Getting Started

Looking for some essential supplies to get you started? I've made it easy by collating some of my favorite things: from sculpting, to painting, to books, linked below. 

Sculpting Essentials:

Metal Sculpting Tools ( I like these for mooshing bigger areas, creases, or just scooping epoxy from a tub)

• Sculpting Spatula **MY FAV** (I use this every time I sculpt)
• Ball Stylus Set (these are incredible for wrinkles and detailing. You can also get bigger sizes for muscle sculpting)
• Activ Wire Mesh (this is the base of a lot of my manes and tails, along with wire)
• Armature Wire (1/8" is appropriate for most larger scale pieces, 1/16" would be good for stablemates)
• Super Glue (this glue is thin but not too thin, and should work with baking soda, if needed)
• Gloves (these are my favorite gloves for sculpting and painting in!)
• Lint-Free Paper Towels 

• AMC Sculpting Tools 

I have a variety of these (Pointed Spatula, Rounded Spatula, Half Spatula,  Pointed Claw, Hook) and they are all fantastic.

• Magic Sculpt - 5 LB Tub

​^You can also get smaller samples, or try different colors, this seller is amazing (and is not me,)

Painting Favorites:

• ​MAGICAL Deerfoot Brushes (for soft pastel application)
• Cheap Set of Brushes for Painting (these don't shed and I actually love them, and I don't feel bad when I forget to clean one)

Essential Books For Painters:

(these are also great for sculptors too, they are all PICTURES in color of various breeds, I have them all and they are all fantastic!)

• ​Horse Images For Artists
• Isolated Horse Images for Artists
• Horse and Mule Images for Artists
• Foals: Horse Images for Artists

Essential Reads and References For Sculpting:

How Your Horse Moves

• Horse Anatomy For Performance

​^^Both of these are amazing! Lots of useful pictures and information without getting overly technical

• Essential Hoof Book 

^if you plan on focusing on scupting, this book I would also consider an essential..."no hoof, no horse" after all!

• Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists
• Horse Anatomy Coloring Book

^This coloring book is useful in that you can color certain muscle groups, etc to learn them a bit better. 

• Horses and Other Animals in Motion​
  

​^this is probably the least useful as the pictures are small, but its a neat way to see the stages of the horses gait

Sculpting Tutorials

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(this is a printable PDF file) Video noted for this tutorial can be found HERE

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Painting Tutorials

Painting dirty hooves (Youtube Video)

A full length tutorial on painting dirtied pasture hooves! Featuring "Wilbur" my custom Breyer Georg.