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Description Drawing horse without lineart
do not use anywhere without my written permission


A long overdue tutorial I've been talking about for months I took those screen shots in April, now we have August

I did my last tutorial about it some time ago and many things has changed in my way of drawing. I hope that I have explained everything well. If you have any questions feel free to ask them

...now I'm going to bed, I'm soo tired



Here is finished drawing:




but I've done too much tutorials recently, I have to take a break from them
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Comments: 131

Psychodelic98 [2012-11-04 20:10:09 +0000 UTC]

Ja tu paczam, a tu polski Photoshop! ^o^

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horserider10 [2012-09-06 00:57:16 +0000 UTC]

How much would you charge for one painting like the one in this tutorial?

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AonikaArt In reply to horserider10 [2012-09-20 18:36:27 +0000 UTC]

it would count as an realistic digital illustration with one additional character. Check my price list in my journal for details

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odduckoasis [2012-08-02 01:14:37 +0000 UTC]

Handy and informative! Thank you for sharing this!

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Happy-Horse13 [2012-07-11 15:35:37 +0000 UTC]

What Program do you use?

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Chellosia [2012-07-10 03:06:26 +0000 UTC]

You're a lifesaver! ^^

I've spent an hour looking for a good tutorial so I can try painting this horse I drew... Not knowing that I've 'followed' your creations and you've had one up all along! Huzzah Thank you!

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maaikyyy [2012-07-04 11:55:30 +0000 UTC]

thanks for writing this. it was very helpful!

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RvS-RiverineStables [2012-05-21 13:20:50 +0000 UTC]

with what kind of brush do you draw? airbrush?

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WillowMoonWolf [2011-12-07 21:59:31 +0000 UTC]

A great big THANK YOU for doing this tutorial.

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totalrandomusername [2011-11-04 13:34:14 +0000 UTC]

you have unatural drawing skills

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Flamefeather13 [2011-09-27 22:37:30 +0000 UTC]

holy crap that looks like a real horse....

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sainte-fleur [2011-09-19 07:01:46 +0000 UTC]

hello this beautiful piece has been featured here

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carmen777 [2011-07-24 15:00:11 +0000 UTC]

Could you translate your tutorial into Spanish? I have a forum of tutorials for the colorization of horses, and his is very useful, you let me upload it? I'll give you credits that you have done,


(Sorry for my bad english :$)

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AonikaArt In reply to carmen777 [2011-07-27 09:36:34 +0000 UTC]

I don't know Spanish so if you wish you can translate it by yourself ^_^

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carmen777 In reply to AonikaArt [2011-07-27 22:37:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh thank you very much really!

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carmen777 [2011-07-23 16:48:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks you for the tutorial!!

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Quietclaw [2011-06-10 21:24:57 +0000 UTC]

Isnt that just drawing over another drawing?!
Isnt that art theft?!

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bluebutterfly88 In reply to Quietclaw [2012-08-25 18:30:36 +0000 UTC]

All the drawing was done by Aomori. She used reference pictures to make sure the anatomy looks correct, that is all. There was no tracing done.

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AonikaArt In reply to Quietclaw [2011-07-05 12:11:57 +0000 UTC]

but this drawing I drew over is also done by me

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Quietclaw In reply to AonikaArt [2011-07-05 13:59:03 +0000 UTC]

You drew over a picture-- or a photograph.
Thats not what I call art, thats what I call "tracing."

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AonikaArt In reply to Quietclaw [2011-07-05 18:55:27 +0000 UTC]

Take a careful look here: [link] It's a sketch I did by my hand and I used this to explain how to paint details.

My references for this sketch are all listed in this tut, just at the first screenshot. Is there anything I traced?

There is my basic ref for the background, also not traced: [link]

Please read carefully before you accuse someone of such things.

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Quietclaw In reply to AonikaArt [2011-07-05 19:10:49 +0000 UTC]

You drew over it! I see it with my own eyes!
Please do not lie.
I'm done talking to you.

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AonikaArt In reply to Quietclaw [2011-07-07 12:22:16 +0000 UTC]

you're wrong, dear

I wonder how could you seen on your own eyes something that never happened?


I really would like to know why you accuse me of tracing

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AonikaArt In reply to Quietclaw [2011-07-05 18:50:43 +0000 UTC]

I did not drew over a picture. Vever does that. Please read carefully the tut again and you'll see how it works

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Szczeliniak [2011-05-27 21:00:27 +0000 UTC]

sorry że dwa razy napisałam xD

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Szczeliniak [2011-05-27 20:59:05 +0000 UTC]

Masz wszystkie prace super !
Są takie prawdziwe i fantastyczne !
Mam prośbę
Mogłabyś mi ten poradnik przetłumaczyć na PL ?

