As requested by Duke John

[Orda Khan]

Here are two coloured concepts. I had to take pictures of the paintings with a digital camera because the scanner just would not reproduce the colours. I'll post some more later, hope you like them



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[kataphraktoi]

Top stuff, I'll add it to MTR's thread as well.

Top stuff!

[King of Atlantis]

I must say, your skills as an artist are very impressive. Also it is very aparent the research you have put into these concepts. Well done :)

[Duke John]

Splendid work Orda! I wouldn't mind seeing your work in Osprey books

[PROMETHEUS]

Here are two coloured concepts. I had to take pictures of the paintings with a digital camera because the scanner just would not reproduce the colours. I'll post some more later, hope you like them



.....Orda

Very good work , but I was thinking the mongol steppe horse was a more little and shorter one , or I am wrong?

[Orda Khan]

I wouldn't mind seeing your work in Osprey books

Thank you very much for the compliment Duke John. That Would be my dream come true. I mentioned that I had always planned to illustrate, however fate can be quite cruel at times and I lost any chance of a place at University when I was involved in a traffic accident on my way to the interview. They did see me later, though the places were filled by then and they told me to work hard and apply the following year. Well, you know how it is, I was young, needed money...blah, blah, blah. Now I find myself in a job that I hate, looking back on those wasted years and what could have been. Which is why I tell my daughter who is currently in University to realise her dreams no matter what.

PROMETHEUS
The steppe ponies seen in Mongolia today are around 13.5 hands (as is the Takhi or Przewalski horse). However, the expanding Mongol Empire would cover the central Asian steppe and more.

Akhal-Teke
A horse found in the east Caspian region, northern Iran and Turkmenistan. It is renowned for its stamina and endurance of severe conditions. Theoretically poor in rear conformation there seems to be no ill effect on the animal's performance. The Akhal-Teke stands over 15 hands
Bashkir
A very hardy animal from the Ural foothills which is still used for the production of airag/kumiss due to its very high milk yield. It stands 13.3 to 14 hands and will dig through a metre of snow to find food.
Arab
It is fairly safe to assume that there were some Arabs in the Mongol herds. They are 14.2 to 15 hands.
Excavations have found remains of some animals up to 16 hands which is a big horse even by modern standards.

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[Duke John]

Just one suggestion (assuming that the scanner scanned the colours right, otherwise just dismiss what I write below); try to be a bit more bold with your colours. I know that with watercolours it is easy to play safe and add alot of water. My best paintings where when I dared to use the colour. Of course it remains a matter of taste, but when you use more colour you can have more contrast in your painting which will bring some areas more forward and will make your subject more 3d and lively. The trick I use is almost closing my eyes and looking through my eyelashes. In your painting you can then see 2 shades while the eye/brain can recognize 4 (or at least 4 is still practical to paint).

Having said that, you are quite talented in putting naturally looking poses on paper, there is nothing to comment on that area. I only thing that it deserves a bit more colour. But if that is your way of working, then I haven't said anything as it is then just simply perfect.

That Would be my dream come true.

That is an unfortunate happening of events. If I were you then, then why not try achieve something with your skill? As a hobby. Of course if you are only interested in painting the Eastern Hordes than you might a bit limited in what you can achieve, but you sure have the talent!

Cheers,
Rob

[Lentonius]

would it be a pain to ask some advice, as im taking exams in art over the next 2 years and i would love to be able to draw people like you can. i can draw people but are there any tips or tricks you use to getting proportions right?

Regards
Lentonius

[Herkus]

would it be a pain to ask some advice, as im taking exams in art over the next 2 years and i would love to be able to draw people like you can. i can draw people but are there any tips or tricks you use to getting proportions right?

Regards
Lentonius

Find any picture of nice human drawing in any book, than put transparent paper on it, and draw over the copy. This is good exercise to get used to human proportions.

[Orda Khan]

A few more. Relying on camera for the images so quality is not so good, sorry..





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[AliAS]

I want painting like you.
AWESOME WORK

[Orda Khan]

A few more pictures..
Mongol Faction Leader, Heir and Tuq Standard.

Mongol Khan.

Just an idea.


Hun.

Huns.


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[{BHC}KingWarman88{KTCC}]

good Pics m8, I really Like them.Really like the one of the Mongol Leader.

[Myrddraal]

You complain about drawing horses but....

until they were told the artist was an elephant

Are you sure? I would have thought that would only have spurred them on, make them frame it in gold and pay the elephant owner millions for his stroke of artistic genius.

I heard the same story, but slightly different. I thought it was a donkey with a brush tied to the tail, stood in front of a canvas for a while...