Unbridled Perspective

I was at Value Village a few months back and came upon two Barbie horses. They had the extra long flowing manes and tails that typically are found on the more cartoonish toy horses out there, and they had big starry eyes, just like Barbie.

But I studied them and wondered if perhaps they would make for realistic horses if painted properly.

The “real” hair was also in decent condition, and they were relatively cheap, so I picked them up.

I decided to paint the pink one, trying to aim for a Palomino look.

I didn’t stop to document this paint job.

However, I am still always left impressed by how different a model horse looks between almost finished and then painting the eyes and hooves. A horse looks incomplete before those small finishing touches.

I was actually quite impressed by what the Barbie horse turned into. Sure, the pose the horse is in is a bit over the top, with exaggerated high steps and sever angles, but overall, this horse actually looks like a horse, particularly the head.

I’m rather proud of the nose. 🙂