My first etching

I bought this foal on eBay. It was a simple black one. I turned it into a pinto using an exacto knife. I am extremely pleased how this turned out, though it is relatively simple.

My first pastelled Horse

This was my first pastel horse, I know I have a lot of work before I am able to produce anything show worthy.This is a brown Arabian, I am probably going to keep layering the pastel until I get something I like. But please, leave comments of both criticism and advice. I'm a tough cookie, I can handle it. I need advice on how to do this kind of stuff. Thanks!

Help Welcome

Right now I am working on my first breyer with pastels. It is a classics arabian model. It's going well, though I know I need a lot of practice. I'm planning to do a dark brown coat (for lack of better words) If anyone has any tips for using pastels it would be greatly appreciated!!!!!

Typical American

This was my transfer project. I had a lot of fun experimenting with different ways of transferring. Here, I used the packing tape method. I used an artist's black pen to draw three different pictures, the top layer of bushes, the dog (Lady), the brick wall, and the bottom layer of bushes. I photocopied them using a printer and put packing tape over them. After soaking in water until all the paper is wet, rub off the paper carefully. then I cut out the images and layered them. However, on the right ear I don't think I cut enough of the bricks off and the top bushes, which I will probably fix later. The layering of the two images creates a darker image. This was my first project hatching (I'm typically a painter) and I am very proud of how it turned out. The image was of Lady when she was shaggy, and I hope the hatching creates that effect. 

The idea/theme behind this piece is the typical American dog, wild at heart, yet bound to society.