Finishwork Tutorials

Finishwork Tutorials

Getting Started

A Beginner's Guide to Painting Model Horses

Safety first

Painting safety

Basecoat basics

Basecoating a Chestnut with Pastels by Stephanie Blaylock

Basecoats by Kristen Cermele

Brilliant Basecoats by Jenn Constantine

Finishwork supplies and storage

Makeup brushes + painting pots

How to make a wet palette
How to make brush cleaning cans

Prepping, priming, signing, sealing
Prepping 101 by Anne Field

Prepping with Mindy Berg
Prepping tips and tricks
Prepping with "messo"

Alternatives to Bondo for Filling Pinholes by Shauna McDaniel
How to cover exposed wires while prepping
Prepping tools by Charlotte Donahue

The pre-primer bath
Priming without priming your fingers

Priming in cold weather by Kristen Cermele
Priming

How to sign your work

Sealing your work by Meghan Namaste

Avoiding spray can disasters

Painting with traditional media
Oil painting 101 with Jennifer Scott

Oil painting starter kit

The lazy painter's guide to oils by Allie Davidson

All about oils, part one

All about oils, part two

Oil painting on a deadline by Kristen Cermele
Painting with craft paint by Bobbie Allen

Using blending gel with acrylics by Jenn Constantine

Painting with pastels
Pastel pointers
Painting with colored pencils

Mixed media and airbrushing

Troubleshooting your airbrush by Karen Zorn

Painting with alternative media

Painting with metallic powders by Shauna McDaniel

Painting with metallic leaf

Silver and gold leafing tutorial by Sara Gifford

Electroforming by Hope Swinth

Flocking with Amaryllis Khat

General painting tips

How to paint better by Melanie Miller

Another way to paint better

Tips for seeing the tiny details

How to realistically shade your model by Sara Gifford

Painting with unexpected colors

Painting the same thing over and over by Kirsten Edismoe

The art of never starting over by Stephanie Blaylock

Painting clean edges and tight spaces by Erica Baird

Photoshop assisted painting by Kenzie Williamson and Kristen Taylor

Achieving the perfect color match with Brynlee Pulsipher

Hair by hair painting with Elżbieta Zarzecka

Coping with pet hair

Coping with dust and dog hair by Maddie Miller

Workspace tools and tricks

Painting specific colors
Painting a fleabitten grey by Stephanie Blaylock

Painting a chestnut by Stephanie Blaylock, part one

Painting a chestnut by Stephanie Blaylock, part two

Painting a chestnut by Stephanie Blaylock, part three
Painting a bay with pastels by Nikki Button

Painting a bay with an airbrush by Kristen Taylor

Painting a bay with oils by Lynn Cassels-Caldwell

Painting a bay, part one by Audrey Dixon

Painting a bay, part two by Audrey Dixon
Painting a dapple grey with pastels and pencils by Zane Lahdenranta

Painting a dapple grey by Maggie Bennett
Painting a roan by Lynn Cassels-Caldwell
Painting an Appaloosa with pastels by T.J. Hurst

Painting a not so boring chestnut by Allie Davidson

Painting a bay by Stephanie Blaylock, part one

Painting a bay by Stephanie Blaylock, part two

Painting a bay by Stephanie Blaylock, part three

Painting black without black paint

Painting an Appaloosa with T.J. Hurst

Painting details
Painting white markings by Meghan Namaste

Warm whites by Grace Bisnath

Painting better manes and tails by Darynn Bednarczyk

How to paint detailed grey hooves

Painting shell colored hooves by Heather Bullach

Painting easy shell colored hooves by Stephanie Blaylock

Painting flat bottomed hooves by Stephanie Blaylock
How to paint hoof stripes by Charlotte Donahue

Painting eyes with Stephanie Blaylock

Painting eyes with Heather Bullach

Painting blue eyes with Heather Bullach
How to paint blue eyes by Emma Stovall
How to paint brown eyes by Isaac Brushett

Painting facial details by DeeAnn Kjelshus
How to pink noses by Laura Skillern
How to paint a multi-colored tail by Laura Skillern

Don't forget the chestnuts! by Kristen Cermele

Painting the chestnuts by Lauren Hoeffer

Painting dapples by Lynn Cassels-Caldwell

Finishing touches

Hairing a model, part one by Levi Kroll

Hairing a model, part two by Levi Kroll

Hairing a model, part three by Levi Kroll

How to make a custom base, part one by by Grace Bogumil-Bisnath

How to make a custom base, part two by by Grace Bogumil-Bisnath

How to make a custom base, part two by by Grace Bogumil-Bisnath

Making a custom base with Mindy Berg

Making a custom water base with Irina Veksler