Guides from Simple to Drastic Customizing
Changing a Model Horse's Pose, Resculpting and Drastic Customizing a Breyer Step-by-Step
How to Sculpt Model Horse Ears
How to Sculpt Small Scale Ears for Breyer Stablemates
Stablemate ears are a struggle for many people, but they became soooo much easier for me when I learned this sculpting technique.
How to Sculpt Fishtail Braids on a Model Horse
My technique for sculpting a nice, slim fishtail braid on a model horse, as demonstrated on 1/32 scale (aka Breyer Stablemate scale). It can easily scale up for larger scales.
How to Sculpt Button Braids
This tutorial is my favorite approach for sculpting this attractive English turnout, and is even adaptable to smaller scales with a little practice. It pairs nicely with the fishtail braids tutorial.
How to Sculpt a Running Braid
Sculpting Dynamic Manes and Tails with Armatures
A beginner-friendly guide to advancing your hair sculpting scales and creating truly dynamic, more advanced manes and tails for model horses. Try this on your next customized Breyer!
Quick Tip for Sculpting Smoother Manes and Tails
How I Made My Drastic Custom Breyer Lady Phase for NaMoPaiMo
For NaMoPaiMo 2019 and the MEPSA Make-Over Contest, I transformed a Breyer Lady Phase into a trotting Criollo mare in airbrushed bay sabino.
How to Make Your Most Creative Drastic Custom Model Horse
These 6 techniques allow me to be fearless when customizing and create just about any horse I want. With a little practice, they can do the same for you.
Creating Your Best Customs
It's not about what Breyer verses Peter Stone, how popular your mold is, or if you chose acrylics over oils. The secret to you best customs is craftsmanship.
5 Steps to Make a Drastic Custom Model Horse
Try one or more of these steps on your next model horse custom.
Birth of a NaMoPaiMo Horse
See how I converted the Breyer Stablemates G1 Old Mold Thoroughbred mare into an elegant Arabian mare as my 2018 NaMoPaiMo project.