Today's "Start to Finish" post comes from one of Europe's most talented painters, Sarah Biber from Germany. Thank you so much for sharing your process, Sarah. I know a lot of people will find this really helpful!
Start to Finish
by Sarah Biber
Usually. I just like to read posts everybody's posts and look at pretty ponies, but I thought maybe these pictures could be interesting to some of you.
My Namopaimo project was „Lujo“ by Josine Vingerling. I found an interesting reference photo with a horse that had a very unusual white pattern. As soon as I saw it I knew I needed to paint it!
1. I started with an airbrush base coat. For shading I mostly focused on the head and shoulders, the parts that will be not covered with white later on.
2. I sketched the white pattern roughly with a brush and white acrylic paint.
3. I used peel of gum - brand name: Humbrol Maskol - to cover all brown/black parts. Then I used my airbrush to go over the white pattern. I also added some light pinking in areas where the skin shows more. Masking the horse with peel of gum takes time, but I prefer it over painting a thousand layers of white. Picture is with the peeling gum already removed.
4. I started adding hair details. From this point on I work with my paintbrush and acrylic paints.
I like airbrush paints, they are more expensive but have a great consistency for hair details. As for the brush I don‘t like it if they‘re too small, because I want them to hold enough paint so I can paint multiple hairs. For me it‘s most important that the brush has a very good and precise tip.
5. All finished! I did some additional shading with pastels and pigments, but otherwise, he was done purely in acrylics.
Thank you, Sarah. Your horse is beautiful!
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A lot of Wows! This is very inspiring. Thank you Sarah!
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