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PAINTING a Miniature Unicorn in BLACK 3.0, World's Darkest Paint

3/21/2021

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This short tutorial video walks you through key tips to paint in Stewart Semple's Black 3.0, a great special effects paint for miniatures, model horses and looks especially cool on Breyer unicorns.
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VIDEO SHOWCASE: Breyer Stablemate G3 Belgian Customized to a Show Shire Stallion

3/13/2021

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​Resculpted with Milliput epoxy putty Superfine White for leg feathers, corrections to the neck, new ears, added head detail, and other small details. Mane color airbrushed in artist grade acrylics and sabino pinto pattern painstakingly hand-painted in premium grade acrylics. Sealed to a velvety smooth finish in Mr. Hobby's Mr. Super Clear UV Cut Flat.
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Fall-Winter 2020 & Early 2021 Finished Model Horse Customs and Medallions

3/3/2021

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Since my last post from summer, I created another 4 horses and two medallions! 2020 sucked for a number of reasons I'm sure you are all too familiar with too, but at least in the model horse department I think 2020 was the year I made the most amount of model horses ever.

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STUDIO VLOG | Speed painting oils on a model horse, NaMoPaiMo 2021 + adapting to changes

3/2/2021

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This month's vlog is part summary of my model horse art adventures and part oil painting process. It's not a tutorial, but it does give you a somewhat rare glimpse into one of the lesser filmed mediums in the model horse hobby.
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STUDIO VLOG | Making model horses in the dark and thinking about NaMoPaiMo plans

1/30/2021

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It's now deep into our first winter in our new home and while I'm struggling to get used to just how dark it is in this part of the country. However, I'm still managing to paint and sculpt model horses amid this darkness. ​
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December Model Horse Vlog & Solving Studio Challenges

12/31/2020

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December was the month I tried to make my new studio more "me" with creative solutions to organization. I also started oil painting!
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Model Horse Customizing Adventures & 2020 in Review

12/26/2020

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I hope everyone is staying safe. I am so thankful that not only am I still making model horse customs, but that I had some accomplishments to celebrate this year as well. Thank you to everyone who helped me reach milestones in this hobby, help with content, drop comments, and offer words of encouragement this year. You all are THE BEST!
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Speed Up Your Painting Process With Colored Primers | Model Horse Thursday Tips S3:E7

12/24/2020

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​In this short tutorial video, I explain what color primers are and how to use different colors to speed up your model horse painting process and how to make it easier to paint, white, bay, palomino and other horse colors.
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How to Make a Model Horse Customizing Plan | Model Horse Thursday Tips S3:E6

12/17/2020

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My tips and tricks to put your reference TO WORK and make model horse customizing a little easier.
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2020 Photo Show Results - Model Horse Customs and Artist Resin Winners

12/12/2020

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I thought 2020 would be "my year" for model horse live showing. Well, joke's on me, lol. But what I didn't foresee was the huge amount of photo shows that would pop up during COVID isolation, and today's post + video is a highlight of how my horses did this year.

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Sculpting Horse Chestnuts the Easy Way | Model Horse Thursday Tips S3:E5

12/10/2020

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This short sculpting tutorial shows you a quick and easy way to create realistic chestnuts, those little knobby bits of growth on horse's leg that lends extra realism to your model horses.

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STUDIO VLOG | Learning to hand paint acrylics, painting medallions, & making model horse tutorials

12/5/2020

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Sculpting Smooth Manes and Tails in Epoxy Putty | Model Horse Thursday Tips S3:E4

12/3/2020

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​A short tutorial on how to sculpt smooth manes and tails from epoxy putty without globulars or rough texture.

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Keeping Your Custom Models Dust Free | Model Horse Thursday Tips S3:E3

11/26/2020

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​This video shares a handy and affordable tip I use to help keep dust and pet hair off my custom model horses while I am painting them.

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Artist Hack: Double-Sided Foam Mounting Tape | Model Horse Thursday Tips S3:E2

11/19/2020

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This handy hack makes painting, priming and sealing model horses (or any miniature model, really) so much easier. ​


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Newly Finished Repaint

11/15/2020

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Finished showcase video of a newly finished repaint (a pretty rare custom for me; they're usually resculpted too!). This is the same horse that I painted for the Breyer sabino tutorial video. 

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Make CHEAP Brushes Paint Like GREAT Brushes | Model Horse Thursday Tips S3:E1

11/12/2020

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Proper cleaning, conditioning and use are all key to getting cheap brushes to paint better and last longer. The tips discussed in this video are also key for keeping your premium and professional brushes in tip-top shape as well.

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Breyer Virtual Fun Day - Painting Sabinos

10/17/2020

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This October, I had the opportunity to join Breyer Horses on their Instagram account for a livestream painting session. With all that is happening in 2020, Breyer converted their usual painting fun days held at tack stores and Breyer dealers nationwide to an online-only event, #breyervirtualfunday. I thought this was a great opportunity for everyone, everywhere, to join in on the fun from their own homes and learn new techniques too.

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Late Summer Finished Custom Model Horses

10/12/2020

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Breyer custom model horse - Friesian stablemate
As crappy as 2020 has been, it has been a productive year for me on the model horse front. I managed to create and sell three Breyer model horse customs, ready-to-paint, as a Breyerfest sales offering. I also customized three other models all the way through the painting stage. Here's hoping I can squeeze out a few more before the year is up!

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Speedsculpting a Breyer Model Horse Muzzle

10/4/2020

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This step-by-step process video shows you all the techniques I use to sculpt a muzzle on a model horse in Milliput Superfine White epoxy putty. While demonstrated in 1/32 scale, I use these same steps on larger 1/12 and 1/9 scale muzzles as well. This video condenses approximately 35 mins of sculpting in real-time. Primary tools/supplies are small clay shapers, an old paint brush, paper towels and water (see below for tool links).

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How to Paint a Leopard Appaloosa Model Horse

8/22/2020

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A complete tutorial with all the tools and color recipes needed to paint a leopard appaloosa on a Breyer, Schleich, CollectA, artist resin or other brand of model horse.

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Model Horse 101: Part 1, Organizing Your Collection and Show String

7/31/2020

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Over the course of the next few weeks, I will share a five-part series aimed at beginner model horse hobbyists (and tips for more advanced/intermediate people) covering everything about the model horse showing, organizing your collection, and documenting your collection.

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New Custom Projects Unboxing and Plans

7/4/2020

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How adorable are these shrunken down Breyer Traditionals to new Stablemate molds? I am quite excited, not only because these are some of my childhood favorite molds, but because I also have customizing plans...

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My Breyerfest 2020 Sales Horses

7/3/2020

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Breyerfest is virtual this year, which means I get to join in the fun of selling "at Breyerfest" this year and you get a chance to own a Blue Mountain Stable custom model horse. This year, I am offering three customs, ready to paint yourself or send to your favorite painting artist. They will be up for offers to US customers on Model Horse Sales Pages, and I will publish the links to their ads on this landing page.

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Painting Pinto Tutorials

7/3/2020

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Today's post is a two-for-one! I am kicking off a new series of tutorial videos this year on how to paint pintos, and these two videos cover the basics and how to get started in the first pattern discussed: tobiano.

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