We do exactly the same for freckles and skin texturising in action figure/doll customisation. Actually I knew about this when I used to customise my 1:6th horses as a kid because my best friend used to exercise this beautiful Anglo-Arab mare who was a flea bitten grey and we used to paint the horses after our real ones. I am still having nightmares about doing this horse for my sister who's Thoroughbred Monte died in October so I wanted to paint the Gem Twist Monte for her birthday. Our Monte had very different white markings and was a really bright chestnut and I want to get it spot on for her. This is really beautiful and your own horse is lovely! I have a picture of mine up on Instagram today because I was thinking about Monte. It's funny you having repositioned one of this horses hind legs because I was looking at Models today and I am fairly new to Breyer but I did notice that quite a few models have something weird with one of their hind legs and I was thinking that that's probably the main reason people do drastic remodels on them
Everything I did to him is shown in the video. The white markings do make him appear darker because of the contrast of the speckled white and the plain bright white.
I just want to mention that I have learned through several years of color genetics studies and lots of experience with greys, flea bites typically don’t reflect a horses actual color (so a red based grey may have black flea bites or vice versa) :)
Interesting. This model is actually based on one if my real horses, and his fleabites did follow his base color. He was born bay, and then greyed out. So the fleabites on his body are brown, but the ones on his knees and ear tips are black. The greys i've known all followed their base coloring. I'll have to look into it more. :)
Wild Horse Studios some do, but many don’t. I personally have only ever seen seen one grey (that I knew what color it was born) that the flea bites resembled the true color. For example, I have 2 grey mares now who were both born black, but have red flea bites (one tested Eeaa GG and one EEaaGg)
Incredible and lovely! What do you use as a finishing spray/ final coat? I once made a gorgeous shire mare, but the finish never ever dried and kept her sticky. Thank you! :)
I really like Testor's Dullcote. I've never had any problems with it. I recently tried their brand of gloss and it's very nice as well. It's more expensive - $5 per VERY small can, but I love it.
I use watered-down white acrylics - mine are Liquitex. It takes a while to get the markings looking solid, but they look much smoother than if you don't water them down.
Hello!! Thank you so much for this tutorial! You do an amazing job. I hope this isn’t too silly of a question but do you mind giving me names of products you used? I know you named the pastels but what was the paint you used in the beginning with the toothbrush? :) also, at the end of the video with the finished marking, the body got greyer, was this because of the finish you sprayed or the pastel? Thank you in advanced!
He is actually not any darker. There's nothing I did to him that is not shown or explained in the video. It could be the difference in lighting at the end of the video (it was dark out when I took the last photos, so I had to use artificial lighting instead of natural light like the rest of the video) or it could be due to the white markings being added that create more contrast on the body color - but I promise I didn't do anything else to his body color that's not shown. The paint is just acrylic. I use liquitex. It's just slightly watered down so it splatters easier.
Nope. Everything I did is shown in the video. My video camera is not as good at picking up the color of his flea-bites, so that may be why he appears different, but everything for his body color is shown in the video.
You can use a paintbrush, but usually it's too soft to get the tiny specks. It will still make spots, they're usually just bigger. The stiff bristles of the toothbrush are better. I just got a really cheap one and then I can re-use the same one a few times.
Some are "body" quality models - which are already painted by Breyer or Stone, but have lots of rubs in the paintwork, or breaks. Others I get as "second" quality - meaning there are issues with the mold itself that need fixed before it can be painted - like excessive mold lines, or dents. Sometimes these are painted, and sometimes they are blank. Most of the time the bodies I get are already factory painted. Its very hard to find blank models, so they are primered white before painting.
Maybe? I've never tried. The Toothbrush works well because it's more stiff than a normal paintbrush and it flicks the paint onto the horse. I also know a method to airbrush fleabites, but I don't use it often. It's too easy to clog the airbrush when you do it with acrylic.
This has been a very expensive ordeal...I liked riding Breyers better than getting bought out by Stone or getting "stoned"...OH HORRORSZZ..bruiziz hurt....🐎brenbaaasnorrrtt
I know I'm *years* late to this party, but this turned out so good! I'll be using this technique on my next repaint.
Omg this so so beautiful! You are really talented! :D Love your tutorials
We do exactly the same for freckles and skin texturising in action figure/doll customisation. Actually I knew about this when I used to customise my 1:6th horses as a kid because my best friend used to exercise this beautiful Anglo-Arab mare who was a flea bitten grey and we used to paint the horses after our real ones. I am still having nightmares about doing this horse for my sister who's Thoroughbred Monte died in October so I wanted to paint the Gem Twist Monte for her birthday. Our Monte had very different white markings and was a really bright chestnut and I want to get it spot on for her.
This is really beautiful and your own horse is lovely! I have a picture of mine up on Instagram today because I was thinking about Monte.
It's funny you having repositioned one of this horses hind legs because I was looking at Models today and I am fairly new to Breyer but I did notice that quite a few models have something weird with one of their hind legs and I was thinking that that's probably the main reason people do drastic remodels on them
This is so beautiful! I don’t customize Breyer’s personally, but I decided to search it up on TH-cam today for some reason and this just amazed me!
I'm so glad he could be the tutorial model!!!! i love him so much thanks!
Please do a video on spraying the horse between each layer of pastel. I didnt do something right when I tried it, so I'd love a short tutorial
Wow that horse is beautiful , you are amazing at this!!!!!
You are sooooo good at costuming
Great video, thanks for sharing!!
Perfecting timing to upload this video xD I needed a good tutorial for a flea bitten gray.
