Today's first featured BreyerFest Best Custom Contest is Joanna Bechtel Chronister's Kito.
She writes: This is Kito. He is a Pseudomelanysm Bruchelli Zebra. I entered him in the Most Extreme Custom division.
His name means Jewel in Swahili.
He’s based off of a real zebra in Kruger National Park.
I’ve been fascinated by pseudonysm in zebras since I saw him.
Kito started as an Idocus. I removed his mane, tail, head, neck and ears. Then I resculpted all that plus part of his head.
Congratulations, Joanna. I, too, have a picture of this zebra in my reference files, so I love seeing him realized in model form. He is every bit as neat as I'd imagined. Good work and good luck at BreyerFest!
Beautiful animal, stunning model!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was said that zebras couldn't be tamed nor ridden?? If so, then -why does he (or she?) look like they have a built-in saddle on their back?? Very neat pattern!!
ReplyDeleteHow did they miss seeing him/her as a foal?? (Sorry!! I might have tried to capture him!!) How often do you see a zebra with a near badger face?? ( Will be neat to see if the color pattern would breed on!!