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so this is my entry for 's "not-a-horse equine" contest. see details here: [link]

basically, the point of the contest is to create a manipulation with a central subject that is an equine animal, but not a horse or pony. that includes mules, donkeys, zebras, and the like.

for mine, i explored sub-species of zebras because i love them but wanted to find something a little different. i also looked into the evolutionary forefathers of horses, zebras, and donkeys. the combination of the two brought me to the quagga. sweet, huh? basically, they're a recently extinct (-sadface-) sub-species of the zebra. the last one died in a london zoo in 1870. here's the wikipedia article: [link]

anyway, i am always so sad to hear about extinct species i wish i could've seen while they were around...and this one's just so awesome-looking, that i had to pay a little tribute. i read that they're most closely related to the burchell's zebra, so i used a stock photo of one of those and colored/edited it as needed to make it look more like a quagga. i decided to proceed with a focus on the idea of being the last living member of a group or species, and came up with this. i hope you like it!

this is my first time doing a non-horse equine subject, but i figured it was the perfect opportunity to start out.

overall, i'm pleased with it. whether or not it does well in the contest, i'm quite content this time around. what a rare treat that is!

please, leave comments and view all you wish...but please don't steal!

stock credits are on the piece.

Description
so this is my entry for 's "not-a-horse equine" contest. see details here: [link]

basically, the point of the contest is to create a manipulation with a central subject that is an equine animal, but not a horse or pony. that includes mules, donkeys, zebras, and the like.

for mine, i explored sub-species of zebras because i love them but wanted to find something a little different. i also looked into the evolutionary forefathers of horses, zebras, and donkeys. the combination of the two brought me to the quagga. sweet, huh? basically, they're a recently extinct (-sadface-) sub-species of the zebra. the last one died in a london zoo in 1870. here's the wikipedia article: [link]

anyway, i am always so sad to hear about extinct species i wish i could've seen while they were around...and this one's just so awesome-looking, that i had to pay a little tribute. i read that they're most closely related to the burchell's zebra, so i used a stock photo of one of those and colored/edited it as needed to make it look more like a quagga. i decided to proceed with a focus on the idea of being the last living member of a group or species, and came up with this. i hope you like it!

this is my first time doing a non-horse equine subject, but i figured it was the perfect opportunity to start out.

overall, i'm pleased with it. whether or not it does well in the contest, i'm quite content this time around. what a rare treat that is!

please, leave comments and view all you wish...but please don't steal!

stock credits are on the piece.