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Published: 2007-01-11 21:45:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 9557; Favourites: 383; Downloads: 382
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I'm kind of feeling guilty now
So much upload-ation...Ok this is a quick sketch-study for someone at VHR. Sliding to a stop, a black reining horse.
Please do critique the anatomy! Haven't used any references, and... I feel this one could be a good learning experience
because... it was quite tricky (and fun) to do, I mean, QHs are so muscular, and slide-stopping, all the muscles really bunch up and the shape is not an ordinary shape. To draw. Hehe... it feels bland after the recent colour explosions. And the sketchy style is back in force. In fact I'll be scrapping it soon.
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You can do, this is very old now and I can see a million mistakes myself, but if you really want to, I'm sure it would still be helpful to some degree
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Oh! Gosh! I just noticed the date! I'm sure you can! Sorryz! I'm trying to find critique-able pieces, to both help me and others learn! Thanks!
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No it's cool, its awesome of you to offer help like that, if ever you feel like putting your input into any of my more up to date drawings, I'd be ever-so grateful! 
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Ok! And I'd love too! Me too!
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This is really pretty 
It looks EXACTLY like my RPG character
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It looks awesome. I ride reiners and I think that you have done a wonderful representation!
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i feel like a dumbass but what do you mean scrapping? would you sell it?
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Amazing sketch!
Er..since you said you're gonna scrap this..I was wondering if you would let me use this as a reference for a character on an equine rpg please?
It's entirely up to you and I'll put a link back to your dA account(have to anyway).
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that sounds absolutely fine, go ahead!
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OMG that is awesome I have to admit im good at drawing horses but that definatly tops 'em all.
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Hey! Cam I use this drawing as a stock for my photomanipulation?! Please!!!
Reply as soon as possible.
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nooo, not a drawing 
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I am a reiner and I fell in love with this one
it is gorgeous
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Um, WOW. Scrapping this? No way. This one stood out and I had to click on it.. It's incredible.
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wow..amazing work!.....this horse looks almost exactly like Pat Parelli's horse "Casper".......go 2 this link to see what i mean.....[link]
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wow....thats really good! its amazing that u didnt use any references! the horse looks almost exactly like Pat Parelli's horse "Casper"...... go to this link and see if u think it looks like him... [link]
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i think the hindlegs should be at more of an angle to the ground for and it could just be me but i think the front legs seem a little long.
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I feel the belly should be rounder, other than that, if you did this without refs I hate you. 
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Maybe put a little more detail into the background, but other than that I love it.
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ur pic is awsome, no refence o.0 at all? but i c u want it critiqued so i will,(even throught i dont like to). the only thing i c a bit wrong is the shoulder looks a little high, it makes the neck apear shorter than it realy is. i hope this helps^^
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aww! very handsome! especially if you didn't use any reference!!
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This is beautiful. The anatomy is flawless. I must ask, what did you use to draw this and do you by any chance know where I could get the materials?
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Thank you very much
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Make sure the back of the horse, more or less, the entire topline, is rounded like a c but in the direction of ^ so that the hindquarters really are tucked up underneath. This is, by the way, beautiful.
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Wow! 
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absolutley gorgeous pose... action packed and anatomically accurate. i love the three quarter view and the dust around the feet. 
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*dies*It looks so goooood! Anatomy, expression etc!
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No dont scrap this!!!! It's awesome!! I love the color of this horse, and I think the pose is simply amazing! I love the wispiness of the mane and tail, and he looks so determined! The muscles look good to me! wonderful job!
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aww thanks! ok I won't
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The hind is definitely on the weak side, not compact enough, muscles aren't tight enough and the angle makes it look like there's no weight in its behind while that's where the concentration should be because the horse's speed is in a reigning stop concentrated in the behind causing it to slide underneath the horse. She doesn't seem balanced this way. The legs ought to be further apart, too, otherwise the horse will topple over. In the sense of collecting itself in such a stop, the back should be a bit rounder as well. One front leg seems longer than the other, but I'm not 100% sure on that one. The stomach could use a bit more rounding and in general the horse doesn't seem as compact as I'm used to seeing in QHs.
Still, this is one of your better 'rough' pieces. Would be a shame to see it go lost in scraps as it has a lot of movement and energy and I love that face.
I'm not sure if I used the correct terms considering horse muscles so forgive my English if you don't really understand what I'm trying to say. (what a lovely blaze this one has, by the way!)
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I understand what you mean, and thanks so much for your extremely sound advice!
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idk that just what its called
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ooo, streemly cool, the action is simply awesome, i'm no expert on anatomy but i looked close and all the elements seem to be in place.
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Don't you go using those evil little fingers on "Edit Deviation"! 
I think you have worse pieces on your gallery than this. Granted, it's not the model piece of great conformation or breed type. But it's got great atmosphere, sense of space, dynamic feel and pretty styles matched with beautiful colours.
I'm not going to comment this on greater detail and I'll leave discussion about anatomy and conformation aside as is your wish. But don't be a 
(see my cunning plan to use all dA emotes at least once?)
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