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Szczeliniak [2011-05-27 20:57:03 +0000 UTC]

Aomori kocham twoje prace !
Masz takie realistyczne i fantastyczne !
Mam prośbę...
Mogłabyś przetłumaczyć na PL ?
Z anglika nie jestem dobra xD

a i jeszcze jedno
Używasz tabletu ?

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AonikaArt In reply to Szczeliniak [2011-05-29 14:13:05 +0000 UTC]

z tłumaczeniem niestety nie mogę nic obiecać. Część rzeczy przetłumaczyłam, część nadal czeka na swoją kolej i kiedyś mam zamiar się za nie zabrać.. aktualnie zawsze znajduję coś innego do roboty niż tłumaczenie

i tak, używam tabletu

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DeatH-OF-InnocencE [2011-05-27 08:28:08 +0000 UTC]

All I can say is WOW

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naomih91 [2011-05-20 14:13:22 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the Tutorial, i'l probs use this, i used to draw horses like this but have recently become lazy relying on line arts, i think this will help me get back into things

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h0ll0wkyuubi [2011-03-12 20:05:45 +0000 UTC]

I think I'll this tut.
great tips

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Shazoka [2011-02-09 20:03:37 +0000 UTC]

What brushes do you use? Soft, hard, paint brush? All of the above?

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AonikaArt In reply to Shazoka [2011-02-10 10:05:23 +0000 UTC]

all brushes are needed sometimes

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Shazoka In reply to AonikaArt [2011-02-11 06:08:17 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh ok! I'll just have to keep practicing! ^-^

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ShottsyArts [2011-02-07 12:39:04 +0000 UTC]

I have a questions, do you use the smudge brush to blend your colors to make it look more painterly? Or is there another way to do that, to blend colors and get that effect?

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AonikaArt In reply to ShottsyArts [2011-02-09 14:34:02 +0000 UTC]

I do not use smudge tool, just work with both soft and hard brushes

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Rescuegrl [2011-02-06 15:45:28 +0000 UTC]

I like the tutorial! Nice job

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Moosiferr [2011-01-26 00:05:11 +0000 UTC]

this will help me *alot* with my digital art, im not too good now, but i am steadily getting better by looking at various tutorials to help me, and again so far this one helps the most!

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RimrockRanchEC [2011-01-17 19:09:10 +0000 UTC]

Good job!!! that lookds beautiful and it's helping me A TON!!!!

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LiveWild4Ever [2011-01-05 20:07:25 +0000 UTC]

This is very helpful indeed
The only thing I'm wondering about is how you did the browny parts near the stifle, flank and ribs. I can never ever get this part right... You make it look so realistic, but plz tell me how

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AonikaArt In reply to LiveWild4Ever [2011-01-20 21:29:22 +0000 UTC]

I would love to help you, I'm not using any special technique here. With soft brush I add some more warm brown tones, so it looks more shiny.

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yaiza31 [2010-12-25 20:58:10 +0000 UTC]

WOW i'ts amazing!
I don't know anything of this page, I only saw your horses an so one, and I'ts so beautiful!
But somebody can explain me something of this? I'm in caballow.com (howrse.com is an english version, but I'm spanish and I play in the spanish version) anf I want to paint some horses but I'ts so dificult, who is the inventor of all this pictures and tutorials?
Sorry for my bad english

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AonikaArt In reply to yaiza31 [2010-12-31 11:11:06 +0000 UTC]

I'm not sure if I understand you correctly But let me try to explain you.

Generally you're on www.Deviantart.com but this tutorial you're commented is in the link: www.aomori.deviantart.com - I'm Aomori and this is my little place on www.Deviantart.com. And this tutorial is made by me.

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Fimrah [2010-12-23 22:07:39 +0000 UTC]

This is really a nice way of drawing without lineart, and I haven't ever thought about doing it. Just wow, this is an excellent tutorial. I love seeing different ways of doing art. This is just wonderful. Thank you!

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szarusia16 [2010-11-13 13:45:31 +0000 UTC]

Jakiego brusha użyłaś do cieniowania?

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AonikaArt In reply to szarusia16 [2010-11-15 12:53:35 +0000 UTC]

tego co zwykle, czyli tego, który jest do pobrania gdzieś w moich scrapsach Brush bardzo, ale to bardzo zwyczajny

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6-9Changeling [2010-10-10 17:43:32 +0000 UTC]

These will definately help me! Great art!

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feverpaint [2010-08-29 13:29:32 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial!

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BridgeToNeverland [2010-08-16 17:05:34 +0000 UTC]

great tutorial!!

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hydraequus [2010-08-05 17:10:27 +0000 UTC]

Dobsz, to ja się od razu wezmę za tłumaczenie.. *zakasa rękawy*

Świetny tutorial co z tego, że odrobinę się rozleniwiłaś Mam nadzieję, że nie masz nic przeciwko, gdybym spróbowała zrobić obrazek zgodnie z nim ?

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