closing panel will be worn blue.
I continued with the shade of the horse. I used a lot of burnt siena, umbra and sepia. I also mixed a little orange and red into the brownish red parts to make it even more vivid.
Here I started the braid of the mane just like several small details, for example the shadow of the hairs, the nose and the mouth.
I drew the white hairs with a white gel pen.
Tadaaam...! Here is Blondie herself! Warmly welcome you too! She’s just waiting for you to get her out of the barn and run freely on her back!
Some closer details:
