For decades, I have loved the lively illustration work of that master of historical illustration, Victor Ambrus. And so it was Ambrus — and his lovely smudges and splatters — I had in mind when producing this demo for the online class, Draw Horses and Ponies. And when the technique includes lots of round inky droplets, the spots on an appaloosa seem like the natural place to go. I have experimented with fancier brushes, but this sort of serendipitous messiness seems to work best with a 50-cent chip brush from the hardware store.
Ink + Brush = Appaloosa
10 Thursday Dec 2015
Posted creativity, drawing, illustration, inspiration, sketch, Uncategorized
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Never occurred to me to use such a large (1″) brush for small projects. But will admit I haven’t been overly pleased with what I have used. My spattered are either too fine, too few per brush load. Thanks for the new inspiration.
I sure like the results you got…!
Wow. I love the effect. What talent.