I have recently been getting into schleich models and repainting one like this would be so fun!! Definitely gonna do it :)
Beautiful work! The end result is gorgeous!
Your horse is so cute!
Thank you!
wow I just saw him finished on instagram and I was like "how she do dat🤔" and then I see your video! it's really cool to see how you made him!!
Beautiful you should so do a dapple tutorial if you haven't done one already!!!
You did an amazing job!
The horse's body seemed to get darker after you did the white markings. Did you go over the whole horse in pastels?
Everything I did to him is shown in the video. The white markings do make him appear darker because of the contrast of the speckled white and the plain bright white.
Beautiful job!
Beautiful horse
Amazing! I have to try this!
I used this video to help me repaint a breyer model.
That is beautiful! Where do you get those horses?
I'm just wondering if you need a hard or a soft toothbrush for this or if they all work
I just want to mention that I have learned through several years of color genetics studies and lots of experience with greys, flea bites typically don’t reflect a horses actual color (so a red based grey may have black flea bites or vice versa) :)
Interesting. This model is actually based on one if my real horses, and his fleabites did follow his base color. He was born bay, and then greyed out. So the fleabites on his body are brown, but the ones on his knees and ear tips are black. The greys i've known all followed their base coloring.
I'll have to look into it more. :)
Wild Horse Studios some do, but many don’t. I personally have only ever seen seen one grey (that I knew what color it was born) that the flea bites resembled the true color. For example, I have 2 grey mares now who were both born black, but have red flea bites (one tested Eeaa GG and one EEaaGg)
Incredible and lovely! What do you use as a finishing spray/ final coat? I once made a gorgeous shire mare, but the finish never ever dried and kept her sticky. Thank you! :)
I really like Testor's Dullcote. I've never had any problems with it. I recently tried their brand of gloss and it's very nice as well. It's more expensive - $5 per VERY small can, but I love it.
could you do a video with a horse that looks like the one in the top left corner? Unless you already have...
How mame you Thor horse ?
Please, could you tell me where did you get the horse sculpture? Thanks.
beautiful panting
You help me so much!
Beautiful! What paint do you use to do the white markings?
I use watered-down white acrylics - mine are Liquitex. It takes a while to get the markings looking solid, but they look much smoother than if you don't water them down.
okay! Cool, thanks! :D
amazing
Hello!! Thank you so much for this tutorial! You do an amazing job. I hope this isn’t too silly of a question but do you mind giving me names of products you used? I know you named the pastels but what was the paint you used in the beginning with the toothbrush? :) also, at the end of the video with the finished marking, the body got greyer, was this because of the finish you sprayed or the pastel? Thank you in advanced!
He is actually not any darker. There's nothing I did to him that is not shown or explained in the video. It could be the difference in lighting at the end of the video (it was dark out when I took the last photos, so I had to use artificial lighting instead of natural light like the rest of the video) or it could be due to the white markings being added that create more contrast on the body color - but I promise I didn't do anything else to his body color that's not shown.
The paint is just acrylic. I use liquitex. It's just slightly watered down so it splatters easier.
Wild Horse Studios thank you so much!
Could you possibly customize a horse for me like a breyer?
Did you color his whole body too? Because it looks darker when you showed him when he was done
Nope. Everything I did is shown in the video. My video camera is not as good at picking up the color of his flea-bites, so that may be why he appears different, but everything for his body color is shown in the video.
What type of paint are you using? Btw very nice!
He's done in Liquitex Acrylics and PanPastels. :)
I am a sculptor and painter from Egypt, and I want to work with you. Do you agree?
Did you paint the model grey and then do the flea bites or did you do the flea bites on a white model?
The fleabites are done on a totally white model, then grey shading is applied after.
so it's fine to do the spots before shading? Do they not fade out?
Yep, its fine! If you add a ton of grey on top of the fleabites, they will fade out - but they would on a real horse too!
Can you use a paint brush for this? Or does it have to be a toothbrush?
You can use a paintbrush, but usually it's too soft to get the tiny specks. It will still make spots, they're usually just bigger. The stiff bristles of the toothbrush are better. I just got a really cheap one and then I can re-use the same one a few times.
@@WildHorseStudios Great! Thank you!
I could never do this, omg.
Do you buy the models or paint them white?
Some are "body" quality models - which are already painted by Breyer or Stone, but have lots of rubs in the paintwork, or breaks. Others I get as "second" quality - meaning there are issues with the mold itself that need fixed before it can be painted - like excessive mold lines, or dents. Sometimes these are painted, and sometimes they are blank. Most of the time the bodies I get are already factory painted. Its very hard to find blank models, so they are primered white before painting.
can you use a paint brush instead of a toothbrush
Maybe? I've never tried. The Toothbrush works well because it's more stiff than a normal paintbrush and it flicks the paint onto the horse.
I also know a method to airbrush fleabites, but I don't use it often. It's too easy to clog the airbrush when you do it with acrylic.
how did you prime the horse?
Sand down the horse a bit until it's smooth and then just spray it with a can of primer. I prefer Rustoleum primer, but Krylon works well too.
What primer do you use?
I use Rustoleum Painter's Touch.
What did you use to prime him?
It's Rustoleum Painter's Touch white primer.
Wild Horse Studios thanks! I used this technique on a stablemate and it worked amazing!
What Kind of paint did you use for the flea bites?
It's just acrylics. :) Watering it down just a little will help it look smooth.
Can you make one for me!!!!!
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This has been a very expensive ordeal...I liked riding Breyers better than getting bought out by Stone or getting "stoned"...OH HORRORSZZ..bruiziz hurt....🐎brenbaaasnorrrtt