What I do for shadows and highlights is I make a new layer, take an airbrush, and for shadoes use black, for highlights i use white. Then i lightly paint over the horse :D

If it's going to be in dramatic lighting, sometimes I'll use a different color

In that piece, I used blacks, red, and purple/pink

(Its a WIP)

For grounding, I normally make a layer underneath the horse, take black, and go around the hooves, making a moon shape. Then, I lower the layer opacity, and if done correctly, it should look like theirs an impression on the ground because of the hoof :)

Ahh ok still a little confused but that mainly makes sense

Just so you know, I'm not mad about reexplaining, but I think that's how it sounds, but know that's not what I mean 😂

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How do you need me to explain it?

Like, what part isnt totally clear?

I just can't get ibis paint right now but I want it so bad :(