Anna's customs and repaints, NEW Irish Sport Horse Mare

Hi everyone
This is a thread for my repaints and customs (and not my sculptures!). You can expect mostly horses here but I'd like to start with a nonequine model first I'll do my best to update this thread regularly

The first model is a Kitan Club cat I painted in September. As soon as I saw the set of cats sculpted by Osamu Moriguchi I knew I needed them. The set contained 4 cats but I decided to keep 3 and gave 1 to a friend. I hope to repaint the 3 models at some point. Many of you have this set so I don't have to mention (but I will) that the cats are incredibly well sculpted, the anatomy, the poses, and the details are incredible. They are quite big, I think around 1/6 scale. I'd love them to be in 1/9, as it is a popular model horse scale but with the right perspective, I believe they can pose in a photo with a 1/9 scaled horse  
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I've chosen Bengal cat pattern for this one.
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Here, posing with Limppu, a cat model sculpted by my friend Lea (Koniminiatures) and painted by Aleksander (Dark Pegasus studio)
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Color suggestions for the remaining cats are very much welcome! I still have cats A and D from this set.  

OH MY GOODNESS!!
This is incredible, what an amazing cat- she looks alive! I can almost reach out and touch the detail on the fur, and the eyes, and everything!
You clearly have so much talent, and it's such an inspiration because I have just started making models for the first time, and am still learning how to make the paint look really realistic- but you have done it perfectly!
Just amazing- might there be a dog at some point?

Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm happy to hear it's an inspiration for you!

If you're looking for painting tutorials, I remember Kosta from this forum made a great one. It was for a tiger but I think some tips can be useful for painting dogs too (like shading, layering, mixing colors etc) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Yes, I'm considering repainting some dog models too. Recently I bought two Breyer dogs that I want to repaint or customize. One of them is a beagle. I think the pose and proportions of the model are nice but I would like to change its breed. I'm actually looking for some ideas The model looks like that [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Oh thank you so much for sharing Kosta's tutorial, and thank you so much Kosta for such amazing tips- your tiger is incredible! It is so much more sophisticated than I would have thought- there are so many tips and tricks! But the end result, like yours, is absolutely amazing!
I would love you to repaint the Breyer beagle- that would look amazing!   I'm trying to think of a breed that looks like a beagle but isn't a beagle - I'll let you know if I think of anything else but I was thinking puppies of dogs with floppy ears have similar outlines to a beagle! So a common example would be a labrador puppy, and if the ears on the model were a bit longer maybe even a porcelain! They have a lovely dappled light layer of spots underneath their fur, which I'm sure would be a fun challenge for a painter las good as you!

Wonderful cat , the model was nice and I understand you didn’t resist to buy them. Now it is even more tempting

I can’t wait to watch your other pieces of art and I quite happy you’re still not a « horse only » collector  
 I would enjoy to discover your equine customs and repaints too of course. I have so much homemade and customs from you and they are still the exquisite part of my collection

I really like that kind of topics, like series with different episodes and seasons... I will follow

very beautiful model and painting, wonderful fur rendition and eyes!

As we know that , Ana´s work is unbelievable

Thanks so much for your kind words Chrstophe, Alain, and Andreas!
Christophe, if you are consideiring getting any models of domesticated cats, this set is amazing.

Bonnie wrote:

Oh thank you so much for sharing Kosta's tutorial, and thank you so much Kosta for such amazing tips- your tiger is incredible! It is so much more sophisticated than I would have thought- there are so many tips and tricks! But the end result, like yours, is absolutely amazing!
I would love you to repaint the Breyer beagle- that would look amazing!   I'm trying to think of a breed that looks like a beagle but isn't a beagle - I'll let you know if I think of anything else but I was thinking puppies of dogs with floppy ears have similar outlines to a beagle! So a common example would be a labrador puppy, and if the ears on the model were a bit longer maybe even a porcelain! They have a lovely dappled light layer of spots underneath their fur, which I'm sure would be a fun challenge for a painter las good as you!

I'm glad you like Kosta's tutorial! I think it's really good!

Yes, I think you are right about the labrador puppy, that could work! I would still prefer the model to represent an adult dog because I need it to stay in scale with my model horses. Maybe I'll just make a different beagle out of it, with new paintwork

Oh yes that would be amazing! There are so many different and interesting beagle colours- can't wait!

Ohh, Anna !!!!!

I don't know hat to say, i get a lump in my throat when I see this repaint.  
Well, it couldn't be much better : Osamu Moriguchi + Anna Dobrowolska-Oczko joining forces + a Bengal cat as model !!!! WOW  

How stunning. A truly remarkable work of art!

Anna, I am so happy thhat you opened this topic, I am one more enthusiast to follow this series, just sitting next to Kiki and telling him to stop eating these irritating popcorns. Macaques should eat bananas, they are not so noisy.
Seeing it it like reading a professional magazine, with figures of a professional sculptor, painted by a professional and also professionally photographed. You’re not only the sculptor in this case but we know you are. You know, 1/6 is also a popular scale once it is Barbie’s size. Though, I don’t think the plastic lady deserves a cat like this one.
For your Breyer dog, an alternative could be a Harrier but I am not sure a repaint would be enough.

Yes Anna, these cats are very tempting and I think about buying one for my 1/6 too crowded shelf.

@Rogerio: why do you want to call this Breyer dog Harriet is a mystery to me

Kikimalou wrote:

Yes Anna, these cats are very tempting and I think about buying one for my 1/6 too crowded shelf.

@Rogerio: why do you want to call this Breyer dog Harriet is a mystery to me

A harrier is a dog similar to a beagle, but slightly larger, though not as large as a foxhound!
Also, I'm confused why there is a crazy macaque eating popcorn?

