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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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Types of Model Horse Customs You Can Make

5/14/2020

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Have you ever wanted a special model horse in your vision, perhaps a portrait of your real horse, or in a pose or color you can't find at the store? Then model horse customizing is just for you, and this beginner's video walks you through many of the customizing possibilities and the skills involved in each so you can get started making your own unique model horses from Breyers, Schleichs, CollectAs or other brands available to you. Be sure to check back for more in this series, like common tools you will need.

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Draft Horse Ribbons Tutorial with Free Template Download

4/10/2020

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This fan-requested video tutorial demonstrates creating the ribbons and the flights of a draft horse presentation set, and also includes a free-PDF download for those who do not have access to a digital program to draw their own. I've included some different sizes to help you find the right one for your model.

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Model Horse Customizing Workbook

3/30/2020

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Right now the model horse community on YouTube has come back in force during this crazy March of 2020. While I am not one of the people with lots of new-found free time, I am still making videos! Today's video is one of my most fan requested and takes you through my model horse customizing workbook, with tips on making your own.

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How to Sculpt Model Horse Wrinkles

2/24/2020

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​This short and sweet video covers the tips and tricks you need to know to sculpt wrinkles, skin folds and stretched skin on a model horse. It works great for original sculptures, custom Breyer horses, and more.

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How to Sculpt Running Braids on a Model Horse Custom

2/3/2020

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​This short tutorial covers all the steps, tricks and tips to sculpting a running braid on a model horse from scratch. Perfect for original sculptures or customized model horses like Breyer horse customs.

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NaMoPaMo Vlog Week 4 - Speedsculpting a Model Horse Neck and Muzzle

2/2/2020

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​I prepped and sculpted a ton of horses during the last week of January, in prep for NaMoPaiMo in February. Also, I recorded my sculpting process for a muzzle and a neck so you can get a fast look into how I sculpt those parts of a horse.

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NaMoPaiMo Vlog Week 2

1/17/2020

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My second week of preparing for National Model Painting Month in February entailed sculpting and prepping a lot of mini scale goodness. Plus, a really fluffy, adorable draft horse.

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My Fav Model Horse Tutorials Part 7 - Sculpting the Nose and Mouth

1/13/2020

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While not a "proper tutorial," this great speed sculpting video from Rayvin Maddock offers a rare and amazing look into the sculpting steps of a leading model horse artist.
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Drastic Custom Model Horses, Endless Resin Prepping, & NaMoPaiMo Coming...

1/12/2020

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A Breyer stablemate Belgian horse that I am resculpting into a show Shire with drastic customizing.
I don't normally have this many awesome projects in my studio at once, but due to circumstances, I have some time that I am taking advantage of. It's also the perfect time to get ready for NaMoPaiMo, painting my mini resin collection, and pumping out sales horses.

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My First Week of NaMoPaiMo Prep: Vlog 1

1/11/2020

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I have a few weeks before National Model Painting Month begins in February, and this week was spent prepping a ton of possible horses that might become my official entry horse, as well bonus side-projects. There's a bunch of minis, artist resins, customs, traditionals and classics all in this mix. Take a look for yourself and see what I worked on this week.

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2019 in Review & My 1 Year YouTube Anniversary

12/26/2019

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Today's video blog is a short and sweet review of my model horse customs and my hobby adventures, as well as the one year anniversary of my YouTube channel and all the model horse customizing video tutorials I have created since last December.

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My Fav Model Horse Tutorials Part 3 - Sculpting Manes and Tails

12/16/2019

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Unfortunately for me, I don't always have the time to make every tutorial topic I want, or that you want. Fortuantly for both of us, some there are a few great tutorials already out there, like this mane and tail sculpting tutorial by DeeJayBe. 
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My Fav Model Horse Tutorials From Around the Web Part 1 - Model Horse Veins

12/2/2019

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I'm not the only model horse customizer and painter making model horse customizing guides, and each week I will share one of my favorite tutorials from around the web. This week is a veining tutorial from DeeJayBee on YouTube.
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Ultimate Guide to Model Horse Customizing Safety

11/28/2019

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It's not child's play. Model horse customizing is fun, but there are a lot of health concerns and safety risks to be aware of, and protect yourself from. Today's blog post and video talks about many of what you need to know before you customize a model horse.

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How to Improve Your Model Horse Anatomy

9/8/2019

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​Drastic customs are a lot easier with correct anatomy, and you can sketch bone structure to make that easier too! Learn how I do it in today's Thursday Tip.

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The Making of a Drastic Custom Lady Phase

2/24/2019

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A visual story of how I transformed the old Breyer Lady Phase into a floating trot Criollo mare.
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This Glorious Stuff Called Apoxie Sculpt

1/8/2019

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Apoxie Sculpt and other brands of two-part epoxy clay is the heart and soul of model horse customizing and a great air-dry clay. For this post, I'm featuring a great tutorial video by Darynn Bednarczyk of DeeJayBe model horse customs to get you started in all things apoxie. Be sure to visit the video on YouTube and click on the description since she has a TON of great resources and tools listed there.
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Sculpting Video Tutorial - Ears!

12/26/2018

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A couple weeks ago, I asked my Instagram followers what sort of tutorials they would like to see from me. Video tutorials won the majority for preferred format, so I figured it was time to actually do something with that channel I set up a while ago. Many people wanted to see sculpting and painting tutorials, so I'm taking advantage of a long Christmas stay-cation to record some of those videos, starting with how I sculpt ears. That video is live now.
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    The author of this blog and a model horse customizer, painter, and sculptor.

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