How to not going nuts with the hair-by-hair

Hair-by-hair detailing can freak out more than one hobbyist. I was freaking out. But then I decided to paint an overo sabino. 

Anyway. You'll need a few things to paint this coat on your model horse.

First, a horse in base coat. Second, paintbrush and white paint. I use a white pastel pencil, too. And of course... REFERENCES ! Look at real horses. You want your custom to look real. I picked up two pictures on the internet to inspire me while painting.

First step : marking. Mark the base.

Then, paint it in white.

And the funnier part... hairing ! Paint slowly, take breaks, and be patient.

In one hour, I almost completed one side. Isn't it funny ? Plus, the result is great.

It's my first hair-by-hair custom, but I think it turned out quite well.

(I'm supposed to study right now but... nope eheh. Still four days and a half of school and then Model Horse, reals horses, and Concerts !)

How I make saddle padds

Yo ! While I was making the saddle padd I showed you yesterday, I thought : "I should make a how-to!"

So the finished product isn't perfect, it's a prototype for me (plus, it's hand sewed, t'would be much better with a sewing machine).

First, you'll need a pattern and four parts (2x colored material, 2x some padding material, I use felt)

Mark the sewing pattern.

Time to sew !

Sew the pattern.

Once the pattern is sewed on both of the two parts, cut a long part of material.

With some pins, fix the long part of fabric on a padd's side.

Sew, then repeat the process with the other side.

It looks like that from the bottom.

To cover the exposed padding, cut another part.

Then, take your biais, fix it and sew it. It's simple to do, even if you don't know how to sew biais, try your way!

Once it's sewed, it's finished !

Under a saddle.

Add some details if you want ;)

Here you are! With practice, it gets better. This one's the first I made.