About popcorn... I prefer bananas and, most of all, grapefruit... in bottle

A Harriet is a STS friend who is also a great sculptress, her nickname here is HKHollinstone

Kikimalou wrote:

About popcorn... I prefer bananas and, most of all, grapefruit... in bottle  

A Harriet is a STS friend who is also a great sculptress, her nickname here is HKHollinstone

Oh yes of course- a Harriet, the amazing sculptor!
I'm now confused about whether we were talking about a Harrier or a Harriet!

Bonnie knows who is Harriet and Kiki knows what is a Harrier dog. Our macaque is just theasing me because I took the popcorn out of his hands. However, I am sure Christophe would be much more interested in a harrier, the bird of prey, not the Brithish aircraft. Harriet was also a famous tortoise that was a boy or the other way round.

Roger wrote:

Bonnie knows who is Harriet and Kiki knows what is a Harrier dog. Our macaque is just theasing me because I took the popcorn out of his hands. However, I am sure Christophe would be much more interested in a harrier, the bird of prey, not the Brithish aircraft. Harriet was also a famous tortoise that was a boy or the other way round.

Now the rest of the story once I want you to know how sophisticated macaque’s jokes are. Harriet, the tortoise, was supposedly collected by the famous English Naturalist Charles Darwin, the man who was brave enough to say that humans and macaques have a common ancestor. The funny part is that the boat Darwin used for his expedictions, was a boat called Beagle!

Roger wrote:

Now the rest of the story once I want you to know how sophisticated macaque’s jokes are. Harriet, the tortoise, was supposedly collected by the famous English Naturalist Charles Darwin, the man who was brave enough to say that humans and macaques have a common ancestor. The funny part is that the boat Darwin used for his expedictions, was a boat called Beagle!

Now I understand!

Wonderful model!!

SUSANNE wrote:

Ohh, Anna !!!!!

I don't know hat to say, i get a lump in my throat when I see this repaint.  
Well, it couldn't be much better : Osamu Moriguchi + Anna Dobrowolska-Oczko joining forces + a Bengal cat as model !!!! WOW  

Thanks so much Susanne! You're too kind!      

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:

How stunning. A truly remarkable work of art!

Wow, thank you! I only colored it, it would be not much to see if the sculpture wasn't good.  

Roger wrote:

Anna, I am so happy thhat you opened this topic, I am one more enthusiast to follow this series, just sitting next to Kiki and telling him to stop eating these irritating popcorns. Macaques should eat bananas, they are not so noisy.
Seeing it it like reading a professional magazine, with figures of a professional sculptor, painted by a professional and also professionally photographed. You’re not only the sculptor in this case but we know you are. You know, 1/6 is also a popular scale once it is Barbie’s size. Though, I don’t think the plastic lady deserves a cat like this one.
For your Breyer dog, an alternative could be a Harrier but I am not sure a repaint would be enough.

Thanks so much Roger!
I don't have any Barbies but yes, that's a popular scale for fashion dolls  
And good idea about the Harrier, maybe I'd have to change the legs a bit. Anyway, I guess my next victims will be the remaining Kitan cats I'm preparing them today, so maybe I can paint them next week.

Roger wrote:

Bonnie knows who is Harriet and Kiki knows what is a Harrier dog. Our macaque is just theasing me because I took the popcorn out of his hands. However, I am sure Christophe would be much more interested in a harrier, the bird of prey, not the Brithish aircraft. Harriet was also a famous tortoise that was a boy or the other way round.

I love the STS humor    

Taos wrote:

Wonderful model!!

Thanks so much

So, it's time to add horse and ponies repaints to this thread. I've repainted a bunch of them in the last two years.
It was hard to decide in what order to present them here, so I decided it would be by scale, starting from the smallest - the so called Micro Minis. Micro minis are usually between 1/64 and 1/50. I don't even collect this scale but somehow they keep appearing in my collection

The first one is a Shetland pony sculpted by Kelly Sealay. He's around 1/50 scale, 35mm to the top of his ears.
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And, another model sculpted by Kelly, a cob. I added pegasus wings sculpted by Maggie Bennet and customized his mane. The color scheme is inspired by Kingfishers. The scale is hard to say with fantasty creatures, maybe he's 1/1?   The total length is 5cm.

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They are just so amazing!
The way you have painted it, you can almost see the individual strokes of fur!
And all the different shades- they are both just so beautiful, and the Kingfisher wings are stunning!

WOW, mama mia ...what is going on here ?
First I am very happy to say, that it is a real pleasure to have you back Anna.
Making wonderful topics for us ...I am sure , we are all happy
And, the first repaint ...
I am also from the team of collectors, having this amazing Kitan set. I just love it so much.
First, when I got it, I taught, that the model you used is my favorite from all 4...
But then the cat A, became my favorite...and then the other one, and the other one.... and at the end..
I just love all 4 of them !
And now seeing it with your version of bengal cat colours...wowww !!!
Susanne said it just perfect :

SUSANNE wrote:

it couldn't be much better : Osamu Moriguchi + Anna Dobrowolska-Oczko joining forces + a Bengal cat as model !!!! WOW  

Seriously, your repaint is just perfect and I love it !
I even would like to see it from more angles ....like from the top..and from under...:)
And then, this soooo small Shetland pony...
it is wonderfulyy sculpted and now, beautifully painted by you ! You choose very beautiful pattern.
And the cob, you customized as pegasus, with wonderful tale ..and your idea of colours ,  inspired by Kingfishers is just sooo good !
Maybe you are right, even only 5 cm, it can be 1/1, who knows .. because you made it look`s alive

Thank you very much also for showing my tutorial topic to Bonnie
I feel honored
And thank you very much Bonnie for your so kind words