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Pon Brats
04:52:35 
This one! Only bravery tested her last week

-HEE Click-

I tend to neglect testing xD
Pon Brats
04:51:13 
If I can find her..
Pon Brats
04:51:06 
XD ohh I might have something for the bravery breeders!
The Joker
04:49:15 Ari <3
I'd love to catch a horse with a white mutation this time
The Joker
04:48:03 Ari <3
What on earth did you sacrifice to the capture gods 😂
Pon Brats
04:47:39 
Most captures are mediocre though
Pon Brats
04:47:19 
I am at like 8 www KNN so far, if I am not wrong.
Minerva
04:47:13 Min
Yeah maps make a big difference for sure! Tosk you do seem to have mad good luck though haha
The Joker
04:45:54 Ari <3
Thanks for the tip Tosk, I'll have to try that :3
Pon Brats
04:45:24 
I am more lucky with using only a few maps rather than spending a bunch at once.
Bioshock Manor
04:45:24 Storm
Same Ari
The Joker
04:44:56 Ari <3
That's awesome! I wish I had that capture luck, maybe I need to use maps more
Pon Brats
04:44:32 
Best captures have been KNN so far
Bioshock Manor
04:44:16 Storm
Geez
Pon Brats
04:44:06 
Yeah, quest maps. I usually get 1 www per month
The Joker
04:43:26 Ari <3
That's pretty dang epic, do you use maps every time?
Pon Brats
04:40:44 
I haven't gotten a www this month yet though...
Pon Brats
04:40:30 
I can't complain though, with about 21 www captured across all of my accounts.
The Joker
04:40:00 Ari <3
Bravery breeding seems like a fickle thing
Pon Brats
04:39:44 
Damn they sold out. X.x I had to run downstairs to open the door

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Pon Brats
04:52:35 
This one! Only bravery tested her last week

-HEE Click-

I tend to neglect testing xD
Pon Brats
04:51:13 
If I can find her..
Pon Brats
04:51:06 
XD ohh I might have something for the bravery breeders!
The Joker
04:49:15 Ari <3
I'd love to catch a horse with a white mutation this time
The Joker
04:48:03 Ari <3
What on earth did you sacrifice to the capture gods 😂
Pon Brats
04:47:39 
Most captures are mediocre though
Pon Brats
04:47:19 
I am at like 8 www KNN so far, if I am not wrong.
Minerva
04:47:13 Min
Yeah maps make a big difference for sure! Tosk you do seem to have mad good luck though haha
The Joker
04:45:54 Ari <3
Thanks for the tip Tosk, I'll have to try that :3
Pon Brats
04:45:24 
I am more lucky with using only a few maps rather than spending a bunch at once.
Bioshock Manor
04:45:24 Storm
Same Ari
The Joker
04:44:56 Ari <3
That's awesome! I wish I had that capture luck, maybe I need to use maps more
Pon Brats
04:44:32 
Best captures have been KNN so far
Bioshock Manor
04:44:16 Storm
Geez
Pon Brats
04:44:06 
Yeah, quest maps. I usually get 1 www per month
The Joker
04:43:26 Ari <3
That's pretty dang epic, do you use maps every time?
Pon Brats
04:40:44 
I haven't gotten a www this month yet though...
Pon Brats
04:40:30 
I can't complain though, with about 21 www captured across all of my accounts.
The Joker
04:40:00 Ari <3
Bravery breeding seems like a fickle thing
Pon Brats
04:39:44 
Damn they sold out. X.x I had to run downstairs to open the door

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My Horse Prep Process January 16, 2018 03:19 PM


Hemlock Farms
 
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I wrote part of this out for Jello then realized it may be of some use to others as well. This is pretty basic but feel free to ask questions about anything I don't cover.
It's worth noting I use Photoshop and a Wacom Bamboo tablet.

Once I have selected the stock and have everything resized and pasted to the blank file I use "smart sharpen" on the horse layer. I usually do anywhere from 30-50%. Then I cut out the horse and do any re-coloring I need.
To cut out the horse I use the eraser tool, usually around 6-9 px.
For adding white markings I select the desired area, brighten x150 in brightness/contrast, de-saturate x50 in hue/saturation, and then brighten again until it looks about right (sometimes certain areas require more de-saturation than others).
Next, I smudge. For the delicate areas like the face and legs I use a 5-7 px, 0 hardness brush on 8-9%. For the rest of the body I bump the brush up to 9-15 px. This part takes a good amount of time. I do my best to smudge around any details that I want to keep. Doing this keeps the horse from looking like a smudged ball. After, I smart sharpen again around 30%.
Somewhere around this time I will try auto tone, contrast, and color on the horse and background layer individually to see if it helps unify them a bit. If that doesn't do enough I will mess with the brightness/contrast settings.
Highlights are next. I use a bright color taken from the background, then lightened/whitened a bit. I use the paint brush on 3 px, 100% hardness and paint on a layer with a clipping mask to the horse layer. I don't put highlights everywhere, just where the light would naturally be hitting the horse, or where I want to define more details (usually the cheek, legs, barrel, and chest).
I also use similar colors to draw in the eyes. I don't really have a go-to method for this, just whatever ends up looking good.
I smudge manes and tails. It's a goal of mine to get better at drawing them in. There's plenty of tutorials for this online but I can answer any questions if you really want to know how I do it.

There we go! Now the horse is prepped and ready for any final touches you're going to make.
Hopefully this helps!

Edited at January 17, 2018 10:02 AM by Hemlock Farms
My Horse Prep Process January 16, 2018 10:20 PM


Jellos Warmbloods
 
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Yay!
Very generous of you to write all this up. :D <3
My Horse Prep Process January 17, 2018 10:03 AM


Hemlock Farms
 
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No problem at all! I'm sure it's not anything new or revolutionary but it's always nice to have exact settings to reference :)
My Horse Prep Process January 17, 2018 01:05 PM


Hemlock Farms
 
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Also, if you can't afford Photoshop you can check out Photoshop Elements. I got this with my first tablet and used it for a long time. I have noticed a significant improvement in my art since switching to photoshop, but Elements still worked well.

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html
My Horse Prep Process January 17, 2018 01:09 PM


Underland
 
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Thank you so much Hem! :D <3
My Horse Prep Process January 17, 2018 01:30 PM


Hemlock Farms
 
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You're welcome!
My Horse Prep Process January 17, 2018 03:19 PM


Casanova
 
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Thanks Hem! This helps a lot <3
My Horse Prep Process January 17, 2018 05:17 PM


Hemlock Farms
 
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You're welcome!

Here's my (probably excessive) collection of tutorials I've found over the years:
https://idyy.deviantart.com/favourites/74278868/Tutorials

It has a little bit of everything ^^
My Horse Prep Process February 20, 2018 11:52 AM

Former Stable
 
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Thank youi!
My Horse Prep Process April 15, 2018 09:01 PM


The Lady of Fangorn
 
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OMW, so helpful!!

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