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This is the story of my horse, Polo. Yet it is not only about Polo, because you see her story is my story. In this day and age we often see things that have come to be known as 'fursonas', virtual creatures that Internet ...
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There are several reasons I made this fairly basic tutorial. One of them is because, from what I have seen so far, this is the only SumoPaint tutorial on PonyBox. SumoPaint is becoming more popular, and this article should help explain some of its basic color tools. As I have onl ...
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This week we bring you another set of some amazing horse graphics and photos submitted to Ponybox over the past week. The talent of the Ponybox members continues to amaze us all. Keep submitting your images and art! ...
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Over the past few years Ponybox members have submitted some incredible horse graphics for display on their member profile pages. It's amazing to see how much talent exists withing the Ponybox membership. Below is a sample of some of the more popular works of art. ...
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19th Jul 2011 |
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Today we are going to learn how to create ripples in water. Stay tuned for part 3, on how to create splashes!
Take a look at the surface of the water you are blending the horse into. Is it the smooth, calm surface of a lake? Or is it a turbulent river? Check out the horse’s p ...
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12th Jul 2011 |
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To give the impression that the horse is indeed standing in the water as oppose to on top of it, use a hard eraser tool to erase as much of the leg as you think would be realistically covered by water, depending on the depth of the body of water your horse will be standing in. St ...
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Details in your art are the best parts and the most fun to draw, If we were drawing a horse you might want to pay special attention to those big beautiful eyes. Think of your horse’s eye, it is very rounded, very glossy, and is surrounded by eyelids full of long lashes. Make sure ...
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This is a cartoon strip I created of two horses named Aero and Magic. They are best friends and enter a local talent show together. They both perform well, but a little confusion during the judging makes for an embarrassing ending. ...
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16th Jun 2011 |
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If you see muscles from the new body part that look out of place, it’s a good idea to erase them and leave the original ones. This is why you don’t erase the original body parts that are being replaced until your completely satisfied with how the new horse looks.
Once everyt ...
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23rd May 2011 |
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This is part two of my tutorial series on how to ground horses using a shadow. If you would like a quick overview of where to place the shadows and how light or dark to make them, please take a look at part 1, Grounding Your Horse On Photoshop - The Shadow - Part 1
Duplicate t ...
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15th May 2011 |
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Floating horses in manipulations are a fairly common problem to have, especially with backgrounds where the ground isn’t just a flat surface, but with grass, water, flowers, etc.
There are two main methods that I use to successfully banish this annoying problem.
Shadows ar ...
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One big thing on Ponybox is graphics. With graphics and photos you can personalize your own page. On Ponybox, you can have a banner and a profile photo on your profile page... you can even have your own photo albums! On the legacy servers of Ponybox you can decorate and person ...
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14th Apr 2011 |
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Once you have pasted your cutout horse onto the new background, it’s time to work on the horse’s lighting! Knowing whether to lighten or darken, add a tinge of green or a hint of red all comes with experience.
If you are new to photomanipulation, I recommend taking a look some ...
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8th Apr 2011 |
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Choose two horses from a stock site, such as DeviantArt. One of them will be the subject to which we will be adding the markings. Position and color are not important, so choose whatever horse catches your fancy. The other horse should be an Appaloosa, from which we are taking th ...
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27th Mar 2011 |
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This is a continuation of my article, "Background editing: From beach to paradise". If you haven’t read it yet, I encourage you to do so, otherwise you will not get the full effect of the transition.
Thank you to Venomxbaby@DeviantArt.com for introducing me to this filter. ...
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20th Mar 2011 |
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I have always been a fan of manipulations that have a surreal, dreamy feeling to them. Who isn't? Wonderfully enough, it's possible to give the impression of a fantasy world without adding wings to the horse or having a dragon circling in the distance. All that we have to do to ...
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9th Mar 2011 |
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This is a continuation of my article, Photoshop Position Changes: Editing The Angle Of A Leg. If you haven’t read it yet, I encourage you to do so.
Please excuse my terrible cutting. I was in a rush, so didn’t bother to spend time cleaning it up. ...
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Creating the perfect "realistic" rain effect in Photoshop is something I watch artists struggle with a lot - and I made this tutorial to show you that there is an easier way than painting all those tiresome brush strokes by hand.
In this tutorial you can "cheat" a little by us ...
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22nd Feb 2011 |
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Today we will be adjusting the position of the front leg. This is the first part of the tutorial, so stay tuned for part 2. That is why there is no 'before and after' example. The first step is to choose your stock. Choosing a trotting horse somewhat defeats the purpose, so I am ...
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14th Feb 2011 |
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Today we will be doing a minor position change with the cutout horse. If you are a beginning manipulator, I recommend that you skip this tutorial, as it will get complicated.
Duplicate the horse layer and hide the lower layer by clicking the little eye button on the layer box ...
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4th Feb 2011 |
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I’ve always had a thing against using horses with halters in manipulations. To me, it seems rather amateur and sloppy. Hence, I never leave the halter on my stock, usually removing it beforehand. I've only had to contend with this problem a couple times, as a large portion of the ...
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30th Jan 2011 |
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The first step of choosing stock is to know your own abilities. If you are confidant that you can pull off a position change, go ahead and use that lovely cantering horse that you plan to make into a jumping Pegasus. But if not, don’t be afraid to change plans.
Just because yo ...
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26th Jan 2011 |
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There are a lot of amazing shots on the web that we all want to use, but there is one little known fact about them; they come with rules. Yes, rules.
Images on Google are not free for the taking. There are some out there that you can use, like the ones on DeviantArt.com, but m ...
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Hello Ponyboxers, many of you were asking about manes and tails and whatnot, and here they are! Hopefully you have been good and have practiced shading a horse's body.
If you have not seen my first tutorial, you should look it over as I go over the basics in that one. In this ...
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22nd Jan 2011 |
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Now that we have our horse cut out, it’s time to work on the background! Today we will be turning our rather plain, unappealing background into a striking night scene. Stay tuned for more tutorials on preparing the background for the horse. ...
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I'm a published photographer for a few equine magazines in Las Vegas, and additionally work as a graphic designer. I get paid by my parent company, in addition to making a 90% commission on events, and routinely get booked to freelance small shows, where I make 100% of the profi ...
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First, I want to start off by saying that this tutorial is not the way to make digital art. It is how I make digital art. Everyone has their own style. You will eventually make your own as you progress, recognizable at a moment’s glance. I can't count the number of times people h ...
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5th Jan 2011 |
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One of the many keys to a good-looking manipulation is to have your horse neatly cut out. So if you want your subject to look natural once you put it onto a different background, no pieces of its original background can be left behind! ...
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Read the newest comic in the Horsetastic series as the gang decorates the Christmas tree and spreads the holiday cheer. ...
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As a graphic maker I am often asked the question "What program do you use?" And while it's simple for me to reply "Adobe Photoshop", I considered it well and truly time to find an answer to the question at hand. Just what is the best free online editing program? ...
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So many people on Morgan Ponybox messaged me asking if I could make a tutorial for digitals. So after many months of deciding....here it is. Also, if you have any suggestions for tutorials just message me on here or on Morgan at Chris Antley Memorial. Just remember that you have ...
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