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Published: 2007-04-01 19:44:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 10542; Favourites: 306; Downloads: 91
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I'm thinking of creating a step-by-step walkthrough on how this was made. It won't be a thorough tutorial, since I don't have any screen shots from the actual progress, but more of a layer-by-layer kinda thing. I'll try the best I can to explain every layer and how it was created.
The biggest reason for this is that I want to show this is not a photo manip, since I've had some people thinking it was (not here on dA). Since I know myself it's not a manip, I guess I'll take those comments as a compliment!
My, this actually turned out much better than I expected (too bad it's too small to submit as a print).
As usual, no stealing! *grrr*This was made for a competition on VHR ( [link] ) and is supposed to depict the color "Snow". Most people would probably picture it as a horse made of snow, but I got this image in my head instead. An arabian just standing there, with her eyes closed enjoying the gentle snowfall.
Painted in Photoshop with my trusty Wacom (and some filters for the falling snow).
Around 4-5 hours.
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It snowed here this morning; this picture just suits my mood perfectly! 
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Excellent.
I had to fave it now since Its that good.
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Wow!! Gorgeous!! Omg that's incredible! I thought it was a photo at first! That step-by-step thing you made REALLY helped me!
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Thanks, I'm glad it did. ^^
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Well, I *was* going to do a tutorial on this piece, but I've only done the first part of it, and I doubt I'll ever actually finish it. If you'd like to see, I do have the part I've finished here: [link]
I haven't uploaded any references pics to go with it though, as it says in the tut, but if you wanna see those as well, I'll try searching for them.
I don't really work like this anymore, now I use a slightly adjusted technique based on *Losmios ' tutorial (you can find it in her scraps, if you're interested).
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Thank you ,these will be perfectly helpfull for now
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I honestly thought this was a photograph! I was like wow thats an amazing photo then I was like wait... tablet=drawing lol!
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A beautiful picture, indeed ^^ I love the snow on the horse, and he/she looks to peaceful. *faves*
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beautiful, great idea! I also love how you chose an arab for this peace ;-]
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That's beautiful. I think the snow that's settled on him is what makes it look so real, it's a very nice touch I think most people wouldn't have thought. Or at least I wouldn't have XD
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Wow-- love the way the snow has settled on his/her neck and face... Beautiful!
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Holy crap I thought it was a photo at first
Like always Your work is amazing!
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Wow, I want to know how you did that snow on her coat. It looks so effotless as opposed to one of my snow paintings I've been painting for over five months now.
I don't know why I don't care about that falling snow too much. Perhaps it looks a bit too filtered. Or just oo fast for the rest of the pic. Other than that, it's a great portrait, good concept.
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ooh I can almost feel the cold. I like the fine powdery look of the snow on her coat, snow fallen on a horse's coat is hard to depict... I've tried XD
very very nice!
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I love the feel of this...makes me actually appreciate (somewhat) the snow that's (still D
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I still cant get over the fact of how real this looks..
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psst.. how the heck do you get the emoticons to work around here??? O_o
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this is so cool! even i thought that this was a picture.. though i didn't really think you'd even manipulated it! 
this looks VERY real.. i really applaud you for that!
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ItΒ΄s beautiful! Makes me think of writing a story.
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Holy wow! I thought this was a picture at first!
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Beautiful! The snow looks so good. Love the pose
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The snow on it's face loks realy god. I like this one alot
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awesomeee. I've always wanted talent like this x]
and I've always wanted to join VHR but I (as stupid as it sounds) can't pass that friggen quiz!
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D:
you should do the background for my friesian 
snow is so difficult v.v
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It's not that hard really, I followed this tutorial [link] for the falling snow, and an original Photoshop brush for the snow on the arabian's head. It's all about trial and error really, you'll do just fine.
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ooo thanks for that link *bookmarks* i will see if i want to add falling snow. else it will be just a snow covered field with no falling snow
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